Mumbai: Bollywood actor Aamir Khan, who recently introduced his new girlfriend Gauri Spratt, has confessed to have turned into ‘Devdas’ for almost 3 years following his divorce from his first wife Reena Dutta.
Aamir and Reena got married secretly in 1986 and parted ways in 2002, after 16 years of marriage.
In a recent interview with Instant Bollywood, Aamir shared that he started drinking and mourning, and spent sleepless nights. “When Reena and I broke, I was in mourning for almost 2-3 years. I wasn’t working or listening to scripts. I was alone at home, and for almost 1.5 years, I drank a lot. You will be shocked to know that I was a teetotaler. After the split up, I didn’t know what to do,” he said.
He continued, “I couldn’t sleep at night, and I started drinking. From someone who didn’t drink at all, I went to being someone who drank an entire bottle in a day. I was like Devdas, someone who is trying to destroy themselves. I did that for 1.5 years. I was in deep depression.”
Reflecting on what he learnt from his divorce, the actor said, “You have to face your losses and accept how important it was for you. Accept that what was once yours is not there now. Also accept how good it was for you when it was there, and how much you will miss it when it isn’t there anymore.”
After his divorce from Reena, Aamir married Kiran Rao in 2005. Sixteen years later, the couple announced their separation in 2021.
After two failed marriages, Aamir, who is now 60 years old, found love for the third time in the Bengaluru based woman, Gauri Spratt.