Did you know? Aamir Khan once decided to quit films; here's how son Junaid Khan convinced him not to do so!

Bollywood actor Aamir Khan is one of the most loved and talented actors in the industry. However, did you know that Mr. Perfectionist once decided to quit films!? In a recent interview, the actor opened up about why he decided to quit films and also revealed that his children Junaid Khan and Ira Khan convinced him not to give up on films. 

Aamir Khan once wanted to quit films, here's what happened!

In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter India, Aamir Khan opened up on why he wanted to quit films. He said that towards the end of COVID-19, he felt that all his life, from the age of 18, he had given it all to the cinema and films, and that made him realize that he was not there enough for his relationships. He said, "It made me realize that perhaps I've not been there enough for my relationships-- my kids, my siblings, my family, whether it was Kiran when I was married to her, whether it was Reena when I was married to her. I felt that I had not been there for these people. This was midway during Laal Singh."

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He also mentioned that he felt a lot of guilt that he gave all his life to cinema and was not there for his family. "So at that time, I went, I felt a lot of guilt, I didn't feel good about what I had done, so it was a kind of an emotional reaction of me saying that, and I've done enough films, 35 years I've done films I can now focus on my family and personal relationships...So I called my family and said, 'Listen I'm not going to do films anymore, I want to spend time with you guys'. So that was my reaction. It was not out of any disappointment with cinema or some such thing. It was more of an emotional feeling. And I'm an extreme person," the Laal Singh Chaddha actor said. 

Aamir Khan also mentioned how his son Junaid convinced him to not quit films and made him understand that he was going from one extreme to another. His son made him realise that there is a space in the middle of extremes that he can be in. "You can do films, and you can be with us,” Junaid told Aamir.

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