Aamir Khan ties the knot with Kiran Rao
Showbiz Desk

MUMBAI—Indian movie heartthrob Aamir Khan has married screen director Kiran Rao, exchanging vows and rings in a quiet ceremony in Mumbai. The marriage of the actor, one of India’s biggest stars, and Rao took place at his home late Wednesday in a smart district of Mumbai, hub of India’s prolific movie industry.
The 41-year-old actor, who has a boy and a girl from his first marriage that recently ended in divorce, barred the media from the event. The wedding “was a very simple affair,” Aamir’s lawyer Jameela Dumani was quoted as saying by The Press Trust of India.
“Apart from (actress) Rani Mukherjee, there was no one else from Bollywood. The rest of the guests were family and friends.” The couple met on the set of the 2001 hit movie “Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India” in which Khan, known for his brooding good looks, starred.
Rao was an assistant director of the Oscar-nominated film in which Khan played a villager who challenges India’s British colonial rulers to a cricket match and leads a rag-tag team to a final-ball win. Media reports described Rao, who was marrying for the first time, as Khan’s “longtime companion.”
The newlyweds were due to head for the hill resort of Panchgani south of Mumbai, where they would host several parties ushering in the New Year to which Bollywood celebrities have been invited, media reports said.
The couple had kept silent about their relationship but were seen together at a variety of public functions. Khan, known for being picky about his roles, returned to the screen in 2005 after a four-year break with the film “Mangal Pandey-The Rising” about the life of Indian freedom fighter Mangal Pandey.