Aamir Khan, who was57 on Monday, said his relationship with ex-wife Kiran Rao is different, and hence even after going separateways after 15 of marriage last year, the two continue to respect each other, something many find difficult to understand.

Aamir, who tied the knot with Kiran in 2005, years after getting divorced with his first wife Reena Dutta in 2002 told News18 that his bond with Kiran underwent a certain change that instigatedtheir decision to part ways, as against the rumours that he started seeing someone new.

Kiran and I are actually family. But our relationship of husband and wife experienced a certain change and we wanted to respect the institution of marriage. However, we are always going to be by each others side. We are working together. We live close by. But we are no longer husband and wife and thats why we decided to call it quits, Aamir said in the interview.

He further added that owing to their respect and love for each other and the institution of marriage, the two took the big decision. I understand that people dont understand our equation. Its difficult for people to understand. This is because, usually, we dont see a bond like this, Aamir opined.

Aamir and Kiran have a son Azad Rao Khan born out of surrogacy in 2011. Aamir however said the couples relationship underwent change, and hes had chats over it many-a-times where Kiran would tell him even when we discuss something as a family, Im always lost somewhere. According to her Im a different kind of person.

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Aamir confessed that Kiran would tell him she loves his brain and personality, and hence was against him changing anything about himself to save their marriage. But today when I reflect on what Kiran told me seven years ago, I would say that I have seen a lot of changes in me in the past 6-7 months.

Aamir also shared how lucky he has been with the women in his life, pointing at his first partner Reena Dutta, with whom he has daughter Ira and son Junaid. Reena was also the producer on several films of Aamir, including Lagaan.