'Distressed’: Aamir Khan’s family breaks silence on brother Faissal’s ‘locked for a year’ allegation

Days after Aamir Khan's brother, Faissal Khan, made a series of shocking allegations against the superstar and their family, the actor and his family have responded with an official statement, expressing that they are ‘’distressed'' by Faissal's words. Faissal Khan, a former actor, has accused his brother and the entire family of locking him in a house for a year, claiming that he had schizophrenia, a chronic and severe mental disorder. However, in the statement, the PK actor's family has emphasised that all the decisions were taken after consultation with multiple medical professionals.

Aamir Khan and family's official statement on Faissal Khan's claims.

Aamir Khan's family has released an official statement, saying that they are distressed by Faissal's hurtful and misleading portrayal of their family. They also emphasised that this is not the first when Faissal has misrepresented the event.

The statement shared by Aamir Khan’s family reads, "We are distressed by Faissal's hurtful and misleading portrayal of his mother Zeenat Tahir Husain, his sister Nikhat Hegde, and his brother Aamir. As this is not the first time he has misrepresented these events, we feel it necessary to clarify our intentions, and reaffirm our solidarity as a family.”

In the statement further, the family also made clear that all the steps taken for the Faissal after the consulting with medical professionals.

Further, the statement reads, “It is important to share that every choice regarding Faissal has been taken collectively as a family, in consultation with multiple medical professionals, and has been based on love, compassion, and a desire to support his emotional and psychological wellbeing. For this reason, we have refrained from publicly discussing the details of a painful and difficult period for our family.We request the media for empathy, and to refrain from turning a private matter into salacious, inflammatory and hurtful gossip.”

The statement concluded with the names of the Khan family members, including Aamir's ex-wife Reena Datta and Kiran Rao, kids, Ira Khan and Junaid Khan. The other names mentioned were: Farhat Datta, Rajiv Datta, Santosh Hegde, Seher Hegde, Mansoor Khan, Nuzhat Khan, Imran Khan, Tina Fonseca, Zayn Marie Khan, Pablo Khan.

What Faissal Khan has said about his family?

Faissal Khan, who stays away from the limelight, revealed in an interview with Pinkvilla that he had moved out of his house after the Sitaare Zameen Par actor asked him for his signatory rights. The former actor also claimed that he was locked up for a year in Mumbai, saying that his family said that he had schizophrenia, and all were against him

“They were saying I’ve got schizophrenia and I’m a mad person. I can harm society,'' Faissal said.