Aamir Khan quits smoking ahead of son Junaid Khan’s theatrical film release

Aamir Khan has announced that he has quit smoking after years of heavy consumption.

In a big revelation, actor Aamir Khan recently announced that he has quit smoking. During the trailer launch of Loveyapa, starring Aamir Khan’s son Junaid Khan and late actress Sridevi’s younger daughter Khushi Kapoor, Aamir Khan said that after years of heavy consumption, he has decided to quit smoking.

Aamir Khan quit smoking before his son Junaid Khan’s theatrical film release.

On Friday, the actor announced he had quit smoking at the trailer launch of his son Junaid Khan and Khushi Kapoor-starrer film Loveyapa in Mumbai. He opened up about getting rid of his smoking addiction. He shared, “I have given up smoking, smoking is something I love very much and it’s something I enjoy. Kya bolun, sach baat hai yeh, jhooth toh bol nahi sakta. Itne saalo se main cigarette pee rha that, ab pipe peeta hu (what can I say, it’s the truth, I can’t lie. I’ve been smoking cigarettes for years, now I smoke a pipe). Tobacco is something I enjoy. It’s not good for health. Kisi ko nahi karna chahiye (No one should do it).”

Aamir explains why he quit smoking.

He said, “Mujhe badi khushi hai ye kehte hue ki maine ye buri aadat chhor di hai, aur main jo saare sunn rahe hain, dekh rahe hain, main unse bhi kahunga ki please ye chhoriye. Ye achhi aadat nahi hai. Ye nahi karna chahiye. Aur mere liye ye wajah bhi thi, mere liye achhi timing bhi thi. Mujhe lagta tha mujhe chhorna bhi hai, mere bete ka career shuru ho raha hai. Maine apne dil mein ek mannat maangi. Main chhor raha hu, chahe chale ya na chale, main apni taraf se ek cheez kar raha hu. (I’m very happy to say that I’ve quit this bad habit. And whoever is watching or listening, I want to tell them too to please quit it. It’s not a good habit. I felt I wanted to quit, my son’s career is starting too. I made a resolve in my heart. I’m quitting, whether it (Junaid’s next film) works or not, I’m doing this irrespective of that). As a father, I wanted to sacrifice. Aur kahin universe mein ja ke uska kuchh ho. Aap log prarthana kariye, dua kariye. (Hope it does something somewhere in the universe. You guys pray and wish for that, too).”

Junaid Khan made his screen debut with the Netflix film Maharaj last year. Khushi Kapoor, on the other hand, debuted with The Archies on Netflix in 2023. Both the actors are now set for their theatrical debut with Loveyapa, slated to release on February 7.