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Imran Khan recalls looking ‘seriously ill’ during last years of ‘unhealthy’ marriage with Avantika Malik: ‘Not good for daughter’ | Bollywood News

Imran Khan recalls looking ‘seriously ill’ during last years of ‘unhealthy’ marriage with Avantika Malik: ‘Not good for daughter’ | Bollywood News

3 min readChennaiFeb 7, 2026 07:53 PM IST Bollywood actor Imran Khan is currently in a stable and healthy relationship with girlfriend Lekha Washington, but in the past, the actor went through a divorce with his wife Avantika Malik. In a recent interaction, Imran described his dynamic with Avantika as “unhealthy” during their marriage and also admitted that he looked visibly sick during the last few years before their marriage ended in divorce. The Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na actor spoke about how it was important for him to separate from his wife for the health of their daughter. “It is painful, but however, painful the separation is… And it is painful for both the partners, child and the families involved… It is still better than perpetuating an unhealthy dynamic. However, unpleasant divorce is, ultimately, it is healthy to separate than to remain in an unhealthy situation and then to teach your child that, because then, you are teaching your child an unhealthy pattern and unhealthy dynamic, you yourself are not your healthiest best version.” …

Imran Khan on former competitor Ranbir Kapoor: ‘I haven’t watched Animal, it’s hard to talk about his growth…’

Imran Khan on former competitor Ranbir Kapoor: ‘I haven’t watched Animal, it’s hard to talk about his growth…’

Back in the early 2000s, two star kids set out to achieve their dream of becoming Bollywood actors. We are talking about Aamir Khan’s nephew Imran Khan, who began his career with Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na (2008), and Rishi Kapoor’s son Ranbir Kapoor who debuted with Saawariya (2007). Ranbir went on to have a successful acting career with a few flops along the way but later shaking up the box office like never before with Animal (2023). Imran, on the other hand, took a sabbatical and is now gearing up to make a comeback after a decade. Well, in a recent interview, Imran opened up about RK, who was his competitor in the business once upon a time. Imran Khan and Ranbir Kapoor In a recent interview with News 18, Imran Khan shared that he and Ranbir Kapoor never knew each other at a personal level. They only got to meet when they entered Bollywood as new actors. But there were reports of alleged friction between the two, rumours of a rift due to …

Imran Khan talks about love and fatherhood: ‘In between my daughter Imara and my partner Lekha…’

Imran Khan talks about love and fatherhood: ‘In between my daughter Imara and my partner Lekha…’

For the longest time, actor Imran Khan has been in the news either regarding his much-anticipated Bollywood comeback or his personal life. As he gears up to return to the silver screen with Vir Das and Aamir Khan’s Happy Patel: Khatarnak Jasoos tomorrow, Imran has opened up about his girlfriend Lekha Washington and his daughter Imara in a new interview. Imran and Lekha fell in love in 2020, after their respective separations. The actor was earlier married to Avantika Malik, with whom he co-parents their 11-year-old daughter. Imran Khan with daughter Imara and GF Lekha Washington In a recent chat with NDTV, ahead of the release of Happy Patel: Khatarnak Jasoos, Imran Khan got candid about his personal life. The actor shared, “To be loved by someone truly gives you strength and heals you. To give love truthfully and selflessly to another also is empowering and healing. And I have found this, in between my daughter and my partner Lekha, to give and to receive love. It has been absolutely crucial to my healing and …

Imran Khan Slams Ranbir Kapoor’s Animal? Says Violence Is ‘Sexualised’ Today: ‘They Make It Cool And Sexy…’

Imran Khan spoke about how violence is depicted in films today. Imran Khan said that he does not want to play a character that solves problems with guns. As fans await Imran Khan’s big comeback, the actor recently opened up about his sense of where cinema is currently. He said that today, violence is sexualised in films and added that he does not want to play a character that solves problems with guns. Several people also took this to be a dig at Ranbir Kapoor’s Animal. Imran said to Film Companion, “I have a sense about where cinema is these days. There is a glamourization and a fetishization and sexualisation of violence that makes me uncomfortable. There is a way to portray violence. This is not a morality thing. Violence and action are… it is a language in cinema but when we communicate it, when we portray it in films, there is a way to do it where you feel the weight of it.” “The Joker film, which came out a couple of years ago, …

Imran Khan is glad his spy series with Hotstar got canned: ‘Don’t want to play a guy who solves problems with a gun’ | Bollywood

Actor Imran Khan is genuinely considering making an acting comeback, but has not found the right project yet. In a new interview with Film Companion, Imran revealed that a spy series with Disney+ Hotstar was in the works but it got canned, something that he is actually glad about. (Also read: Imran Khan recalls unusual encounter with a fan in London, who asked him to park her car) Imran Khan is looking for a project to make his comeback with. The shelved spy series Filmmaker Abbas Tyrewala was making the series, but the project was discarded after Hotstar’s Jio takeover last year. When host Anupama Chopra said that she wanted to watch the series, Imran said, “All things said and done, I am kind of glad that ended up not coming together.” When asked why, Imran took a big sigh and said, “I don’t want to play a character who solves problems with a gun.” Fetishizing violence He then spoke in detail about what he dislikes about recent spate of movies that show gore and …

When Imran Khan Helped A Fan In London With Parallel Parking: ‘Door Opens And This Girl Charges Out…’

Imran Khan was last seen in the 2015 film Katti Batti. In his recent interview, Imran Khan recollected an interesting fan interaction in London. Imran Khan is one of those actors who rose to fame after his debut movie in Bollywood. Before his debut as a lead, he had also played the role of a child artist in films like Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak and Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar. The actor showcased his potential and was deemed as one of the stars of the new generation. After a series of flops and controversies, the actor took a sabbatical from doing movies. Imran Khan was last seen in the movie Katti Batti in 2015 with Kangana Ranaut. The movie couldn’t do well at the box office. The actor who might be on the cusp of making his comeback recalled an interesting fan interaction in London. During an interview with Vogue India, Imran Khan recounted an instance from the streets of London, when he was sauntering about and noticed an individual having a hard time with parallel …