Vinay MR Mishra (BOMBAY TIMES; February 5, 2025)
They say men in love are the most beautiful creatures in the world, and one glance at Aamir Ali’s blush is all it takes to confirm the actor has indeed fallen deeply in love. “I am a shy guy, I blush for everything,” quips Aamir as you point out when he talks about his newfound love for the first time. Excerpts are as follows…
‘Everybody deserves love’
Aamir was papped with a mystery girl recently, leading to multiple speculations about their relationship. BT can confirm that Aamir is dating Ankita Kukreti. He says, “It’s a nice place to be in. I’m getting to know somebody after a long time. Everybody deserves love. Of course, someone had to move on before anything happened, and someone is moving on now. I’m in a happy space, as I get to know her closely and nicely. It feels different. It feels good. And I’m enjoying this place. I always tell her one thing – Thank you for making me realize I still have a heart (laughs)… It just started now, almost five months. It’s just the beginning of something.”
Aamir admits he “never gave up on love” “Whenever someone asked me about it, I would reply, ‘Everybody has to fall in love and I’ll also get settled’. Because I also want to have a family. And I never gave up on those things mentally.”
Aamir says, “Somewhere deep down inside I realized I was struggling with my heart. Sometimes you feel everything is normal, but then you don’t know what is going on. Last year I was meeting a lot of people but the minute something happens, I run away. I started thinking, ‘I don’t think I’m capable enough (to love) anymore’. And then this happened. It all happened in a week’s time. I was like – Why am I behaving like this? Why am I being a little more emotional than normal? Then I realized I like this girl.”
‘I was not in a good spot during the divorce’
As Aamir talks about giving second chances in love, he also for the first time opens up about the time when he was getting divorced from his ex-wife Sanjeeda Shaikh. “In little words, I was not in a good spot. But I had to do it all by myself. I’m a happy and better person now. It took some time,” he says.
Talking about dealing with the widely publicized divorce reports, he adds, “My non-controversial life became the most complicated in that phase. I couldn’t explain to anyone, no one could understand what the hell was happening. I’ve always been very private about things, so it became complicated.”
Aamir and Sanjeeda just around the separation had a daughter Ayra. However, he clarifies he is not in touch with her. “I’m not in touch with anyone. It’s complicated, as I said. I wish everyone all the best and all the love, but I’m not (in touch). I don’t want to talk about it,” he states.
He adds, “A lot was written because my ex and I (Sanjeeda) decided not to talk about it and keep each other’s respect. Otherwise, it would have just been washing dirty linen in public. I don’t think any of us wanted it. I never said anything against her, because we shared a relationship. I can never talk badly about anyone whom I’ve been with. People were speculating and writing whatever they wanted, but I can’t do anything about it.”
‘I’m not getting the kind of roles that I really want’
On the work front, the actor is doing multiple OTT shows. However, he isn’t riding high on ambition. “I am in a space in my life where I only want to do quality work. I’ve done television. Although I would never say never, and whatever I am today is because of TV, I don’t want to do it. I can’t look down upon TV, but I’m enjoying myself on OTT right now. I’m not getting the kind of roles that I really want. The kind of scripts that are coming most of the ones I don’t want to do and the better ones that I want to do, are maybe going to somebody else right now. But I’m not in a hurry; I’m chilling. I’m in a space in my life where happiness is most important. I’ve worked very hard for 11-12 years on television,” he explains.