Overview

• Aamir Khan secretly married Reena Dutta in a court ceremony on his 21st birthday in March 1986, before his acting debut.
• Their families failed to notice their absence because everyone was absorbed in an India-Pakistan cricket match that day.
• Javed Miandad’s last-ball six shifted the game, overshadowed Khan’s wedding day and triggered a period of depression.
• After Reena’s parents learned of the marriage their estrangement and her father’s heart attack eventually gave way to reconciliation through their siblings’ union, but Khan and Dutta divorced in 2002 following 16 years together.
• In July 2025 interviews Khan revisits the episode to recount his emotional journey and highlight how public events can trigger private turmoil.