Overview

• At a Mumbai press conference on August 18, Faissal Khan accused his brother of having a child out of wedlock with British journalist Jessica Hines.
• He said he has severed all ties with the family, sharing a public notice and an Instagram message announcing the break.
• He alleged he was drugged under the guise of mental-health care and kept under “house arrest” for about a year, appearing with his lawyer to restate those claims.
• He further claimed their mother, Zeenat Hussain, forced him to marry his aunt in 2002–03 and said other relatives cut him off.
• In an earlier statement, multiple members of Aamir Khan’s family expressed distress over his comments, issuing a joint rebuttal signed by relatives including Reena Dutta, Junaid Khan and Kiran Rao.