Mumbai, Dec 29 (IANS) Filmmaker Kiran Rao was recently admitted to a hospital for an appendix surgery. However, what caught the eye was the name on her wrist band for the hospital and ward access.

On Sunday, the filmmaker took to her Instagram, and shared a series of pictures and videos from her treatment at a hospital in the city. In the pictures she can be seen smiling for the camera inside her room.

The wrist band on her arm read, “Kiran Aamir Rao Khan”. She also penned a long note in the caption, as she spoke about her stay during the treatment.

She wrote, “Here I was, all ready to party my way into 2026, when my appendix sent me a reminder to slow down, breathe deep, and give thanks. Immense gratitude for: modern medicine (still can’t understand how that whole 12mm dia appendix came out through a 10.5mm catheter, thank god I’m not a doctor), Doctor Kayomarz Kapadia and the whole surgical team, Ira, Popeye and Shefali for tlc and hospital sleepover fun, Hospital’s super care. My friends and family who mostly came around to laugh at my plumped lips, an allergic reaction, sadly they’re back to normal and unglam now. Well, I’ve been discharged and I’m back home, ready to ease myself into the new year”.

“2025 has been good to me and mine, and here’s hoping 2026 will be kind, fun, full of love, AND BETTER AQI, for all. PS: the pics are: views from my hosp room, my Kim K lips, (not quite) my name on the hospital ID tag, and me enjoying one of my first meals. Photo courtesy: Shefali”, she added.

Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao got married on December 28, 2005, in a quiet ceremony at Aamir’s home in Mumbai. They met on the sets of Lagaan (2001), where Kiran worked as an assistant director, and developed a close professional and personal bond over the years. In July 2021, the couple jointly announced their separation, stating they would continue to co-parent Azad and remain connected through work and friendship. Aamir is currently dating Gauri Spratt.

--IANS

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