When Aamirwrote a letter in blood for Reena

Before his film debut, Aamir Khan deeply fell for Reena Dutta and tried something daring to impress her. He confessed to writing a love letter in his own blood, which upset Reena considerably. Reflecting on this in a 1999 interview with Simi Grewal, Aamir admitted, "Well, once [I wrote a letter in blood], after which she appropriately put me in my place. She didn’t like it at all." He acknowledged that his gesture stemmed from youthful misunderstanding of love and advised against such actions for expressing affection. Aamir also recalled how he and Reena eloped when he was 21 and she was 19, as their parents were unaware of their relationship and Reena's family disapproved. Fearing separation, they chose to elope out of insecurity rather than defiance, though it deeply affected their families. Due to Aamir's age, they had to wait a few months before legally marrying, marking a turbulent yet pivotal beginning to their relationship.