Aamir Khan trades cigarettes for a pipe, was apprehensive about smoking in front of Amitabh Bachchan

Aamir Khan had been trying to quit smoking cigarettes for quite a while now, and he has now taking up smoking pipes instead.

Actor Aamir Khan says he has been trying to quit smoking for a long time and has found a new method with which to address the problem. The Thugs of Hindostan star has become a pipe smoker. His co-star Katrina Kaif has also shared a picture of the actor glued to his pipe with the caption, “#thuglife.”

Aamir Khan is trying to quit smoking by taking up a pipe. (Instagram)

Talking about his new habit to Mid-Day, Aamir said, “One of my friends said that if I wanted to smoke, I should smoke a pipe. I liked it so much that I can’t go back to a cigarette now. I tried one sometime back, but the moment I took a puff, I found the taste horrible.” The actor reportedly travelled all the way from Lake Como to Milan to buy a dozen of his favourite pipes .

Talking about his struggles with smoking, he added, “I quit smoking for two-three years when I was training for Dhoom 3 (2013). But then, I went back to it again. I tend to smoke more when my movie releases. Kiran [Rao, wife] would be affected by the cigarette smoke, but she isn’t averse to the pipe. I even tried my hand at cigars, but did not find the experience satisfying.”

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