Never thought of changing surname: Kiran Rao

Kiran Rao - the better half of Aamir Khan - says that the thought of changing her surname to Khan never occurred to her.

Mumbai: Unlike other star wives, Kiran Rao - the better half of superstar Aamir Khan - uses her maiden surname and says that the thought of changing her surname to Khan never occurred to her or to Aamir.

"I`ve grown with my name and have had it for so many years. I have always wondered how people change their names. I`m quite comfortable with Rao and even Aamir is, he never asked me to change my surname," Kiran told reporters here "I don`t mind calling myself Mrs. Khan but its definitely nicer to be called what I have been referred to for all these years," she added. Kiran, who was at an event to launch a new promo of her forthcoming directorial debut "Dhobi Ghat", also revealed that she is a fan of Salman Khan and initially had wanted a special appearance by the actor in her film. "In the film, Prateik`s character is someone who wants to be an actor and is a huge fan of Salman Khan, so initially when I was writing the film, I had thought I`ll ask Salman to make a guest appearance but then that part didn`t fit in the film at all, so we dropped it. "I myself like Salman a lot and this is my tribute to him. Since we have shown that Prateik`s character has his (Salman`s) posters in his room and wears a bracelet which is quite similar to the one Slaman wears in real life," she said. "Dhobi Ghat", slated for a Dec 21 release, also stars Aamir and is the story of four individuals and how their lives are intertwined with each other. IANS