Star Couple Contract Swine Flu, Advised To Stay Home For A Week 

Mumbai: Actor Aamir Khan and his wife Kiran Rao have contracted swine flu. Mr. Perfectionist, along with his wife were scheduled to attend the Satyamev Jayate Water Cup, organised by their NGO Paani Foundation, in Pune on Sunday but could only address the attendees via Skype.

"It's a happy day but we are very sad... because after working so hard for a year, when the time came for us to celebrate with you, we got this illness. And the disease we are suffering from is one which spreads rapidly. It's called H1N1 or swine flu in common usage," the 52-year-old said in the video. The couple have been advised to stay home for a week.

Aamir asked Shah Rukh Khan, to fill in for him who agreed, Smriti Kiran, who was at the event with Anupama Chopra as Kiran Rao's friend and collaborator on MAMI, posted on social media.