Imran Khan opens up to daughter Imara about his relationship with Lekha Washington: ‘Trying to hide everything from a child is not good’ |

A player Imran Khan She might be away from films for a while, but fans are waiting to see her on screen again. He has continued to keep people informed about his life through social media and has also established a strong following as a single father. Imran is Avantica Malik separated in 2024 and since then they have been raising their daughter together. In an earlier interview with ETimes, Imran spoke about his relationship with daughter Imara and called her his ‘lighthouse’ amid all the hardships he faced during the divorce. The actress has been dating Lekha Washington for quite some time and in a recent interview, she talked about how she introduced her daughter to her boyfriend. Imran revealed that because Lekha had been a part of their lives even before they started dating, the transition was easy, but he still believed it was important to be up front with Imara about the changes in their relationship. He said in an interview with Hindustan Times, “Lekha and I knew each other before we started dating and so Imara knew her too. It’s just a matter of a relationship that changed and I wanted her to know when it happened. It’s part of being transparent. Trying to hide everything from a child is health. That’s not how you build a good relationship.”For an actor, honesty and leading by example are very important in parenting. Instead of instructing children how they should behave, they believe that parents should follow the principles they are expected to teach. “Children do what you do, not what you say, so I want to live my life in such a way that I can set a good example for him.” It is better to talk to children as rational, rational people and not to treat them as small.”As Imara grew up, Imran says their relationship changed naturally. With a laugh, he admitted that he is no longer a “cool” parent around his friends. “We’ve gotten to the point where I don’t do well in front of her friends, I yell ‘I love you’, but I’m not cool enough to hang out with my friends,” she laughs.Fatherhood has also changed how Imran appears in films and fiction. Seeing what the kids are doing with her daughter has made her aware of how women are portrayed in pictures. “I’ve started to see the world through her eyes. When I watch art or films with her, I realize that I don’t like the way women are represented. Misogyny is encouraged. It forced me to start looking for women in my films,” she admits.The 43-year-old also revealed that he deliberately kept Imara out of the public eye for most of her childhood. It wasn’t until he started seeing strangers coming to him that he explained why people recognized him. “I often left him, people liked me and one time they asked me, ‘Why do people keep taking pictures of you?’ Then I had to explain to him that I had acted in other films and people remembered me there. I didn’t show him any of my films, for him he is still a foreigner coming to greet me. “Technology is another area where Imran believes restraint is important. She said she introduced clear limits on her daughter’s technology. “I am very careful when it comes to raising young children. Not only children, but everyone these days is on the Internet. So, I have put instructions on how to raise Imara on technology.”Away from the public eye, the father-daughter duo enjoy simple moments together, from rollerblading to hairdos. Imran admitted that learning to manage his daughter’s long hair has been an experience in itself.“I don’t have as much hair as she does,” the actor laughs, adding, “Learning to shampoo, condition and blow dry her hair are things I had to learn by doing.