Arbaaz Khan on his divorce with Malaika Arora, says 'Our split is amicable'

Arbaaz Khan, who is going through the divorce proceedings with Malaika Arora, has finally opened up on the separation and stated that their split is amicable.

He also asserted that they bothe are mature enought to handle it wisely.

Arbaaz and Malaika announced their separation in early 2016 and went on file their divorce in December in a family court.

However, their recent New Year celebration together  caught a lot of attention and tongues started wagging if there Malaika-Arbaaz were planning to give their wedding another chance.

But, Arbaaz cleared the air saying that though he has parted ways with Malaika, the two continues to share cordial terms.

"Just because we're separating, doesn't mean we have to be worried about each other's equations. I have a child with her, so we have to have a cordial and a great relationship. We're very amicable with the split we had. I'm close to her side of the family, something that you can all see. My association with her family has been that of over 21 years, which is almost like a lifetime. I have a growing up child, so there's a lot of parenting responsibilities and duties we have to do and it can only happen if the atmosphere between the two of us is very conducive and normal. We both are extremely mature and can handle this," Arbaaz told a leading daily.

Malaika and Arbaaz have been married for over 17 years. They have a 14 year old son Arhaan.

So far, the reason behind their separation is not known. However, rumours are rife that it was Malaika's extra-marital affair that made him part ways with Arbaaz.

Interestingly, Malaika was rumoured to be dating Arjun Kapoor. However, the diva had vehemently refuted the reports saying that she is just friends with Arjun