Whereas actor couple Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor‘s followers await them to announce the identify of their second little one, let’s take the chance to recall every part they’ve mentioned about naming their first little one, four-year-old Taimur.
The choice attracted a lot controversy, with Saif even suggesting at one level that he was open to renaming the boy. Kareena, in one other interview, mentioned {that a} outstanding movie business character rudely advised her that she’d made a mistake by naming her little one Taimur.
Kareena, in an episode of her chat present, What Ladies Need, advised visitor Neha Dhupia that they’ve determined to attend till the infant arrives earlier than naming it. “After the entire controversy of Taimur, each Saif and me haven’t even thought of it. We’re like going to depart it final minute after which spring a shock,” she advised Neha on the present.
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Requested if he had come to phrases with the controversy surrounding his son’s identify, Saif advised The Occasions of India in 2017: “I haven’t advised anybody about this — I assumed for a second about altering his identify. For a few weeks. And Kareena was a bit of in opposition to it, and she or he mentioned, ‘Folks respect you in your opinion and you’ll’t’… So I mentioned, yeah, however it’s not about individuals. I don’t need him to get unpopular.”
“And I nonetheless would possibly, perhaps when he’s one or two, I’d change his identify shortly, it’s nonetheless sinking in, what to do. Somebody in my PR agreed with me, and we drafted a small letter. And after I learn it, it was so pathetic, that I cancelled the thought. As a result of it was actually like, uhh, ‘I’m sorry’, and ‘I didn’t wish to offend’ and ‘I’m an fool’ (laughs), and you understand, I’ve given in to strain. It simply sounded terrible. Nevertheless you write it, it simply wasn’t sounding proper. It was like I didn’t realise the place I reside or what I’m doing. So I did give it some thought. I thought of it, however it was for the improper cause. If I really feel that he’s going to get in hassle in class, I’d nonetheless change it. It’s a bit late now, although. Or not. I don’t know,” Saif added.
In one other interview from the identical 12 months, Saif advised Mumbai Mirror that he was conscious of why individuals have been upset — many drew a connection to the Turkish invader Timur. He mentioned, “I’m conscious of the heritage of the Turkish ruler and my son was not named after him. He was Timur, my son is Taimur. Maybe the basis is analogous however it’s not the identical identify. Taimur is an historical Persian identify which means iron. Each my spouse and I preferred its sound and the which means. Actually, of all of the names I ran by Kareena, she preferred this one the very best as a result of it’s lovely and robust. Taimur was the identify of a boy he’d grown up with and a cousin too. It’s an previous household identify like Sara who was additionally named after a cousin I admired.”
He added. “I ought to have added a disclaimer, as they do within the motion pictures, that any resemblance to any individual, residing or useless, is solely coincidental. Sure, there have been some individuals who raised some objections however clearly simply to have a look at medieval historical past and to make worth judgments is, I believe, ridiculous, and lots of people have mentioned that on my behalf. I really feel fairly assured that we don’t reside in a right-wing society. As but, India remains to be liberal and individuals are nonetheless open-minded.”
In a dialog with journalist Rajdeep Sardesai at the India Today Conclave in 2018, Kareena mentioned, “In fact, there was trolling however on the identical time there was an immense assist from the individuals we have been getting, not that trolls matter to us that a lot however it was our selection. The day earlier than I used to be going to the hospital for supply, I had a chat with Saif and he was suggesting to maintain his identify Faiz, he mentioned, ‘Bebo, that may be a extra poetic, extra romantic identify’. I mentioned ‘no, Taimur means iron and if I give start to a son, my son goes to be a fighter, I’ll produce an iron man’. And sure, I proudly did so.”
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Extra not too long ago, in an interview with journalist Barkha Dutt, Kareena recalled a scarring story. She mentioned, “(A well-known character), on the pretext of visiting me and the infant, got here as much as me and within the dialog of truly saying congratulations, and mentioned that ‘what’s with you? Why would you identify your son Taimur?’ And I used to be like, It hadn’t even been 8 hours since I’d delivered. And I actually began crying. That individual was requested to depart. My journey with that began then the place I simply made up my thoughts and I mentioned that is my boy, my son. I don’t care what occurs. So long as he’s pleased, and he’s wholesome and we’re pleased. I’m simply gonna go house and go away with this. I don’t wish to know the rest, what’s trolling, what is occurring.”
Kareena and Saif’s second son was born on Sunday. Saif has two different youngsters — Sara and Ibrahim Ali Khan — from a earlier marriage.
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