Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor photographed with Taimur in
Mumbai. The Internet is currently in raptures over what appears to be a picture
of Taimur Ali Khan, the month-and-a-half old son of actors Kareena Kapoor and
Saif Ali Khan. The photo, a close up of Baby Taimur frowning into the camera,
is already viral but, since it has not been released officially, we can't
confirm its veracity.
Neither Saif nor Kareena are on social media. The photo
is supposedly Saif's display picture on his phone. Taimur Ali Khan was born on
December 20 and was pictured being taken home by his parents a few days later.
Weeks ago, Saif posed with a sketch of his little son. This is the photo,
purportedly of Taimur, that is currently viral: Now, we can't confirm that the
photo is real but we can tell what Saif Ali Khan said on Friday about the name
he and Kareena picked for their son. Speaking on NDTV Spotlight, Saif said,
"I've known a couple of people called Taimur while growing up and there
was drama involved, it was just a nice name. It means iron and it's a strong,
beautiful sounding name.
Yes, I am aware there is a Mongol ruler who was
possibly a little violent but I think that was the whole point really, if you
want to be a conquering general you have to be a little violent. I want to say
I've not named Taimur after him." The choice of name provoked Twitter into
an incandescent fury when Taimur was born. Was he named for Timur, the Central
Asian conqueror who sacked Delhi in the 13th century, furious tweets wanted to
know. For those quoting history in outrage, Saif Ali Khan reminded us that
"one of (Timur's) most able generals was his son and his name was Shah
Rukh." Jokes apart, Saif, "I'm aware that there's a certain amount of
Islamophobia in the world today and as Muslims, if we don't somehow own it then
who will?
I can't very well name my son Alexander and realistically can't name
him Ram. So why not a nice Muslim name and bring him up with secular values so
that people meeting him say 'what a nice guy' and that's the end of the name."
Saif Ali Khan is currently promoting his film Rangoon, in which he co-stars
with Kangana Ranaut and Shahid Kapoor. Kareena Kapoor was spotted walking the
ramp for designer Anita Dongre at Lakme Fashion Week in Mumbai two Sundays ago.
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