March 10, 2017
Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor Khan says her son, who has
become a sensation on the internet not only because of his adorable look but his
name 'Taimur', was to be named 'Faiz'.
The actress was present at The
India Today Conclave 2018 along with her sister Karishma Kapoor on Saturday.
In a conversation with journalist Rajdeep Sardesai, she was asked if too
much of media scrutiny spoils their private life, especially after how the
social media trolled her son's name.
Kareena said: "Of course, there was
trolling but at the same time there was an immense support from the people we
were getting, not that trolls matter to us that much but it was our choice."
"The day before I was going to the hospital for delivery, I had a talk with
Saif and he was suggesting to keep his name Faiz, he said, 'Bebo, that is a more
poetic, more romantic name'. I said 'no, Taimur means iron and if I give birth
to a son, my son is going to be a fighter, I will produce an iron man'. And yes,
I proudly did so."
Asked whether she enjoys the amount of attention her
son is getting from paparazzi, she said: "Now I do not like the fact that
Taimur's every move is monitored... and people even talking about his hairstyle
and all... I mean. he is just 14 months old."
"I do not know how to
control it now. Having said that I think he is becoming more familiar with the
camera now, he looks right into the camera," she added.