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CELEB BABIES AND THEIR PHOTO OPS
It’s raining star kids in Bollywood. While the grownup lot, including Jhanvi Kapoor, Sara Ali Khan, and Aryan Khan, have a buzz around them because they’re readying for their Bollywood debut, it’s the tiny ones, including Taimur Ali Khan, Misha Kapoor, Abram Khan, and Aaradhya Bachchan, that are giving the paparazzi the time of their life. This is a pleasant change from the earlier wariness of Bollywood’s star parents, who tried to keep their children away from the media. Fans still can’t get over Kareena Kapoor’s son Taimur staring right into the camera while getting clicked during his recent outings. Shahid Kapoor’s baby daughter Misha, too, has been spotted accompanying her parents on lunch dates. Aaradhya, who at five years of age is a ‘senior’ among the juniors, turned out to be a little fashionista when she posed with mommy Aishwarya Rai Bachchan at the Cannes Film Festival. Commenting on the current level of openness, Dr Gitanjali Sharma, Gurgaon-based relationship expert, says, “People used to be very superstitious in the past (a reference to the ‘nazar lag jayegi’ fears of Indian parents), but now they’re coming out of that domain. They give [the children] this exposure, so that they’re used to it once they grow up.” Interestingly, many star parents themselves photograph their children and post the images on social media, sharing the kids’ growing up moments. Shah Rukh and Gauri Khan’s fouryear-old son Abram seems to have become a pro at posing; his videos at IPL matches scream ‘cuteless overload’ and Shah Rukh shares them on Twitter. As Ritesh Deshmukh’s younger son Rahyl turned one, mommy Genelia D’souza posted an adorable pic on Instagram. Tusshar Kapoor shared pictures from son Lakkshya’s first birthday party. Giving a glimpse of her newborn son Zack Lalvani, Lisa Haydon shared a photo of his tiny hands and pouting lips on Instagram. A Mumbai-based psychologist, who doesn’t wish to be named, says that the advent of social media has changed things — because of it, there’s so much exposure. The psychologist adds, “Everything is happening so fast that it’s very difficult to escape the limelight. Bollywood stars have accepted this as part of their life, and somewhere, they know how important it is to share their lives with fans.”
People used to be superstitious (the ‘nazar lag jayegi’ fears of Indians), but now they’re coming out of it GEETANJALI SHARMA, RELATIONSHIP EXPERT I think the key is that people don’t see things because they’re not expecting it SUSHANT SINGH RAJPUT, ACTOR