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Saif faces backlash for giving firearm to son

- By Bindu Rai Entertainm­ent Editor

Saif Ali Khan appears to be a pro at inviting wrath on social media. The Bollywood star has become a topic of discussion once again as pictures of him giving shooting lessons to his fouryear-old son have gone viral on social media.

Khan, who was recently on holiday in Rajasthan with actress-wife Kareena Kapoor Khan and their two sons Taimur Ali Khan and Jehangir Ali Khan, was pictured helping his older son hold a rifle, while other images show the actor firing the gun.

While no one can fault Khan for not taking safety precaution­s with Taimur pictured with headphones on at all times to protect his ears from the gunfire, social media users have taken objection to a small child being exposed to gun and being given shooting lessons in the first place, while others have referenced the infamous black buck case that saw Khan and the stars of the film Hum Saath Saath Hain — including Salman Khan, Neelam, Sonali Bendra and Tabu — landing in court for illegally killing an endangered animal during the film’s shoot in 1998. They were acquitted.

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