Taimur with parents Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan
Taimur is one of Internet's favourite star kids
Actor Shahid Kapoor's wife Mira Rajput with daughter Misha
Taimur with one of Karan Johar's twins - Yash - at Rani Mukerji's daughter Adira's birthday party
Taimur with aunt Karisma Kapoor on his first birthday
Taimur holidaying in Switzerland with parents
Taimur with cousin Inaaya (daughter of Soha Ali Khan)
Many actors in Bollywood talk of giving their kids a normal upbringing and they probably manage to the best of their ability, but when you start recognising Taimur's bespectacled nanny quicker than your own cook, then the blame is not just on the camera person. A person chases something or someone day in and day out when he knows it's par for the course and Saif Ali Khan seems to have given that impression. He reportedly says his son's daily 'exclusives' go with the territory. It's amazing how not a single article talks of the negatives of this publicity blitz.
Saif Ali Khan with son Taimur at Pataudi Palace
Kids today don't think a minute before posting provocative pictures of themselves on Instagram, Snapchat or whatever is its latest avatar - this is the only playground they know. It's already a nightmare keeping them in check when our boundaries have become fluid and privacy a mockery. The familial instinct is usually to protect, but I guess stardom has a different set of rules. One day, Saif and Kareena may realise they have really over-reached. For now, keep clicking.
(Jyotsna Mohan Bhargava worked with NDTV for more than a decade and now writes on a variety of topics for several news organisations.)
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