Saif Ali Khan shares his thoughts on Taimur and nepotism

Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor’s son Taimur Ali Khan Pataudi is a perfect example of what we call a ‘born star’. He is a star kid and hence gets all the attention from the media. Social media goes abuzz whenever there’s a new picture of Taimur making it to the internet. So, with all of this, Saif feels that Taimur is equivalent to Elvis Presley. In his recent interview, Saif said, “Taimur gets written about like he’s Elvis before he’s even born. And so now when he’s growing up, it’s going to be really tough for us as parents to keep a level head on his shoulders and tell him, ‘No, you are nothing. You haven’t achieved anything until you’ve done it on your own’.”

Further, Saif also briefly touched upon the word ‘nepotism’. He was in news currently because he pulled a dig at Kangana Ranaut at IIFA 2017 for highlighting ‘nepotism’. To this, Saif said,”When he’s 18, the press themselves will launch him. So where does the nepotism start? The producer is just an opportunist saying ‘okay, let me market this’.”

Saif would be next seen in ‘Chef’ and ‘Kalakaandi’. (Also Read: ‘Sacred Games’: Saif Ali Khan makes his debut in Netflix’s original web series)

Nikita Thakkar

A strongly opinionated, free-spirited, budding Bollywood journalist, she likes to write anything in her own quirky style. When not running around to get assigned tasks completed, you will find her either painting, indulging in photography or dreaming in the la la land.