Saif Ali Khan’s statement sparks buzz around Taimur’s name:Kareena Kapoor’s old interview resurfaces

Saif Ali Khan’s elder son, Taimur Ali Khan’s name is once again in discussion. Recently, in an interview, he said that the name Taimur was inspired by a child living in his neighborhood. However, after his statement, social media users brought up old interviews of Saif and Kareena and started comparing their statements. In a conversation with Barkha Dutt, Saif said, “To be honest, I never understood why there was so much controversy over the name. In my childhood, there was also a child with the same name in our neighborhood. I always thought that this name meant Iron. We liked this name, so Kareena and I chose it. We had no idea that some people would associate it with the name of an old Turkic ruler who attacked India and consider it negative.” He further said, “I believe that such old matters should be left behind. When we named our son, we had no such thought in our minds. Our only effort is that Taimur becomes a good human being, grows up with good values, and makes people proud with his work.” Kareena’s old interview is being discussed After Saif’s statement, a clip of an old interview of Kareena Kapoor started going viral on social media. Many users claimed that Saif and Kareena’s statements regarding the name are different. Actually, when Kareena was asked in an interview who named Taimur, she said, “Obviously, it was Saif. He loves history very much… He talks very well and in detail about the warriors he likes. He also reads about them and I think he was a fan of the Mongol Taimur…” However, in the same interview, Kareena also mentioned the neighbor. The actress said that a boy named Taimur lived in Saif’s neighborhood, and he was influenced by him, and the name stayed in his mind. She said that ‘Taimur’ means ‘iron’ and he found this name to be a symbol of a strong personality. For this reason, he chose this name for his son. There was a controversy regarding the name Saif and Kareena’s son Taimur was born on December 20, 2016. After the name became public, a controversy erupted on social media, linking it to the Central Asian ruler Timur. At that time, Saif and Kareena had to face criticism. As the controversy escalated, Saif also considered changing his son’s name to ‘Faiz’. For this, he had even prepared a draft of a press note. But Kareena flatly refused to change the name. She said that one should not make decisions under public pressure. Later, Saif also dropped the decision to change the name.