Vivek Agnihotri’s Remark on Kareena-Saif’s Son Taimur Sparks Controversy
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The Bengal Files* director Vivek Agnihotri stirred debate with his comment, “Name your child Taimur…”, seemingly mocking Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan’s son, igniting social media reactions.
There was a controversy over showing a child named Taimur in the trailer of Vivek Agnihotri's upcoming film Bengal Files. People speculated that the director is taking a dig at Saif Ali Khan's son Taimur. On this, Vivek has clarified why he has named the child Taimur in the film.
Vivek Agnihotri is one such director of Hindi cinema, whose films are as controversial as he gives statements with the same impunity. After the success of The Kashmir Files, now the director is coming up with another such film, whose trailer has created a ruckus as soon as it came. The title of the film is 'Bengal Files'.
This short trailer released on August 16 shows a glimpse of a child named Taimur. By naming the child Taimur in the film, fans were speculating that by doing this, director Vivek Agnihotri has taken a dig at Saif Ali Khan and Kareena's elder son Taimur. Now Vivek has broken his silence on this entire controversy.
Made fun of Saif-Kareena's son's name?
Bengal Files director Vivek Agnihotri has cleared all the allegations against him and has clearly said that he has not made fun of the name of Saif and Kareena's son Taimur. Vivek, who came as a special guest on the show Raunak, said,
Vivek said this while talking about Raja Taimur
Vivek Agnihotri further said while talking about Raja Taimur, "He killed many people in one night. On the way, he raped many people and also looted. Yes, he is a hero in his country, a great person for them, but not for us. Certainly no one should name their child Taimur, there is no question of this".
Let us tell you that when Kareena and Saif named their elder son Taimur on 20 December 2016, they had to face a lot of trolling.