It's an accepted fact that if one is from the entertainment industry, they will have paps following them and clicking their pictures. However, the situation gets complex when the subject of attention are star kids and not just Bollywood celebrities. Most star kids are oblivious to fame when they are young but they are still aggresively subjected to it as paps try to turn their public appearance into headlines. Due to this, many celebs have now made a conscious choice to shield their kids from the media until they are old enough to understand the concept of fame.
Shah Rukh Khan and Gauri Khan's youngest son AbRam is often spotted on outings with his father. However, the little one always shies away from the cameras and hides his face from the glaring camera flash by paps.
While SRK's other children Suhana Khan and Aryan Khan are young adults now and old enough to make their decision regarding their public image, AbRam is still quite young to understand why he's constantly bombarded with paps.
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Bollywood actors Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan's first son Taimur is arguably one of the most popular star kids in the media. After he was born, the paps went absolutely ballistic in trying to capture the little one's every move and appearance in the public. He was the talk of the town for years and still enjoys a considerable amount of fame at a very young age.
However, it seems Taimur's parents Kareena and Saif decided to not walk down the same road with their second baby boy as they have kept his face concealed from the public. They have only shared pictures where the little one's face is not visible, avoiding any overexposure to the media.
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Virat and Anushka welcomed their first child, daughter Vamika on January 11, 2021 and have been very guarded about their child’s privacy and have not shared a single photo of her with fans yet.
In a recent Instagram Q&A session, a fan requested Virat to share a picture of Vamika, however, the cricketer refused saying that he doesn't wish to expose his child to social media while she has no understanding of it.
He wrote, "No, we have decided as a couple to not expose our child to social media before she has an understanding of what social media is and can make her own choice."
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Another Bollywood couple Neha Dhupia and Angad Bedi have decided to keep their daughter away from social media as they want to protect their child from media scrutinity and users on social media. In an interview, he stated that while is free to step into the limelight when she grows up, he and Neha will be keeping her away from it at the moment.
He told IANS in an interview - "We just want to secure her and if in future she is comfortable with having her imagery out, we are no one to question that. Till the time she is okay with it, we would like to protect her."
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Bollywood actress Soha Ali Khan and her husband Kunam Kemmu have also decided to shield their daughter Inaaya from paps as she wants her to have an innocent childhood and not 'documented one'.
She told Filmfare in an interview, “I understand the paparazzi is part of our lives. People are interested in the children of actors. So when she goes out for a birthday party and especially when she’s playing with Taimur, photographers do take their pictures.
She continued, "The worry is that we want them to have an innocent childhood and not a documented one with flashing cameras all the time. You want them to grow up normally. When they grow older, they may not want to share their friends and girlfriends/boyfriends with the world. It’s not fair to them just because their parents chose to be public figures.”
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In 2017, when Shah Rukh Khan and Gauri Khan's daughter Suhana Khan was clicked at the screening of Salman Khan's release 'Tubemight', it was a scary experience for her as she was hounded by the paps as soon as she stepped out.
The star kid got quite flustered with the flashing lights and paprazzi following her every where she went.
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Saif Ali Khan and Amrita Singh's daughter Sara Ali Khan has made quite a name in the Bollywood industry with her hits 'Kedarnath' and 'Coolie No. 1'. While she enjoys her fame and success, there are times when the actress doesn't wish to be clicked by paps, for instance when she's visiting a temple.
In 2018, when she visited a temple with her brother Ibrahim, she got annoyed with the paps and asked them to stop clicking her pictures while she was making donations to the needy.
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