It’s a boy: Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan welcome baby son

It’s a boy: Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan welcome baby son

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New Delhi, Feb 22, 2021:     Actors Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan welcomed a baby boy on Sunday. Both the baby and the actress are "safe and healthy," Saif, 50, said in a statement, reported news agency PTI. "We have been blessed with a baby boy. Mom and baby are safe and healthy. Thank you to our well-wishers for their love and support," the Tandav actor said in a statement. Kareena was admitted to Mumbai’s Breach Candy Hospital early Sunday morning and her baby was born around 9 am, her father, veteran actor Randhir Kapoor, told PTI. "She has delivered a baby boy in the morning around 9 am," he told PTI.  Kareena Kapoor’s sister Karisma expressed her happiness of becoming a maasi again on social media by sharing a throwback photo and a note that read: "That’s my sis when she was a newborn and now she’s a mama once again! And I’m a maasi again, so excited. #goodwishes #congratulations #onlylove."

 

The new parents received congratulatory messages on social media from many celebs like actresses Neha Dhupia, Dia Mirza, Neetu Kapoor, Amrita Arora and designer Manish Malhotra.

Amrita Arora, who is Kareena Kapoor’s BFF, wrote: "Congratulations, my love Kareena and Saifu." Neetu Kapoor, who is Kareena’s aunt, wished the couple like this: "Congratulations, Kareena and Saif. One more addition to the cuties." Neha Dhupia wrote: "Congratulations, Kareena, Saif and little Taimur...best news ever." Dia Mirza’s caption read: "Congratulations, Kareena Kapoor, Saif and Taimur!"
Manish Malhotra, with whom Kareena has worked several times in the past, wrote: "Congratulations, Saif Ali Khan and my dearest Kareena Kapoor." Riddhima Kapoor Sahni, Neetu Kapoor’s daughter and Kareena’s cousin, also shared a beautiful message for the couple.

Kareena and Saif, parents to four-year-old Taimur, announced their second pregnancy in August 2020. "We are very pleased to announce that we are expecting an addition to our family. Thank you to all our well-wishers for all their love and support," the couple said in a joint statement. Kareena and Saif, co-stars of films like Tashan and Omkara, married in 2012; Taimur was born in 2016.

Saif Ali Khan has two older children with first wife Amrita Singh - Sara, an actress like her parents, and Ibrahim.

Kareena Kapoor, 40, documented life while pregnant on her Instagram - this post on wearing PJs on a Monday was captioned "what a life."Kareena Kapoor wrapped work on her next film Laal Singh Chaddha, co-starring Aamir Khan, while she was pregnant. She also taped some episodes of What Women Want, the radio show she hosts. Kareena was last seen in Irrfan Khan’s final film Angrezi Medium and, before that, Good Newwz. Laal Singh Chaddha, a remake of Hollywood classic Forrest Gump, also stars Vijay Sethupathi and is expected to release this December. Kareena’s lineup also includes Karan Johar’s Takht, filming of which has not yet begun.Saif Ali Khan, 50, was last seen in the web-series Tandav. He featured in two 2020 films - Dil Bechara and Jawaani Jaaneman. He has a packed slate for this year, among them the movies Bhoot Police and Bunty Aur Babli 2. His works-in-progress also include Adipurush, Vikram Vedha and the Go Goa Gone sequel.