New Delhi: Saif Ali Khan was recently spotted with his son Jeh as he took him to a football game, and the paparazzi's presence there irked him. The actor was with his wife Kareena Kapoor Khan, there to pick their younger son up from his football game. Saif was displeased to see the paparazzi.
He told them to dim the lights and said, “Ek second bhaisahab, Bacche log football khel rahe hain. Aap log isse film event bana rahe ho.” (The kids are playing football, and you all are turning this into a film event.)
Saif felt the presence of the paparazzi at his 2-year-old's football game was unnecessary. Paparazzi can often be disrespectful of a celebrity’s boundaries. Saif was concerned about his children’s privacy, which they get very little of owing to their parents’ popularity. He did not want to comply with the photographers this time and found it important to let them know that they were being inappropriate.
Kareena on the other hand was her usual nonchalant self. She offered a big smile to the cameras and took little Jeh’s hand to direct him into their car.
Netizens supported Saif’s argument, showing concern for his privacy. They insisted that there was no need for the photographers to be there at a little kid’s football game. One even suggested that strict action should be taken.
Saif and Kareena are huge celebrities in India, and one of the biggest couples of Bollywood. Naturally, their sons are adored by the same fans. The paparazzi love to get a shot of them anywhere they can, anticipating an animated response from the internet.
The couple has always been a good sport about their sons being photographed unless there are instances like this one when the paparazzi get a little too invasive.