JULY 4- Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan on Wednesday confirmed the birth of his third baby. However, the actor refrained from speaking about the child’s sex and other details.
“I can say no to you right now. It is extremely personal and confidential and I would request everyone here tonite to have a great time. It’s a little mix of sadness and happiness what’s happening at this point of time. I would request everyone to show the same alacrity in doing the enthusiastic investigations that they are doing on my baby upon other things which it should be,” said Shah Rukh
“Let’s get on the train baby, my baby will talk about some other time.”
The sadness the star mentioned probably referred to the baby who was born prematurely and was therefore underweight at the time of his birth.
According to reports the baby required intensive post natal care and hence was kept in Mumbai hospital before he was bought to their home Mannat on July 1.
SRK was talking to mediapersons in a press conference meant for the promotion of his next flick Chennai Express, where he will seen with Deepika Padukone.
Earlier in the day, the veil of secrecy over Shah Rukh’s third baby, born with the help of a surrogate mother, was lifted after the civic authority on Wednesday had confirmed the development.
“Yes, we have received the birth report of Shah Rukh and Gauri Khan’s baby boy,” told BMC additional municipal commissioner Manisha Mhaiskar.
As per details in the birth report, the baby boy was born on May 27 to parents listed as Shah Rukh Khan and Gauri Shah Rukh Khan at the Masrani Hospital for Women in suburban Andheri.
The couple already has son Aryan and daughter Suhana. The child was born at 34 weeks of pregnancy and weighed 1.5 kg at birth, BMC sources said quoting report received from Masrani Nursing Home.
It is mandatory for nursing homes and hospitals to register every birth in the city. The civic body issues birth certificates to parents on the basis of that report.
Speculation was that Gauri’s sister-in-law Namita Chibber may have been the surrogate mother, but there has been no confirmation so far.
Earlier, following a complaint based on media reports that a pre-natal sex determination test had been conducted, the BMC had sent a team to Khan’s residence last month to ascertain the facts. The team, however, was turned away.
Gender testing is banned in the country under the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Technique (PCPNDT) Act.
Advocate Varsha Deshpande had filed a complaint with the State government and the BMC against the 47-year-old actor for allegedly selecting and revealing the sex of the foetus.
