Kareena Kapoor Khan has opened up about raising sons Taimur and Jeh, sharing her approach to helping them express their emotions.
The Jab We Met star, Prithviraj Sukumaran, Meghna Gulzar and the Daayra team attended the trailer launch in Mumbai, where Kareena was asked about the film’s sensitive subject of violence involving minors, particularly as a mother to Taimur and Jeh.
She said, “It’s the responsibility of the boy and man as well. I am a mother of two sons and, of course, I am terrified because as a mother, you want to do your best. You want to protect them. You want to also show them that they are responsible.”
Kareena added, “So, the only thing I keep praying for is that men should be more kind. The perception is that girls are always sensitive. But that’s not always the case. There are men and boys who today have no fear of being sensitive and crying in front of a girl or their mother. I always tell my son, ‘If he wants to cry, he should go ahead’. He has to experience that and he has to know (what it feels like).”
She went on to say, “There were some scenes in this film which would just automatically choke me. There’s a scene which I have done with my fellow co-star (pointing at someone in the audience); it’s also my favourite scene in the film.”
The Crew star noted, “Meghna is not allowing me to say anything more! But it touches upon the belief that ‘galti hamesha ladki ki hi hoti hai’. You have to see that scene to understand the way Meghna has written it and the way she has communicated it. (It was so powerful that) I didn’t need any glycerine. I just remembered the lines. I was naturally kind of very disturbed and choked.”
Kareena Kapoor Khan has two sons, Taimur Ali Khan and Jehangir "Jeh" Ali Khan, whom she shares with her husband, actor Saif Ali Khan.
Daayra is set to hit the cinemas on September 18.
