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Rajesh Khattar embraced fatherhood at the age of 53. The actor, along with his wife Vandana Khattar shared the first glimpse of their son Vanraj Khattar on social media.
The couple took the occasion of their twelfth wedding anniversary to introduce Vanraj to the world. Rajesh Khattar shared a photo of holding the baby in his arms while Vandana looks over and captioned the image as: "Hello Everyone (my first hello to all you wonderful people) Dad says world is going through trying times but this too shall pass & for us children,you all are going to make this world more beautiful than it ever was.
We kids believe & thank all of you for this promise #stayhome #staysafe & keep us safe #vanrajkhattar ( #happyanniversary #momdad ,though ur 12th but its a special one as your first with me) (sic)"
In an earlier interview with BT, the couple had spoken about becoming parents at a later stage in life. “For me, becoming a father at 50-plus was another challenge, but then, I am neither the first one, nor the last in this category." Vandana, actress and theatre producer had said, “After a lot of hardships — three miscarriages, three IUI (Intrauterine Insemination) failures, three IVF (In Vitro Fertilisation) failures and three surrogacy failures — over the last 11 years, we have reached here. I can’t express my joy. I want to tell my story because it will inspire couples to keep the faith and not give up hope, whatever their age is."
For the unversed, Rajesh Khattar is Ishaan Khattar's father and Shahid Kapoor's step-father. Actress Neelima Azeem is their mother.