Karan Johar: My greatest success is being a dad
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Synopsis
As his twins Roohi and Yash celebrated their eighth birthday, Karan Johar shared heartfelt sentiments about fatherhood, declaring it his greatest achievement. He honored his parents through their names, emphasizing love and lineage.
Key Takeaways
- Karan Johar celebrates his twins' eighth birthday.
- He considers fatherhood his greatest achievement.
- Named his children after his parents.
- Wishes for kindness for his children.
- Friends from the industry send warm birthday wishes.
Mumbai, Feb 7 (NationPress) As his twins Roohi and Yash celebrated their eighth birthday on Friday, the acclaimed filmmaker Karan Johar expressed that his greatest accomplishment is being their father.
Karan shared a collection of heartwarming photos with his children on his Instagram, mentioning that he chose their names in honor of his parents, believing it represents something beyond a lineage.
In his heartfelt caption, Karan conveyed his feelings: “My biggest Achievement is one of being a Father…. I named them after my parents because I felt beyond a lineage or a name an emotion must continue … they are my world!!!”
He described his twins as the “biggest prayers,” extending birthday wishes to Roohi and Yash.
“Happy birthday Roohi and Yash… my biggest prayer for you both is to be Kind always,”
Karan expressed.
Welcoming the twins through surrogacy in February 2017, Karan named Yash after his late father, filmmaker Yash Johar, while Roohi is derived from his mother's name, Hiroo.
Friends from the film industry flooded the comments section with birthday wishes for the twins.
Actress Janhvi Kapoor commented: “Happy birthday to Yash and Rooooooooohi.”
Malaika Arora added: “Happy birthday dear Roohi n Yash (sic).”
Designer and film producer Manish Malhotra simply wished, “Happy happy birthday dearest Yash and Roohi.”
Filmmaker and choreographer Farah Khan wrote: “Happy birthday to the angels.”
Extending his wishes, Karan’s close friend Neelam Kothari wrote: “Happy birthday Roohi and Yash.”
Tagging the eight-year-olds as “munchkins,” Raj Kundra said “Happy Birthday.”
Upon their arrival in 2017, Karan had shared, “I am ecstatic to share with you all the two most wonderful additions to my life, my children and lifelines; Roohi and Yash.
“I feel enormously blessed to be a parent to these pieces of my heart who were welcomed into this world with the help of the marvels of medical science.”
