The controversy surrounding the name of Taimur was “ghastly”, said Kareena Kapoor Khan while reflecting back on the controversy.

Kareena and actor-husband Saif Ali Khan became parents to a baby boy, who they named Taimur in 2016 and soon after that, social media was flooded with troll, questioning their decision.

Reportedly, Taimur was also the name of the founder of the Timurid Empire in Persia and Central Asia and had invaded India in 1398.

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Talking to journalist Barkha Dutt during a virtual session of ‘We The Women’, Kareena talked about how she navigated the phase of trolling.

“What happened about his name was just ghastly. It was disgusting and I’ll never forget it. It has obviously scarred me deeply as a person, as a mother. What I name my child, what I call him, is completely my discretion and of nobody else’s concern,” the actor said.

During her session, the 40-year-old actor shared an incident about a famous personality questioning her decision to go with the name soon after she gave birth.

“There was a famous personality who had the gall to come there, on the pretext of visiting me and the baby, and in the conversation, say ‘what’s with you? Why would you name your son Taimur?’ It hadn’t even been eight hours since I delivered! “I started crying. That person was then asked to leave. My journey with that started then, when I just made up my mind and said, ‘this is my son, I don’t care what happens, as long as he’s healthy, happy, we’re happy, that’s it. I don’t want to know what people were trolling, what was happening.'” Kareena said she found it bizzare how people went back to “200-300 years in the history” and questioned the couple’s choice.

The ‘Refugee’ actor said she selected the name for its meaning—iron and somebody who’s very strong —and the sound of it. Despite the initial controversy, the toddler has been an Internet sensation and is followed by the paparazzi round-the-clock.

In August this year, the couple announced they’re expecting their second child.