Paparazzo Yogen Shah recently shed light on the tiring efforts involved in capturing photos of celebrity children. In a recent interview, he discussed the frenzy surrounding Taimur Ali Khan‘s birth and how, for several years, he had to deploy his photographers outside Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan’s residence in Mumbai. He mentioned that a similar situation is now unfolding with Raha Kapoorthe one-year-old daughter of Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor.
During his conversation with Connect Cine, Shah revealed, “In the case of Taimur, people all over the world wanted to watch him. People wanted to see him over and over again. For this reason, I used to keep photographers stationed outside Kareena Kapoor’s house. This was for at least the first two years. He was of utmost importance. It was always like, ‘We need to have Taimur’s pictures, we can’t afford to not have it. For once, it is okay to miss someone else’s photos but not Taimur.’”
He continued, “Now, it is the same with If Kapoor. Just this morning, for whatever reasons, my photographer was 15 minutes late. Because of this, I couldn’t have Raha’s photo. You won’t believe how terrible I felt about it. I called people I share photos with that I won’t take remuneration from you. Because I missed the photo, it felt like I had done a blunder. I felt guilty.”
During his conversation with Connect Cine, Shah revealed, “In the case of Taimur, people all over the world wanted to watch him. People wanted to see him over and over again. For this reason, I used to keep photographers stationed outside Kareena Kapoor’s house. This was for at least the first two years. He was of utmost importance. It was always like, ‘We need to have Taimur’s pictures, we can’t afford to not have it. For once, it is okay to miss someone else’s photos but not Taimur.’”
He continued, “Now, it is the same with If Kapoor. Just this morning, for whatever reasons, my photographer was 15 minutes late. Because of this, I couldn’t have Raha’s photo. You won’t believe how terrible I felt about it. I called people I share photos with that I won’t take remuneration from you. Because I missed the photo, it felt like I had done a blunder. I felt guilty.”
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Several celebrities have chosen to shield their children from the public eye. Stars like Anushka Sharma and Rani Mukerji have requested photographers to refrain from taking pictures of their kids. Similarly, Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor requested privacy for Raha for the first year after her birth. They eventually introduced her to the public during the Kapoors’ Christmas lunch in 2023.