2017 by far has been a year of big announcements. One of the biggest announcements made this year was by Karan Johar when he made known the arrival of his children Yash and Roohi. The filmmaker is elated on the arrival of Yash and Roohi and is leaving no stone unturned in giving them the best childhood.
Recently, Karan in an open-letter to Yash and Roohi that he penned for a leading magazine, expressed his feelings for them. He wrote, "I was 44-years-old when you were born to me, and almost immediately you made me as sentimental as a Hallmark greeting card. I spout clichés on how magical the two of you are, how you have filled the vacuum in my life and how you made my house a home, but it’s true. You’ve changed my life completely, and I’m not complaining. I worry a lot more than I ever did—I have these strange thoughts about my insurance premium, my will, even the division of my assets. I stay awake some nights wondering who I can appoint your guardian if something happened to me."
Karan revealed that after Yash and Roohi came in his life, he sought to live healthier and hit the gym immediately to get fit. "Do you want to know the first thing I did when you were born? I started going to the gym and got myself a nutritionist. All to get healthier, so I’m around. I’m aware that the one thing I can give you, that I owe you, is my life. So when I think of what dreams and aspirations I have for you, my first dream is that I’m there long enough," added the filmmaker.
Karan continued, "Most people underrate the gravity of the decision to bring a child into this world. It’s considered a part of regular life—you get married and procreate. It’s simply the done thing. But in today’s day and age, filled with urban angst and crazy schedules where one is barely able to handle their own life, bringing a new life is a big decision. It felt instinctual, I just knew I was ready—to nurture you in the way that I knew best."
Also talking about their first word and first day at school, Karan concluded, "I’ve already started imagining things like your first day at school, your first words and even your first acknowledgement of me. To tell you the truth, every single day I whisper ‘papa, papa, papa’ into your ears because I’m petrified that your first words will be in Malayalam (all our four nurses are from Kerala)!"
Isn't the letter just heartwarming?!
CREDITS: VOGUE MAGAZINE 