Mumbai March 6 (IANS) Even as Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan said his friend Karan Johar s decision to become a single father via surrogacy is personal and must be respected Samajwadi Party leader Abu Asim Azmi on Monday questioned the Bollywood filmmaker s decision.
What is this drama of surrogacy? He could have adopted children if he wanted to become a father Azmi told the media here.
He wanted to know why Karan 44 didn t marry.
Karan announced on Sunday that he had become a father to a baby girl and a baby boy through surrogacy. He has named the daughter Roohi -- in a rearrangement of his mother Hiroo s name -- and the son has been christened Yash -- after Karan s late father.
Congratulating Karan Shah Rukh who also has a son named AbRam via surrogacy told media on Sunday: It is very personal because I have had this moment. So let s respect (it) and leave (it at) that. We will have celebrations love and happiness later.
The Bollywood fraternity at large has supported Karan s decision and cheered for him and his family.
Actor Tusshar Kapoor is another celebrity who became a single parent to Laksshaya Kapoor via surrogacy last year.
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