Says
Shiney
Ahuja
whose
birth
year
is
always
mentioned
as
1968,
seven
years
before
his
parents
were
wed,
embarrassing
them.
Shiney
Ahuja
celebrates
his
birthday
tomorrow
but
he's
apprehensive
that
the
media
will
write
it
as
'May
15,
1968'
yet
again
when
he
was
actually
born
in
1975!
Not
that
old
Laughs
Shiney,
"It's
bizarre
but
every
year
my
birthday
is
shown
as
1968
which
makes
me
39.
Apart
from
the
fact
that
I
am
not
so
old,
it's
embarrassing
for
my
parents
and
me
as
we
have
to
keep
giving
clarifications
to
family
and
friends.
My
parents
got
married
in
1971
and
I
have
an
elder
sister,
Shweta,
who
was
born
in
1973.
So
obviously,
if
I
was
born
in
1968,
I'd
have
to
be
illegitimate?
It's
shocking
and
distressing
for
my
parents!
I
can
laugh
it
off
as
I
am
used
to
all
this.
But
when
I
do,
my
parents
get
upset
with
me.
So
I
am
clarifying
this
for
my
parents
-
I
am
neither
39
nor
am
I
illegitimate."
It's
a
special
day
for
Shiney
tomorrow
as
his
mother
has
flown
down
from
Delhi
to
be
with
him
and
his
wife
Anu.
"Dad
(Colonel
Suraj
Prakash
Ahuja)
would
have
come
too
as
he
celebrates
with
us
every
year
but
this
year
he
has
some
urgent
work
commitments."
This
will
also
be
the
first
time
Shiney
celebrates
his
birthday
with
his
seven-month
old
daughter
Arshiya.
"It's
very
special
occasion.
I've
grown
as
a
dad
but
the
best
change
is
that
today
I
love
to
wake
up
in
the
mornings.
Earlier
it
was
a
pain
but
now
Arshiya
comes
and
sits
on
my
chest
and
keeps
saying
'papa'
till
I
wake
up.
It's
the
most
precious
moments
of
my
life."
Story first published: Wednesday, May 14, 2008, 15:08 [IST]