There's
much
reason
to
rejoice
in
the
Khan
household.
Even
as
Sussanne
Roshan
prepares
for
motherhood
a
second
time,
brother
Zayed
is
over-the-moon
with
his
first-time
parenthood.
"I've
named
my
son
Zidaan
,
it
means
son.
His
naming
was
put
to
vote
and
we
all
opted
for
Zidaan.
It
feels
very
strange
and
yet
very
comforting
to
have
someone
come
in
and
usurp
me
as
the
baby
of
the
family.
I
enjoyed
it
while
it
lasted.
But
now
I
want
to
pass
the
baton
on.
There're
many
perks
to
being
the
baby
of
the
family.
But
there're
an
equal
number
of
disincentives.
I
was
tired
of
being
the
family's
center
of
attraction.
I
was
a
very
loved
child.
All
my
family,
parents,
aunts,
sisters
pampered
me.
I'm
a
lucky
guy.
I
can't
complain."
The
new
father's
joy
brims
over.
“The
three
most
defining
moments
in
a
guy's
life
are,
when
his
father
calls
him
his
son,
when
the
woman
he
loves
call
him
her
husband
and
when
his
child
calls
him
father.
I've
gone
through
all
these
defining
moments.
My
parents
are
ecstatic.
Words
cannot
express
their
happiness.
My
Dad
says,
'My
third
copy
is
out.'
In
fact,
our
entire
house
is
being
re-done
for
him.
It's
been
a
long
time
since
any
renovation
was
done
in
the
house.
But
we
never
had
any
incentive.
He
came
home
on
Wednesday
Jan
23.
We
had
a
welcome-home
ceremony
done
for
him."
Moving
reluctantly
to
work,
Zayed
describes
the
"fantastic
schedule" in
Turkey
for
Mission
Istanbul.
"It's
all
about
working
with
like-minded
people.
Yes,
I
did
some
audacious
action
including
jumping
down
a
high-rise.
There
was
no
choice.
My
character
required
me
to
get
seriously
audacious.
And
I
did.
We
took
a
lot
of
precautions.
But
I
told
my
director,
Apoorva
Lakhia,
that
we
need
to
give
the
audience
their
money's
worth.
As
a
kid
I
remember
how
thrilled
I
used
to
be
watching
my
father
and
Mr.
Amitabh
Bachchan
do
all
those
daredevil
stunts.
Today's
audience
has
seen
so
much
more
of
the
international
cinema.
We
have
to
give
them
international-level
action.
If
you
see
Chinese
cinema,
it
takes
action
to
another
level"
Zayed
admits
he
was
terrified
doing
the
heart-in-the-mouth
stunts.
"Anything
that
happens
for
the
first
time,
be
it
fatherhood
or
stunts,
scares
you.
I
asked
our
action
guys
to
show
me
exactly
what
they
wanted.
I
really
practiced
hard
before
taking
the
plunge.
Apoorva's
film
believes
in
very
high-octane
stunts.
Apu's
a
hyper
guy.
Very
passionate
and
spirited."
But
Zayed
had
to
keep
the
action
away
from
his
parents.
“I
hid
the
truth
of
the
stunts
from
my
family
as
much
as
possible.
Being
the
son
and
husband
and
father-to-be,
I
had
to
spare
them
the
anxiety." Zayed
admits
he
had
verbal
spats
with
his
director
on
the
sets.
"By
the
end
of
the
day
we
sometimes
didn't
talk
to
one
another
but
canned
some
terrific
shots."
Story first published: Friday, February 22, 2008, 16:18 [IST]