I
Was
Quite
A
Difficult
Kid
''I
was
quite
a
difficult
kid,
I
believe.
As
a
young
kid,
I
think
I
spent
a
lot
of
time
on
my
own.
My
parents
were
quite
busy,
and
I
thought
my
ayah
had
given
me
birthday
presents!''
I
Thought
The
Maid
Was
My
Mother
''It
was
really
sad...
I
remember
I
said,
'Amma,
see
what
Margaret
gave
me
for
my
birthday'.
And
my
mother's
like,
'I
have
given
you
that!'
I
thought
the
maid
was
my
mother,
I
think,
for
a
while.''
I
Thought
About
Changing
Taimur's
Name
When
asked
about
Taimur,
he
said,
''I
thought
for
a
second
about
changing
his
name.
For
a
couple
of
weeks.
And
Kareena
was
a
little
against
it
and
she
said,
'People
respect
you
for
your
opinion
and
you
can't'...
So
I
said,
yeah,
but
it's
not
about
people.
I
don't
want
him
to
get
unpopular.
And
I
still
might,
maybe
when
he's
one
or
two,
I
might
change
his
name
in
a
while,
it's
still
sinking
in,
what
to
do.''
Saif
Even
Wrote
A
Letter
About
Changing
Taimur's
Name
''Someone
in
my
PR
agreed
with
me,
and
we
drafted
a
small
letter.
And
when
I
read
it,
it
was
so
pathetic,
that
I
cancelled
the
idea.
Because
it
was
really
like,
uhh,
'I'm
sorry',
and
'I
didn't
want
to
offend' and
'I'm
an
idiot',
and
you
know,
I've
given
in
to
pressure.''
The
Letter
Sounded
Awful
''It
just
sounded
awful.
However
you
write
it,
it
just
wasn't
sounding
right.
It
was
like
I
didn't
realise
where
I
live
or
what
I'm
doing.
So
I
did
think
about
it.
I
thought
about
it,
but
it
was
for
the
wrong
reason.''
I
Feel
Taimur
Might
Get
In
Trouble
In
School
Because
Of
His
Name
''If
I
feel
that
he's
going
to
get
in
trouble
in
school,
I
might
change
it
still.
It's
a
bit
late
now
though.
Or
not.
I
don't
know.''
He's
Called
Tim
Khan
''Tim,
that's
what
he's
called
(laughs).
Tim
Khan.
Tim
Pataudi.
Timmy,
Tim...
What's
your
name?
Taimur
if
it
comes
in...
He's
quite
a
fiery
guy
though,
I
must
say.''
Taimur
Yells,
Not
Cries
''I
hope
he
doesn't
already
understand
that
it's
a
strong
name.
He
makes
his
feelings
felt
very
strongly.
Yells,
not
cries.
Stop
doing
what
you're
doing
and
he's
fine.''
Did
Saif
Know
About
Timur
Before
Naming
His
Son
Taimur?
"I
had
already
read
up
on
him.
I
came
across
Timur
while
doing
an
Art
History
paper,
you
know.
I
was
studying
Humayun's
Tomb.
And
they
say
the
reason
the
Kremlin
and
Humayun's
Tomb
and
Taj
Mahal
have
similar
domes
is
because
of
Timur.
It's
because
he
sacked
a
mosque
in
Damascus,
it
was
a
wooden
dome,
and
he
had
an
artist
copy
it
down.''
I
Thought
Timur
Was
Kind
Of
Cool
''He
was
a
great
patron
of
the
arts,
apart
from
what
he
obviously
was
-
this
hardcore,
tall,
deadly
warrior.
But
I
thought
it
was
kind
of
cool
when
I
was
growing
up.''