Akshay Kumar says son Aarav left home at 15: ‘I didn’t want him to go but was in no position to stop him’

Khiladi Kumar lauded his son for being grounded, doing all the household chores himself, and avoiding splurging on expensive clothes. He said, “He does his own laundry, he is a good cook, does the utensils and doesn’t even want to buy expensive clothes. In fact, he goes to a second-hand store, Thrifty, to buy clothes because he doesn’t believe in wastage.”

It would be natural for Aarav to forge a path in the film industry, given that both his parents and his grandparents have been a part of the industry. However, the actor shared that his son isn’t interested in films. “We never forced him to do anything; he is interested in fashion, he doesn’t want to be a part of cinema. He came to me and said that I don’t want to do films. I said this is your life, do what you want to do,” he said.

Akshay also complimented his wife and himself for raising Aarav to be a simple man. He said, “I am happy the way Twinkle and I have brought up Aarav; he is a very simple boy. My daughter, on the other hand, likes clothes.”

Akshay is married to Twinkle Khanna. The two had Aarav in 2002. Nitara was born in 2012. Last month, Aarav turned 21. Akshay had shared a warm note for his son on his birthday. He wrote, “Hi mere angrez puttar…the candles on your cake count to 21 today, but for me you’d always be the li’l one who’d jump into my lap and make a tough day worth carrying on. Enjoy your day my son, you can now legally do everything I suspect you’ve been doing already ;) Love you, Aarav. Forever your proud dad.”