Vivek Agnihotri is often in the controversies for his harsh and bold comments. He recently released the trailer of his film ‘The Bengal Files’, after which there was a discussion that he had taken a dig at Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor’s son Taimur. Now Vivek Agnihotri has clarified on this and said that his intention was not to target anyone, but also made it clear that no citizen of the country should name their child Taimur, who was a murderous invader.

Vivek Agnihotri

Actually, Taimur attacked India in the year 1398 and targeted the Delhi Sultanate. This was the reason that when Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor named their elder son Taimur, they were abused a lot. Now Taimur’s name is mentioned in the trailer of Vivek Agnihotri’s ‘The Bengal Files’. The trailer starts with the scene due to which Vivek Agnihotri is on target. The child sitting at the dining table is asked, ‘Son, tell me your name. As soon as the child says Taimur…’

Vivek Agnihotri

Then Shashwat Chatterjee’s character says, ‘Just think of the year 2050… when he will become India’s first young minority Prime Minister. Then how big a victory will our democracy have?’ A debate started on this scene that Vivek Agnihotri has taken a dig at the name of Kareena and Saif’s son, Taimur. When Vivek Agnihotri was asked whether he had commented on Saif and Kareena’s son, he said, ‘Many people are named Taimur. Saif was not the first person to name his child Taimur.’

Vivek Agnihotri

He further said, ‘When I went to Samarkand for the shooting of ‘The Tashkent Files’, I went to Taimur’s tomb. It is written outside, He conquered the richest Sultanate in the world. It was the Delhi Sultanate. They were going to give him the title of Badshah, but he refused and said that until he conquers Delhi, he will not accept it. He killed one lakh people in one night. He raped and looted on the way. He is a great person, but not for us. Of course, no one should name their child Taimur. This should not even be a question.’