How Katrina Kaif and Vicky Kaushal kept son Vihaan away from cameras for a year

In a year-long effort to shield their infant son from the prying eyes of the public, Bollywood actors Katrina Kaif and Vicky Kaushal have maintained a stringent separation between their public persona and their family life. The couple has kept Vihaan's face out of sight, despite the constant media curiosity surrounding them. Their approach included a polite request to photographers not to photograph their son, which they enforced during a recent airport encounter.

This strategy allowed the couple to maintain a balance between sharing glimpses of their motherhood on social media and preserving their son's privacy.

The couple's carefully curated social media presence featured other intimate moments with their child, such as Katrina reading a children's book to Vihaan or the baby's tiny hands visible in photographs. On social media, the couple showcased only carefully selected images of Vihaan, refraining from publishing pictures with his face. This approach allowed the couple to share the joy of fatherhood without making their son a regular figure on social media.

The moment of revealing Vihaan's face to the public came on November 8, coinciding with his first birthday. The couple chose to celebrate Diwali together, with Vihaan's first public appearance in a heartwarming family photograph. In the image, the toddler dons a cream kurta-pyjama and yellow jacket, while his parents affectionately smile beside him. The photograph garnered warm reactions from Bollywood celebrities, underscoring the couple's decision to protect their son's privacy on their own terms.