Shah Rukh confirms his surrogate baby's birth, names him AbRam

Bollywood superstar Shah
Rukh Khan has confirmed the birth of his
and his wife Gauri Khan's surrogate baby
boy and has named him 'AbRam'. The
actor has also denied all reports of sex
determination tests on the child.

In a press release on Tuesday, Shah Rukh
said AbRam was having health issues as
he was prematurely born by several
months. "Amidst all the noise that has
been going around, the sweetest is the
one made by our newborn baby, AbRam. He was born prematurely by several
months, but has finally come home," said
Shah Rukh. "Gauri and our whole family
have been dealing with his health issues
for a long time now," he added.

"As a family, our silence on this subject
has been because of the personal nature
of emotional strife that we have been
going through due to his health," Shah
Rukh said. The superstar also put the
record straight that "there was no sex determination for our child".

"The baby was born much before the
speculations of 'sex determination' and
other 'issues' pertaining to the same
were being raised in the media by some
organisations. Suffice to say his coming
home puts to rest completely false and at times insensitive claims of sex
determination and alleged illegalities,"
he added.

On his part, the actor-producer has also
apologised to "all those other doctors
and hospitals who had to face unwanted
scrutiny and questioning by some
parties", and he has thanked the doctor
concerned, Jatin Shah, for his expertise and contribution to make the surrogacy
successful.

"We also wish to thank all the other
doctors, nurses and medical staff who
have made his life possible," added Shah
Rukh, who also said the entire surrogacy
process is bound by "strict
confidentiality". He has appealed to all "to allow us to cherish this private
moment as a family".

Shah Rukh, who began his tryst with
showbiz through the small screen in
1988, married Gauri in 1991. They have
two children together - son Aryan,16, and
daughter Suhana, 13.