Tusshar Kapoor says his son looks just like him

Actor Tusshar Kapoor, who recently announced that he has become a single father through surrogacy, says that his son Laksshya looks exactly like him.

“I wanted to be a single parent, my dream has come true. My son looks exactly like me, so it makes me very happy. I have no words to express how excited or joyous I feel right now,” Kapoor told the media at his home.

“It’s just your paternal instinct when you feel mentally that you are ready to become a father. A lot of people adopt, but I didn’t want to adopt, I wanted to have my own child.”

Kapoor said he’s confident he made the right decision.

“I wanted to be a father. I met Dr Firuza Parikh and she suggested this procedure. I was in a hurry to become a father. I am turning 40 in a few months, so I felt I was in the right stage to become a single parent and I went ahead with what was told to me.

“I am happy that I have taken the right decision. Our family is complete now. We are five now, grandparents, me, my sister and little Laksshya,” Kapoor.

Kapoor didn’t reveal when his son was born but said that he came home a week ago.

Actors Aamir Khan and Shah Rukh Khan both have children through IVF and surrogacy.

A conversation with Rajneeti director Prakash Jha, who has an adopted daughter, was one of the reasons behind Kapoor’s decision.

“I had visited Tirupati temple last year and while I was leaving... I met Prakash Jha who was also in my flight. And in our conversation he said that ‘[IVF] is also a way if you want to have a child, if you want to be a single parent’. He introduced me to a family who had followed the IVF and surrogacy procedure. So I felt very inspired and felt I was ready,” Kapoor said.