Sonam Kapoor discusses the privacy of her son Vayu

• Sonam Kapoor has been traveling back and forth to London and Delhi with her son Vayu.
• Admits that Mumbai is always going to be home for her.
• Talks about how motherhood has changed her, concerns for her son’s privacy, and her accent.

Actress Sonam Kapoor spoke with us about how becoming a mother has changed her, her worries for her son Vayu’s privacy, and Mumbai at a recent event.
Sonam Kapoor, an actress, has been living out of a suitcase due to her frequent trips to Delhi and London, but she acknowledges that “Mumbai is always going to be home” for her. “I am a Bombay girl, and that will never change. I always have a classic Bombay accent. I realized that I hadn’t left my house because of my pregnancy and that the roads were khod (laughs). She jokes, alluding to a previous tweet she sent criticizing the city’s construction, “Hopefully, it’s for the best.

On Tuesday, while Sonam was in the city attending an event, paparazzi were waiting outside the venue to take her picture. While Sonam is very at ease around the paparazzi, she is concerned about Vayu’s privacy. She said the Indian paparazzi had complied with her request to stop taking pictures of him. “They don’t use cameras. The paparazzi in India are not like that (invading privacy). They won’t do something if you ask them not to. With Indian media or paparazzi, I never had a negative encounter. They wouldn’t take it if I told them I didn’t want his photos taken, Kapoor explains. Using her mother Sunita Kapoor as an example, who has always avoided the spotlight as an example, Sonam further solidifies her statement: “My mother has asked them repeatedly to never take her photo, and when she asks them not to do it, her photos are not taken. So I know the Indian media will not cover him till I don’t allow it.”

Sonam acknowledges that becoming a mother has made her more responsible when speaking about the child. “You develop greater responsibility as a person” (post motherhood). You only devote your attention to essential causes and areas that are in need of it. In a sense, someone else owns your time. I dedicate most of my time to my son and husband. I enjoy what I do, therefore that will also be a top priority. Your timing has now changed. Frivolous things aren’t as significant as you formerly believed, she says. If you ask her to mention one of her list of frivolous activities, she immediately responds, “Scrolling on Instagram” (laughs).

As she mentions work, she also confesses she doesn’t “know what’s going on” in the industry. With the barrage of negativity that the Hindi film industry is facing, Sonam, 37, feels “it’s important to support each other”. “Every industry works like that. You also need to respect your competition. There’s space for everybody. And remember, social media isn’t real,” she signs off.

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