Ayat was a gift Salman bhai asked from us, reveals Aayush Sharma

December 27 was a double whammy for Salman Khan as not only did he celebrate his 54th birthday on the day, his sister Arpita gave birth to her second child -- a baby girl, Ayat. Not many people know that it was a conscious decision of the parents -- Arpita and Aayush Sharma to deliver their second child on this very day. Aayush told HT that it was a gift that Salman Khan asked them for.

Aayush said, “The due date was last week of December or first week of January. When we told this to everyone, Bhai (as Salman is lovingly called) was excited and said ‘give me a gift’. So, it was a conscious decision to bring Ayat into this world on that day. It is a very good omen to have her on Bhai’s birthday... Also, it saves me from giving multiple parties! Arpita has a habit of throwing lavish parties, so I was anyway thinking how much I’ve got to earn to celebrate hers, mine, Ahil’s (three year old son) and Ayat’s birthdays.”

“Now, we all can go to the farmhouse, where on one side, we can celebrate Bhai’s birthday and the other side can be booked for the kid’s party," he added.

Aayush has taken two weeks off from his next film Kwatha. He says, “They need me right now. Since I’ll be away from home for two months for work, I don’t want Ayat to forget me. Also, I don’t want Ahil to feel that now, the entire attention has shifted to Ayat,” he shared.

Aayush revealed that Ahil has already started behaving like an over-protective big brother. “Ahil thought the baby would be his size and he’ll be able to play with her. He was like ‘Papa she is too small and squishy, like a doll..’ But he has become this over protective big brother. No one gets to meet Ayat without Ahil’s permission. He hasn’t been able to pronounce her name yet, so he calls her Hyatt,” he said.

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