I am not a boy anymore: Emraan

I wanted to be around Praveen all the time when her due date was nearing. In fact, even during the child birth, I wanted to be there. I know this might sound strange, but I actually felt as if even I was giving birth to this child in my own way and didn’t know where else I belonged apart from where my wife was. Trust me, at that time Ididn’t think about being a father and having such a delicate preciousthing in my life, what would I do to take care of it, how would I take out timefrom work for it, etc. All I did was be around my wife. And yes, there was thisvery strange excitement building up, which I really can’t explain.Finally, one day I stepped out with a couple of friends to have someice-cream to calm my nerves that were acting up because of all the excitement.And that’s when I got a call saying that I am a father of a baby boy. Irushed back and trust me, I regretted every moment of my drive back, that I hadeven step out. I first saw Praveen and was happy to see her doing fine. Then Isaw him, the little guy was sleeping. At that very moment all myworries, guilt, nervousness and every other feeling vanished. I was happy and itis hard to explain in words what that moment was for me.Ayaan mademe a father. He made me realise my responsibilities towards him. Unfortunately,I had to go for an outdoor shoot of a movie and just at that time. So I asked mywife to click Ayaan’s photograph every single day and send it to me. Iwanted to see him every day as he was that day. I wanted to see his every moveand every change in him. Yes I have changed. I am not a boy anymore,I am a man, a husband and now a father. If someone was to ask me whether this isthe end of all the so-called fun, I wouldsay the fun has justbegun. I am a happy man!Check out Emraan Hashmi’s homepage Follow us on Twitter for more stories