Karan Johar becomes father of twins via surrogacy

MUMBAI: Bollywood filmmaker Karan Johar said on Sunday that he has become a parent to twins via a surrogate.

The 44-year-old, one of Bollywood’s most influential personalities, said the twins – a girl and a boy named Roohi and Yash - were born “with the help of the marvels of medical science.”

A report in the Times of India newspaper said they were born on February 7 in a Mumbai hospital.

“This was an emotional yet well thought out decision which I have taken after considering all the responsibilities and duties that come with being a parent,” Johar said in a statement.

Johar is a bachelor and has on many occasions come close to publicly saying that he is gay.

“Everybody knows what my sexual orientation is. I don't need to scream it out. If I need to spell it out, I won't only because I live in a country where I could possibly be jailed for saying this,” he is quoted as saying in his recently-released biography, “An Unsuitable Boy”.

Other Bollywood stars who have children via surrogacy include Shah Rukh Khan and Tusshar Kapoor.