Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan’s son Taimur Ali Khan has always been in the headlines ever since his birth, be it for his name or his poses for the paparazzi. And he's back in the news once again. 

On the occasion of Maha Shivaratri today, Taimur was spotted outside his house and what caught people's attention was a third eye drawn on his forehead as he celebrated the occasion.

Here are the pictures:

© TOI/ Himanshu Shinde

© TOI/ Himanshu Shinde

Soon after the pictures were shared on ETimes' Instagram page, people started targeting Saif Ali Khan for dressing his kid up as Lord Shiva. It didn't stop at that though as people even dragged the Tandav controversy into the matter, blaming him for insulting Hindu god Shiva.

© ETimes Instagram

As far as the Tandav controversy is concerned, the show, helmed by Ali Abbas Zafar and written by Gaurav Solanki of Article 15 fame, has been accused of hurting religious sentiments. One particular scene, featuring Mohd Zeeshan Ayyub, where he is seen chanting lines dressed as Lord Shiva was found to be disrespectful by the people.

 A case had been filed by Additional Inspector, Hazratganj, Amarnath Verma, regarding the web series on January 18 against Aparna Purohit, Tandav director Ali Abbas, producer Himanshu Krishna Mehar and writer Gaurav Solanki. Another case was registered in Uttar Pradesh’s Gautam Buddha Nagar against Aparna and others under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (under sections 153-A (1) (B), 295-A, 505 (1) (B), 505 (2) of IPC).

“Western filmmakers have refrained from ridiculing Lord Jesus or the Prophet but Hindi filmmakers have done this repeatedly and are still doing this most unabashedly with the Hindu Gods and Goddesses,” the court observed.

“This tendency on the part of the Hindi film industry is growing and if not curbed in time, it may have disastrous consequences for the Indian social, religious and communal order. There appears to be a design behind such acts on the part of the people who just give a disclaimer in all the films and depict things in the movies which are really religiously, socially, and communally offensive in nature,” the court added.

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