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Madhavan warns son Vedaant against 'reflected glory' of celebrity

Madhavan warns son Vedaant against 'reflected glory' of celebrity
Madhavan says he treated son Vedaant as adult at 5, warned him against ‘reflected glory’ · indianexpress.com

A famous actor named R Madhavan talked about how he raises his son, Vedaant.

Vedaant is 20 years old and swims for India in big competitions.

He is a freestyle swimmer, but his dad says other swimmers are even better.

Madhavan told his son not to get too used to being popular.

He calls the extra attention 'reflected glory' because people notice Vedaant partly because of his famous dad.

Madhavan says he has treated his son like a grown-up since he was five years old.

Vedaant goes to bed at 8 o'clock at night and wakes up at 4 in the morning to train.

The family is thinking about how Vedaant can get better and maybe win a medal for India at the Olympics.

Madhavan says being a parent means having lots of questions and doubts, just like any other dad.

Key facts

Son's name
Vedaant Madhavan
Son's age
20 years old
Son's sport
International freestyle swimming for India
Daily routine
Sleeps at 8 pm, wakes at 4 am
Madhavan's marriage
Married Sarita Birje in 1999
Vedaant's birth year
2005
Recently seen in
GDN, a biographical drama about inventor G.D. Naidu
Interview outlet
The Hindu

Quotes

Actor R Madhavan

Actor and filmmaker known for films such as 3 and O Kadhal Kanmani

“I am a celebrity, he is a celebrity child. He has also done his bit of achievements that make him popular, and it gets enhanced through the fact that he’s my son. The most part I tell him is that he has far more opportunities than a normal child, because people know about him and he can become news very quickly, if he doesn’t know how to keep his ducks in a row.”
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“He is 20 years old, so he is pretty much an adult. I have always treated him as an adult from when he was 5 years old. He wasn’t prone to childish cajoling at all. We would take his opinion and then tell him why we were not taking his suggestion. He would understand.”
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