Shah Rukh confirms third baby with mix of sadness and happiness

Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan on Wednesday confirmed the birth of his third baby. However, the actor refrained from speaking about the child's sex and other details.

"I can say no to you right now. It is extremely personal and confidential and I would request everyone here tonite to have a great time. It's a little mix of sadness and happiness what's happening at this point of time. I would request everyone to show the same alacrity in doing the enthusiastic investigations that they are doing on my baby upon other things which it should be," said Shah Rukh.

"Let's get on the train baby, my baby will talk about some other time."

Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan (R) poses with wife Gauri Khan (L), daughter Suhana Khan and son Aryan Khan. (Twitter)

The sadness the star mentioned probably referred to the baby who was born prematurely and was therefore underweight at the time of his birth.

The couple already has son Aryan and daughter Suhana. The child was born at 34 weeks of pregnancy and weighed 1.5 kg at birth, BMC sources said quoting report received from Masrani Nursing Home.

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan became a father for the third time at the end of May, Mumbai officials said Wednesday, amid a controversy over whether the actor and his wife had undergone an illegal prenatal sex test.

A spokesman at Mumbai's municipal body said they have received confirmation that a baby boy was born in May in a northern city suburb to Khan, 47, and his wife Gauri.

"Andheri hospital has informed the BMC health authorities that a boy was born on May 27, 2013," said Vijay Khabale Patil, a spokesman for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).

"The father's name was Shah Rukh Khan and the mother was Gauri Khan," he told AFP.

The Khans, already parents to a teenage son and daughter, have made no announcements on the matter but it is standard procedure for hospitals to give details of births in the city to the BMC.

The baby is widely reported to have been born by surrogacy, an arrangement in which a woman carries the child of another couple.

Back in 2011, fellow Bollywood megastar Aamir Khan and his wife also had a baby boy using a surrogate mother.

The news that the birth was as far back as May means the child was born before rumours surfaced in the media that the Khans were expecting a boy, raising suspicions of an illegal sex test on the foetus.

On seeing the reports, the Indian Radiological and Imaging Association wrote to the health officials demanding an investigation.

Local media on Wednesday said the BMC were still investigating the matter, but Patil was unable to confirm this.

India bans sex tests because of a preference for sons in the country. Female foeticide has led to a major population imbalance between the sexes.

Khan, star of "Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge" ("The Braveheart will get the Bride") and "My Name Is Khan", topped the first Forbes India Celebrity 100 list earlier this year with annual estimated earnings of $37.7 million.

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