On Wednesday noon, producer-director Karan Johar's twins, Roohi and Yash, were discharged from the suburban mother-and-childcare facility where they had been kept since their premature birth on February 7.
The director took his bundles of joy home to granny Hiroo Johar, who settled them into their newly-created and decorated nursery. Daddy Karan reached the hospital a little past 12 pm, completed the required paperwork and took his babies home, with help from the hospital staff. When we spoke to Karan a day before the big day, he said, “My babies are doing well. I have received lots of presents for them. There's a room full of those packets, but I think my children are the best presents for me. With them, I don't think I would ever need anything around me. And with me around, they wouldn't need anything else. I don't know what will be the first thing that I will do when I bring them home. But I know that they're coming from the hospital. I need to settle them in. Before that, I will survey everything and ensure that the house is in order. I am mummy and daddy to them, so I have dual responsibility to ensure my kids are happy and healthy.“
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Doc advises filmmaker to keep social life low key as his prematurely born twins are susceptible to infection
Sonil Dedhia and Mohar Basu (MID-DAY; March 30, 2017)

Karan Johar, who embraced fatherhood via surrogacy last month, finally took home his newborns, Yash and Roohi, yesterday. The twins were born premature and spent seven weeks in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) of a Santacruz hospital. The filmmaker, known for hosting lavish just-like-that parties, will however have to wait to celebrate their arrival with friends and well wishers.

Dr Bhupendra Avasthi, who has been monitoring the kids’ health, tells midday, “Karan is emotionally attached to the babies and is sincere as a father. He’d regularly come to check on them [ when they were in the NICU]. I am sure he will be able to look after them really well by himself." The baby boy is named after KJo’s filmmaker-father, late Yash Johar; the girl is called Roohi, an anagram of his mother’s name, Hiroo.

The doctor adds over the past two months, the kids’ health has significantly improved. “They were two-and-half months premature and weighed less than 1.5 kgs. In the last 51 days, their weight has nearly doubled.”

Karan has been advised to take the kids to hospital for routine check-ups. “Normally, babies have low immunity and in case of premature births, extra precaution is mandatory. Regular follow-up [ check-up] is of utmost importance, so that we can monitor their growth. Deficiencies that they had during birth also need to be checked. We have fixed dates to conduct tests and ascertain their health. He [Karan] needs to keep a tab on the number of guests he receives; the babies are susceptible to infection.”

Sources say friends will start dropping in today to wish him, but none will be allowed to meet the kids for at least a month. A special crib has been designed with a protection net to keep infection at bay. A nurse has also been appointed. A source says, “Karan’s mother is a doting granny, and constantly keeping vigil at the babies’ side.”