Katrina Kaif and Vicky Kaushal's First Photo of Vihaan, and the Quiet Rituals of a Baby's First Year
Katrina Kaif and Vicky Kaushal shared the first photo of their son Vihaan's face on Diwali, a day after he turned one. What they posted, how they shared his first year on their own terms, and five small rituals for an...
The short answer On Diwali, 8 November 2026, Katrina Kaif and Vicky Kaushal shared the first photo showing their son Vihaan's face, a day after he turned one. The caption read "Our brightest Diwali yet". For a whole year they had shared only small glimpses, like his tiny hands on a picture book. The idea worth borrowing is not the photo. It is the pace: a first year lived mostly offline, with a few small rituals, like reading together every day, that a child grows up inside.
Most of us scrolled past a lot of Diwali photos this weekend. This one made people stop. A toddler in a cream kurta-pyjama and a little yellow jacket, sitting between his parents and beaming at the camera. It took Katrina and Vicky a full year to post it, and that wait is what makes the picture feel so warm.
Here is what they shared, what Vicky has said about being a new father, and what any family can take from it for a baby's first year.
What Katrina and Vicky shared on Diwali
According to Gulf News, the couple revealed Vihaan's face on Sunday, 8 November, in a Diwali family portrait shared a day after his first birthday. Vihaan wore a cream kurta-pyjama with a yellow jacket. The caption, as reported by The Indian Express, read: "Our brightest Diwali yet… Wishing everyone love, light and happiness. - Vicky, Katrina & Vihaan".
Friends from the industry filled the comments. Karan Johar wrote "Happy Birthday Vihaan", Farah Khan said he has Katrina's smile, and Alia Bhatt, Kiara Advani and Sonam Kapoor reacted too.
Until then, Gulf News notes, the couple had chosen what to share. When his name was announced in January, the photo showed his tiny hand held between theirs. And in one picture Katrina posted, she was reading the children's book Gujapati Kulapati to him, with only his small hands in view.
What Vicky has said about being a new dad
In October, Vicky spoke about fatherhood in a conversation reported by The Indian Express. "Your child's first learning is going to be subconsciously what he sees at home," he said, adding that he had never watched his own behaviour as closely as he had in the previous ten months.
"Your child's first learning is going to be subconsciously what he sees at home." Vicky Kaushal
That line stayed with us. A baby does not learn to love books because someone buys a set. They learn it because, every evening, a grown-up sits down with one and makes the animal noises. The habit is the gift.
Why the first year is worth keeping small
Here is our honest read. The first year with a baby is loud enough already: feeds, naps, vaccinations, relatives, and a phone full of photos nobody will ever sort. What stood out in Katrina and Vicky's year was how little of it was public. A hand on a page. A hand held between two parents. Then, when they were ready, one family photo on a festival.
You do not need to be famous to choose that pace. Many parents we talk to say the moment they remember most is not the cake. It is a quiet bedtime with the same book for the fortieth time.
Five small rituals for a baby's first year
None of these cost much. All of them get better with repetition.
1. Read one book a day. Ten minutes, the same chair, the same time. Board books with big animals and one word a page are perfect. Babies love hearing the same story again and again.
2. Keep a first-year box. The hospital tag, the first tiny outfit, a card from Nani. One shoebox, labelled with the year, is enough.
3. Share on your own terms. Decide as a couple what goes online and when. A family group on the phone is often all the audience a baby photo needs.
4. Mark the first festival. One family photo in festive clothes, printed and framed, beats a hundred on the phone. Diwali, Eid, Christmas or Onam, it is the same idea.
5. Start a first library. A low shelf the baby can reach, and a name inside every cover. Books travel to playschool, cousins and grandparents' homes, and the ones with a name come back.
A name inside the first books
Picture the shelf a year from now. Board books chewed at the corners, two copies of the same animal book because Dadi bought one too, and a favourite lent to a cousin that never quite returned. A name label inside the cover is the simplest fix, and it turns a pile of books into a child's own first library.
Our personalised book labels are made for exactly this, and our name labels work on bottles, sippers and tiffins once playschool starts. If you are shopping for a first birthday, the birthday gifts collection has options that get used long after the party. These are the book label designs we would pick for a one-year-old.
All four were in stock when we wrote this. Orders above Rs 399 ship free across India, and personalised items take 8 to 12 working days to arrive, so order a couple of weeks before a birthday.
Planning a first birthday?
If you are still deciding on a gift, our list of 1 year old birthday gifts keeps it practical. And if the party is coming up, see our return gifts for a 1st birthday party for ideas that little guests actually use.
Frequently asked questions
When did Katrina Kaif and Vicky Kaushal reveal Vihaan's face?
On Diwali, Sunday 8 November 2026, a day after Vihaan's first birthday, in a family photo with the caption "Our brightest Diwali yet".
What did Vihaan wear in the Diwali photo?
According to Gulf News, he wore a cream kurta-pyjama with a yellow jacket, and his parents were in coordinated festive outfits.
What has Vicky Kaushal said about fatherhood?
He said a child's first learning is what he sees at home, and that he had never watched his own behaviour as closely as in the months since becoming a father.
When should I start reading to my baby?
You can start from the first few months. Short daily sessions with sturdy board books, big pictures and your voice matter more than the number of books.
What is a good first birthday gift that lasts?
A few board books with the child's name inside each cover make a first library that grows with them, and they are useful long after the party.
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