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Top gynaecologist Dr Rustom Soonawala, who delivered Taimur & Raha, passes away
Updated On: 06 January, 2025 05:25 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
A heartbreaking piece of news has come that Dr Rustom Soonawala, who delivered Taimur, Kareena, passed away at the age of 95 on Sunday, January 5

Gynaecologist Dr Rustom Soonawala passed away
In 2016, Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan welcomed their first child, Taimur Ali Khan, who quickly became a favourite of the paparazzi. With Taimur's birth, something that made headlines was the doctor Kareena and Saif chose for the delivery of their first child. Gynaecologist Dr Rustom Soonawala, a favourite of several Bollywood families, delivered Taimur, and the interesting fact was that he had also brought Kareena into the world. Now, a heartbreaking piece of news has come that Dr Rustom Soonawala passed away at the age of 95 on Sunday, January 5.
More about Dr Rustom Soonawala
Dr. Rustom passed away due to a prolonged illness. The Padma Shri awardee invented the polyethene IUD in the 1960s, a device used for birth control. Dr. Rustom had been a family gynaecologist for the Kapoors. He delivered Karisma Kapoor in 1974. He also delivered Neetu Kapoor and Rishi Kapoor’s son, Bollywood heartthrob Ranbir Kapoor, into the world in 1982.

