Updated On: 29 January, 2025 02:19 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
R Madhavan`s son Vedaant is a freestyle swimmer who has earned several medals for India. The actor shared the warnings he has given to his boy about fame and privilege

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Bollywood’s versatile actor R Madhavan, who completed 25 years in the film industry has warned his son Vedaant about navigating fame after earning recognition as a freestyle swimmer. For those unversed, Vedaant bagged a gold medal in the men`s 800m freestyle at the Danish Open swimming event in Copenhagen. He won medals for India at the 2023 Malaysia Invitational Age Group Swimming Championships. He also represented Team Maharashtra in the Khelo India 2023 tournament, winning five gold and two silver medals.
In an interview with Miss Malini, Madhavan shared the warnings he has given his son when it comes to his fame. He said, "It feels really proud when a common man comes up and says, `We like your work, but we are so proud of you because of Vedaant`. But I had to tell him ‘You know your life, unfortunately, or fortunately, is going to be privileged because you’re my son’.”