Katrina Kaif and Vicky Kaushal with son Vihaan in their Diwali portrait, shared on November 8, 2026, a day after his first birthday. Photo: Katrina Kaif/Instagram.
Katrina Kaif and Vicky Kaushal gave their Diwali greeting a personal touch this year, sharing the first clear photograph of their son Vihaan’s face. Posted on Instagram on November 8, 2026, the family portrait arrived a day after the little boy’s first birthday.
The photograph shows the actors seated on the floor with Vihaan between them. He smiles towards the camera with both hands raised, while his parents look at him affectionately.
“Our brightest Diwali yet… Wishing everyone love, light and happiness. – Vicky, Katrina & Vihaan,” the couple captioned the post.
Their coordinated traditional outfits bring together shades of yellow and cream. Katrina wears a yellow embroidered suit with a matching dupatta and statement earrings. Vicky wears an ivory embroidered kurta with matching trousers, while Vihaan pairs a cream kurta-pyjama with a patterned yellow jacket.
A birthday followed by a Diwali introduction
Vihaan was born on November 7, 2025, and turned one on November 7, 2026. The following day’s Diwali post marked the couple’s first clear public photograph showing his face.
The actors had shared smaller glimpses of their son before. On January 7, 2026, they announced his name, Vihaan Kaushal, alongside a photograph of his tiny hand held by his parents.
Calling him their “ray of light,” they described becoming parents as an answer to their prayers and expressed gratitude for the change in their lives.
The couple had announced Katrina’s pregnancy on September 23, 2025, with a photograph showing Vicky holding her baby bump. They shared news of their baby boy’s arrival less than two months later.
Keeping his first year private
Throughout Vihaan’s first year, Katrina and Vicky shared selected family moments while keeping his face out of their public photographs. Earlier posts offered glimpses of his hands or showed him with his face concealed.
Reports from May 2026 also described an encounter at Mumbai airport where the couple asked photographers not to take pictures of their son. The Diwali portrait therefore offered a much clearer introduction than their previous updates.
The post drew affectionate responses from fellow actors. Sonam Kapoor, Mrunal Thakur, Arjun Kapoor and Shibani Akhtar were among those who left comments welcoming the family photograph and sending festive wishes.
Vicky has also spoken about how fatherhood has changed his everyday life. In a conversation shared on Harit Zaveri Jewellers’ YouTube channel, he described wanting to pause moments when Katrina is happy and their son is giggling. He said becoming a parent had made him more sensitive and more aware of his responsibilities.
Katrina and Vicky married in December 2021 at Six Senses Fort Barwara in Rajasthan. Nearly five years later, their latest festive photograph brings together two family milestones: their son turning one and his first clear introduction to their followers.
