Adnan Sami's son says he loves his father, but his home is Pakistan

Azaan Sami, the son of Indian singer Adnan Sami Khan, says he loves his father but his home is Pakistan.

In an interview with the BBC Asian Network, the 25-year-old music producer and screenwriter opened up for the first time about his father, who is often in the eye of controversy for his tweets and public comments about Pakistan.

"As far as I am concerned, the reason I have never spoken about this before is because he is my father, I love him, I respect him," Sami said.

"What I choose to call home, now is my choice, and I chose to work in Pakistan."

Sami is the son of Khan and his former wife, Pakistani actor Zeba Bakhtiar.

When further probed about his father, he added, "My father is more of a mentor, somebody with whom I seek advice from about my work. We have had a very tested relationship. I lived with my mom."

Sami, a father of two, further said that he has lived a large chunk of his teen years in Pakistan and he feels immense pride in the [film] industry which is family to him.

Commenting on his father's divisive tweets, he explained: "It's very interesting how people around me react when stuff like that happens because he's my father so a lot of the time, there's just silence. They don't know what to say, and about how I am feeling."

Talking about his mother, he said she was very disciplined and a true "patriotic woman. After God wherever I am is because of her."