Bollywood star Aishwarya Rai Bachchan gives birth to 'the cutest baby girl'

By Emily Sheridan

Last updated at 12:21 PM on 16th November 2011


Bollywood actress and model Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has given birth to her first child.

The L'Oreal spokesmodel, 38, and her actor husband Abhishek Bachchan, 35, welcomed a baby girl in a Mumbai hospital this morning.

Abhishek broke the news on Twitter, exclaiming: 'It's a girl :-).'

Baby joy: Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, pictured at the Oscars in February, has given birth to her first child

Her father-in-law, actor Amitabh Bachchan, 69, also took to the micro-blogging site to share his delight at becoming a grandfather.

Using a Hindi expression to denote paternal grandfather, he said: 'I am Dada to the cutest baby girl... ecstatic!'


The former Miss World, one of the few Indian actresses to gain worldwide fame outside the Bollywood world, gave birth at the private Seven Hills hospital.

Excitement: A heavily pregnant Rai with her husband Abhishek Bachchan at a Mumbai party last week

Already a huge star internationally, Rai married into the Bachchan acting dynasty in 2007.

Prior to her romance with Bachchan, Rai had a high-profile romance with Bollywood bad boy Salman Khan.

Her father-in-law Amitabh is undoubtedly one of the biggest stars in Bollywood and has hosted the Indian versions of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? and Big Brother.

Rai, once described as the most beautiful woman in the world, started her career as a model in the mid-90s, appearing in advertisements for Pepsi and gracing the cover of Vogue.

I'm a father! Abhishek took to Twitter to announce he had becoming a father

Proud grandfather: Rai's father-in-law, Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan was thrilled

In 1994, while studying for a degree in architecture, she won the Miss World pageant, leading her to abandon her studies and spend a year in London.

In 1997, she made her acting debut in political film Iruvar, which kicked off her busy film career.

Although prominently a Bollywood actress, Rai made the crossover to Western films starring alongside Martin Henderson in Bride & Prejudice - inspired by Jane Austen's classic novel Pride & Prejudice - in 2004.

Two years ago, she starred alongside Steve Martin in Pink Panther 2.

Crossover star: Rai with Martin Henderson in Bride And Prejudice in 2004

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