Shahrukh Khan meets Aishwarya Rai’s daughter Aaradhya Bachchan

If any last nail was needed to bury the rumours of a rift between Shahrukh Khan and Abhishek Bachchan, it was hammered earlier this week when SRK paid a visit to Jalsa to meet Aishwarya Rai’s daughter Aaradhya. The ever busy man that he is, Shahrukh Khan hadn’t yet had the time to meet Abhishek and Aishwarya’s daughter despite him being among the first ones to congratulate the couple after the news of Aishwarya Rai’s pregnancy broke out last year. We hear that finally on Wednesday night, Shahrukh was at Hrithik Roshan’s place when he decided to visit the Bachchans. He drove to Jalsa and spent some time playing with Aaradhya. Thereafter, he, Abhishek and Farah Khan (who had also arrived to see Aaradhya) spent a lot of time just chatting away. The meeting, we hear, lasted till about 1.30 pm. Shahrukh Khan is presently looking forward to the Yash Chopra film withKatrina Kaif. The superstar also has Rohit Shetty’s Chennai Express in his kitty.

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Aishwarya Rai’s baby Aaradhya is ‘tall, beautiful, and always smiling’

Here’s some interesting tidbit for those who want to know how Aishwarya Rai’s daughter Aaradhya looks like. None other than grandma Jaya Bachchan spills the beans. In an interview to BBC, Jaya Bachchan revealed, “Aaradhya looks like a bit of Aishwarya and a bit of Abhishek. She’s a tall girl." Jaya was also all praise of Aishwarya Rai’s motherly skills. “Aishwarya is a hands-on mom. She is sometimes overcautious. Aaradhya is not intimidated to faces. She is beautiful. I call her Strawberry because when she was born she reminded me of a strawberry. She is always smiling. Touchwood. Now she`s trying to crawl and it`s special to us,” reveals the proud grandma. Jaya Bachchan added: “Sometimes I tease Aishwarya and I say well Aaradhya is a very lucky girl because can you imagine having a nurse like Miss World Aishwarya! I would also like her (Aishwarya) to start going out but she is absolutely, totally hands down and doesn’t depend on anybody, which I think is great.” To Jaya’s description could be added a little revelation by a fan who got the chance to have a good look at Aaradhya in London. The fan said that Aaradhya has brown eyes.

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Aishwarya Rai’s baby’s name is Aaradhya: Amitabh Bachchan confirms

"My granddaughter is called Aaradhya", Amitabh Bachchan has posted on Twitter, putting to rest six months of speculation over the name of Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai's child. 

Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai welcomed their first child, a daughter, Nov 16 last year and since then fans have been curious to know her name. 

The 69-year-old revealed the name when one of his fans, Haseena Wazeer, asked him about it on Twitter. 

Hasween tweeted: "@SrBachchan sir (Amitabh Bachchan) want to see your lovely grand daughter...would really appreciate your reply with her name. Would love to know that. Thankyou." 

The megastar replied: "Her name is Aaradhya".

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Aishwarya Rai flies to Dubai with daughter Aaradhya!

Work beckons Aishwarya Rai. The gorgeous mom is on a two-day trip to Dubai and has taken her four-month-old daughter Aaradhya along.

Without giving the paparazzi a chance to click a picture of the dear Aaradhya, Aishwarya Rai, we hear, left for Dubai along with her mom Vrinda Rai, the baby’s nanny, and Ash’s PR manager, to be at Dubai World Cup, which is a horseracing event.

Aishwarya is reportedly going to be a part of a brand event there.

This is baby Aaryadhya Bachchan’s first trip abroad. Her only trip outside of Mumbai in the past was in February when Ash and Abhishek went for a holiday in Goa. This time, however, papa Abhishek Bachchan isn’t flying along, because he’s busy with his shoots in Mumbai.

Meanwhile, the Bachchans haven’t yet confirmed that the baby girl’s name is indeed Aaradhya though the absence of any denial on their part has been taken as a tacit affirmation.

Aishwarya Rai, for the record, hasn’t given her nod to any Bollywood project after the birth of her baby. She is busy performing the motherly duties and recently Abhishek Bachchan said that Ash will return to films as and when she feels comfortable to do it.

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Beti B very sweet, obedient: Abhishek

Father-son duo Amitabh and Abhishek Bachchan addressed the media in Mumbai for the first time after Aishwarya's delivery.

The Bachchan family is on cloud nine. "We are very happy. We are happy to have a daughter. This is what Abhishek and Jaya wanted."

"Aishwarya is also very happy but a little tired," added Abhishek.

Big B is grateful to the media for respecting their privacy.

"I'm thankful to the media for following the regulations issued for coverage. The media kept their promise."

He added, "I never asked the I & B (Information and broadcast) ministry to do it. Broadcast Editors Association (BEA) had issued the regulations."

Amitabh can't stop praising his daughter-in-law: "Aishwarya wanted to have a normal delivery. She was in acute labour for two-three hours and refused to take any pain killers. She acted brave all through."

What are Big B's current projects? "KBC is over. Main bekaar hoon (I'm unemployed)."

Abhishek corrects him: "He's in full duty of his granddaughter."

Abhishek on daughter: "She's very sweet and obedient. Shant hai, zyada roti nahi hai (She's quiet and doesn't cry much)."

So has the feeling sunk in?

"I'm still getting used to the fact that I'm a father now. It's still sinking in and I haven't got used to it yet," says dad Abhishek.

Any celebration happening soon?

"No big celebration. People are visiting, they are welcome. That's about it," says Big B.

Baby B's name is still undecided.

"We are still thinking on the name. It's just a thought that it should start with A. There won't be any naamkaran. As soon as we decide upon a name, we'll keep it," concluded Big B.

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Aishwarya Rai’s baby girl nicknamed Beti B

Mumbai, Nov 19 (TruthDive): Abhishek is ‘Paa’ now and he is extremely excited that he has become father of a cute angel.

Abhishek said he can’t wait to bring his new-born daughter and wife, Ash home. The Bollywood star says that his family is overwhelmed with all the love they have received from all fans, media and the industry. Abhishek also thanked the media for its support.

Aishwarya, 38, gave birth to a baby girl on Wednesday morning at the private Seven Hills Hospital where she was admitted on Monday night.

The Bachchans have not yet decided on the names of the cutie but following Shahana Goswami’s suggestion, Abhishek called her ‘Beti B’.

“And till we find a name for the little lady, a dear friend Shahana Goswami gave me a great one. We have Sr B and Jr B already so… Beti B! Much like my father Sr Bachchan, I too spent the day observing every little thing about the little one,” he posted.

The proud grandfather added that it is interesting to watch Beti B in her crib but she is sleeping most of the time.

Aishwarya has shown immense courage during her pregnancy and had reportedly told the doctors that she would wait for a normal delivery rather than a C-section and as per her wishes it was a normal delivery.

Some family friends like former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh, filmmaker Goldie Behl and his wife Sonali Bendre, as well as filmmakers Apoorva Lakhia and Bunty Walia, visited the hospital to meet the ‘Beti B’. Most celebrities like Anupam Kher,Javed Akhtar,Sonam Kapoor, Bipasha Basu and Arjun Rampal, as well as melody queen Lata Mangeshkar took to Twitter to shower blessings on the baby girl.

Both Abhishek and Amitabh have thanked everyone for their wishes.

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