In June this year, when Amitabh announced her pregnancy through Twitter, it grabbed the headlines.
A 10-point advisory by the Broadcast Editor's Association (BEA) reportedly asked TV channel heads to curtail media coverage regarding the high-profile delivery.
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Abhishek's buddy Sikander Kher revealed on a television show that Abhi is keen on a baby girl. So much so that he couldn't stop reiterating, "He really wants a baby girl."
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The Bachchan family had been waiting for the baby's arrival for a few days and preparing for the child's welcome. The girl is Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan's third grandchild, after Agastya and Navya Naveli -- children of his daughter Shweta and son-in-law Nikhil Nanda.
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The baby shower had taken place at the Bachchan household Jalsa and actors like Saira Banu, Asha Parekh and Dimple Kapadia, as well as designers like Neeta Lulla and Shaina NC had turned up.
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The hospital had booked three rooms on the floor -- one for Aishwarya, the other for the Bachchan family and the third for the Rai family. The entire floor was kept out of bounds for all except the two families.
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The hospital has been under tight security for the past three days in expectation of the youngest member of the Bachchan family.
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Aishwarya tied the knot with Abhishek in April 2007 and rumours about her pregnancy had been doing the rounds ever since.
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Aishwarya, 38, developed labour pains around 4 a.m. and was taken to the labour room where the delivery took place after nearly six hours.
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Hospital sources said the delivery was normal and came a few minutes before 10 a.m. The Bachchan and Rai families were present for the momentous occasion.
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"IT'S A GIRL!!," Abhishek, 35, posted on micro-blogging site Twitter.com. He had recently said he wanted a daughter who looked like Aishwarya.
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The baby, their first child, was born at the Seven Hills Hospital. Mother and daughter were both doing fine.
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A girl was born to star couple Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan at a private hospital on November 16.
