Baby girl for Abhi-Ash

Mumbai, Nov 16 (IANS) A girl was born to star couple Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan at a private hospital here Wednesday morning.

The baby, their first child, was born at the Seven Hills Hospital. Mother and daughter were both doing fine.

'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.

Proud grandfather Amitabh Bachchan too couldn't control his happiness and tweeted: 'I AM DADA to the cutest baby girl, A dada ji ... Ecstatic.'

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.

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.

The actress is on the fifth floor of the luxury private hospital in Andheri east.

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.

The hospital has been under tight security for the past three days in expectation of the youngest member of the Bachchan family.

Aishwarya was admitted to the hospital Monday night, according to her spokesperson.

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.

Aishwarya tied the knot with Abhishek in April 2007 and rumours about her pregnancy had been doing the rounds ever since.

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.

Let’s talk about AB's baby


Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s baby is yet to make its presence felt on this earth, yet much noise and media hype has made it the hot topic of the nation. From 7-star hospital to Aishwarya going in for a C Section delivery on 11.11.11, and not to miss out bets being placed, this baby has captured the interest of everyone and is the most awaited thing to happen next.

Aish is likely to deliver her baby in the second week of November and if born as expected, the baby will be a Scorpion like her mother. Aishwarya Rai, born on 1st of November 1973, is a Scorpio and her ruling number is 1. The sun rules this number and those born under it are highly original, artistic and brilliant. She is also very generous and a great humanitarian, involved in a lot of charity work.

Do a Scorpion mother and a Scorpion child get along well? A compatibility test on them says…

The relationship between a Scorpio child and its Scorpio mother is usually fiery and emotionally intense. Both child and mother are close to one another, and often make great demands on one another`s time. The mother and the child get along well for the most part.

On the other hand, disputes, when they do occur, will be fierce and tempestuous. Since it is not unusual for them to clash violently or equally, they can ignore each other for long periods. Or, they can be so devoted to one another that they would not want to spend a moment apart.

The coming together of such a duo can bring out the best in both. Determination and strength characterise this relationship. These two can work well together as long as they learn to channelise their energy constructively. The best aspect of this relationship is the intense love this duo feels for each other. They are very focused and devoted, and their shared strength makes them a formidable combination..