MUMBAI, India – Bollywood is abuzz with the bombshell news of screen darling Aishwarya Rai Bachchan expecting a child, thanks to a gleeful tweet from her megastar father-in-law.
The 37-year-old L’Oreal spokeswoman and her husband, actor Abhishek Bachchan, have kept mum since the news was announced late Tuesday by 68-year-old Amitabh Bachchan on Twitter.
The elder Bachchan tweeted "And so to becoming a Dada!" – meaning grandfather – "The doctors just confirmed it this evening, and I have shared it immediately."
The pregnant news triggered a wave of congratulatory tweets from other stars.
There has been speculation in recent weeks after newspapers published photos showing a more full-figured Rai Bachchan, who starred in "Bride and Prejudice" and dozens of Bollywood films.
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