The year 2021 seems to be the one for actresses to embrace motherhood. At the beginning of 2021, we saw stars like Kareena Kapoor Khan, Anushka Sharma, Neeti Mohan, Lisa Haydon and others giving birth and embracing motherhood, some for the second and third time. Soon after, the second half of the year also saw many other B-town couples becoming parents.
As we gear up to enter 2022, here's celebrating these B-town couples' lil bundle of joys!
ANUSHKA SHARMA - VIRAT KOHLI'S DAUGHTER VAMIKA
Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli gave their fans a reason to celebrate during the lockdown. The deeply adored celebrity duo welcomed their baby girl Vamika, born on January 11, 2021. After the birth of their child, the couple personally sent their media friends a special request, asking them not to click or post her photos anywhere. The parents want to give the little one a normal upbringing away from the spotlight. Till date, majority of the media fraternity has respected their decision. The couple had announced Anushka's pregnancy back in August 2020 with an adorable post with the caption "And then, we were three! Arriving Jan 2021".
KAREENA KAPOOR KHAN - SAIF ALI KHAN'S SON JEH
Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan made an announcement to the world last year and fans could not keep calm. The couple, in a joint statement, said, “We are very pleased to announce that we are expecting an addition to our family!! Thank you to all our well-wishers for all their love and support.” This year Kareena became a proud mother again as she welcomed her second son into the world. The couple named their second boy, Jeh. In December 2016, the couple had welcomed their first child - Taimur Ali Khan - who became the talk of the town and paparazzi's fave after a few public appearances with his parents.
DIA MIRZA - VAIBHAV REKHI'S SON AVYAAN AZAAD
Dia Mirza and her husband Vaibhav Rekhi also embraced parenthood this year. The couple welcomed their first child together in the month of May. Dia gave birth to a baby boy whom they have named Avyaan Azaad Rekhi. After 2 months of Avyaan's birth, Dia disclosed the news to the world. She shared a glimpse of her son on Instagram and revealed that she had to deliver him much before his due date. Dia married Vaibhav on February 15. She announced her pregnancy on April 1. The actress often shares glimpses of her son on social media.
SHREYA GOSHAL - SHILADITYA MOKHOPADHYAYA'S SON DEVYAAN
Playback singer Shreya Ghoshal started a new chapter in her life after she welcomed her first child with her husband Shiladitya Mukhopadhyaya on May 22. Shreya shared the happy news with her fans on social media the next day who congratulated her and showered love in the comments section. The couple named their son Devyaan. Shreya and Shiladitya are childhood friends and were in a relationship for around 10 years before tying the knot on January 5, 2015.
NEETI MOHAN - NIHAR PANDYA'S SON ARYAVEER
On June 2, singer Neeti Mohan and her actor husband Nihaar Pandya welcomed their first child. Soon after, Neeti and Nihaar shared the first pictures of their newborn son and also revealed his name on social media. The singer shared some adorable pictures with her son and husband and revealed that they have named their baby Aryaveer. For the uninitiated, Nihaar and Neeti tied the knot in February 2019.
LISA HAYDON - DINO LALVANI'S DAUGHTER LARA
Somewhere around June-July this year, Lisa Haydon and her husband Dino Lalvani welcomed their third child. The couple was blessed with a baby girl whom they named Lara. The actress did not officially announce the arrival of her third child on social media. The news of her baby girl was out after a fan asked her about the baby in the comment section of her recent Instagram post. A fan asked, “Hey can you tell me please wheres your 3 tiny baby?" To this, the new mommy replied, “in my arms." Lisa Haydon announced her pregnancy earlier this year. She shared a picture of herself with her hand on her baby bump. In the caption, she revealed that she was all set to welcome a baby girl. “With my very little woman," she wrote in the caption of the post. Lisa and Dino, who is the son of Pakistan-born British entrepreneur Gullu Lalvani, tied the knot in October 2016 after one year of dating. The couple is parents to two baby boys - Zack and Leo.
GEETA BASRA - HARBHAJAN SINGH'S SON JOVAN
Actress Geeta Basra and her cricketer-husband Harbhajan Singh welcomed their second child, a baby boy, on July 10. Harbhajan shared the news on social media with an adorable Instagram post. The parents named their son Jovan Veer Singh Plaha. The couple had welcomed their first child, a daughter named Hinaya Heer Plaha, in 2016. Geeta and Harbhajan announced that they were expecting their second baby earlier this year.
APARSHAKTI KHURANA - AAKRITI KHURANA'S DAUGHTER ARZOIE
On August 27, Aparshakti Khurana and Aakriti Khurana welcomed their first child, a baby girl and the actor shared the news with his fans on social media in the afternoon. He also revealed the name of their newborn daughter. The couple named their little one Arzoie A Khurana. The couple had announced her pregnancy on June 4 with an Instagram post. Aparshakti and Aakriti tied the knot in September 2014.
NEHA DHUPIA - ANGAD BEDI'S SON
On October 3, actor couple Neha Dhupia and Angad Bedi welcomed their second child, a baby boy. Angad took to Instagram to share the news with fans. Posting a picture of himself with Neha, Angad wrote that their older child, daughter Mehr has now passed the “baby” title to her new-born brother. Neha and Angad embraced parenthood for the first time in 2018 as they welcomed Mehr. The couple got married the same year after dating for sometime.
EVELYN SHARMA - TUSHAAN BHINDI'S DAUGHTER AVA RANIA BHINDI
Evelyn Sharma and her husband Tushaan Bhindi enterted the next phase of their married life as they embraced parenthood with the arrival of a baby girl. The actress, known for her roles in Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, Jab Harry Met Sejal and Saaho, gave birth to her child on November 12. Evelyn and Tushaan named their daughter Ava Rania Bhindi. Ava even has an Instagram page which is handled by mommy Evelyn. Evelyn and Tushaan, a dental surgeon based in Australia, got married in Brisbane on May 15. They got engaged in Sydney in 2019. In July, Evelyn confirmed her pregnancy.
PREITY ZINTA - GENE GOODENOUGH'S TWINS
Preity Zinta and her husband Gene Goodenough are now parents to twins. The couple chose surrogacy to become parents. On November 18, the actress announced the big news through a heartwarming post. She also revealed the name of their two kids — Jai Zinta Goodenough and Gia Zinta Goodenough. Preity Zinta married Gene Goodenough in February 2016 and moved to Los Angeles. Earlier Karan Johar, Shah Rukh Khan, Ekta Kapoor and Aamir Khan, among other celebrities, chose surrogacy to have children.
FREIDA PINTO - CORY TRAN'S SON RUMI-RAY
Freida Pinto and her husband Cory Tran became proud parents of a baby boy this November. The actress announced the happy news of the birth of her child, named Rumi-Ray, on Instagram on November 22. For the unversed, Freida and Cory got married secretly amid the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. The actress announced her pregnancy in June as she flaunted her baby bump in an Instagram post.
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