Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma and India Cricket team captain Virat Kohli just announced that they are expecting their first child together.
Reaching out to more than 41 million followers on Instagram, Anushka Sharma shared a picture of her along with Virat Kohli, flaunting her baby bump. In a caption, The Zero actress confirmed she is pregnant and she will give birth in January 2021.
As soon as Anushka Sharma revealed the big news, congratulatory messages flooded their posts in no time.
Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt left a string of heart emojis in the comments to Anushka’s post. “Congratulations,” wrote Sania Mirza, Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Taapsee Pannu. “Congratulation U guys,” wrote actress Priyanka Chopra.
Among the Bollywood celebrities reacted to Anushka Sharma’s pregnancy post are Mouni Roy, Parineeti Chopra, Priety Zinta, Kajal Aggarwal, Dia Mirza and others.
Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli have been married for a couple of years. After dating for months, the duo tied the knot in December 2017.
Notably, this is the second pregnancy announcement from the Bollywood industry in August — Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan announced some weeks ago that they were expecting their second child together.
Anushka Sharma, who worked in multiple Bollywood movies such as PK, Band Baaja Baaraat, Dil Dhadakne Do, Sultan and Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, was last seen in Zero with Shah Rukh Khan and Katrina Kaif.
The Bollywood diva had also produced the critically acclaimed web-series Paatal Lok and Netflix film Bulbbul. Apart from web series, her production house, Clean Slate Filmz has also made several films – NH10 and Pari, among them.