Richa Chadha and Ali Fazal welcome a baby girl: ‘Our families are overjoyed’

Congratulations are in order for Richa Chadha and Ali Fazal! The actors welcomed their first baby on July 16. It's a girl!

Richa Chadha and Ali Fazal are the newest celebrity parents in Bollywood. Just recently, the couple posed for a maternity photoshoot ahead of the arrival of their first child. And now, they have shared their baby news: The couple had a daughter on Tuesday.

Richa Chadha, Ali Fazal announce arrival of their baby

Richa Chadha and Ali Fazal announce their baby's arrival.

The couple said in a joint statement, “We are tickled pink with joy to announce the arrival of a healthy baby girl on 16.07.24! Our families are overjoyed and we thank our well wishers for their love and blessings!”

Recent maternity pics

The actors recently posed for a maternity photoshoot. In the photos, Richa and Ali are touching her baby bump. In one of the pictures, she is seen lying down on the latter as both are lost in thought.

Richa her post as, “What can a love so pure bring forth into the world, but a beam of light? Thank you for being my partner on this incredible journey @alifazal9, through this lifetime and many more, through star lights and galaxies… thank you for getting genius @ridburman to shoot us in our natural habitat (dart emoji) @gulati.kanika.”

While concluding her post she mentioned the reason behind turning the comment section and wrote, “Comments are off, because this is the most private thing I have posted (heart emoji).”

Richa Chadha and Ali Fazal met on the sets of Fukrey. The couple announced their eco-friendly marriage ceremony on September 2022. The duo tied the knot in Lucknow on October 4. Richa and Ali shared the news about pregnancy in a joint post which read “1+1=3.” They captioned it as, “A tiny heartbeat is the loudest sound in our world.”