Aishwarya Rai pregnant, tweets Amitabh Bachchan

It's an exciting day for Indian actress Aishwarya Rai and her husband, Abhishek Bachchan. They are expecting their first child!

The announcement was made by Bachchan's father, who couldn't contain his enthusiasm in Tweeting:

“T 410 -NEWS NEWS NEWS !! I AM GOING TO BECOME A GRANDFATHER .. AISHWARYA EXPECTING .. SO HAPPY AND THRILLED !!!”

Aishwarya and Amitabh got married in 2007. We wish them the very best!

Bollywood diva Aishwarya Rai is in the family way, says her father-in-law and Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan.

“NEWS NEWS NEWS !! I AM GOING TO BECOME A GRANDFATHER .. AISHWARYA EXPECTING .. SO HAPPY AND THRILLED, (sic)” Amitabh posted on his Twitter account.

Ever since Amitabh posted the message on the microblogging site, congratulatory messages have started pouring in.

Aishwarya, 37, and Abhishek, 35, were married in 2007 and as soon as they tied the knot, the rumours of Aishwarya getting pregnant have been making the news. And finally she is expecting.

“Yes, it is true,” Ash’s spokesperson told IANS, confirming the news.

Bollywood’s star couple – Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai – are expecting their first baby.

Superstar Amitabh Bachchan, the expectant granddad and Abhishek’s father, spilled the beans on the microblogging site Twitter on Tuesday night to say his daughter-in-law Aishwarya is pregnant.

“NEWS NEWS NEWS !! I AM GOING TO BECOME A GRANDFATHER .. AISHWARYA EXPECTING .. SO HAPPY AND THRILLED !!!,” Bachchan Sr tweeted.

The baby will be the couple’s first child. Abhishek(35) and Aishwarya(37) tied the knot on April 20, 2007.

Aishwarya has not personally confirmed she is pregnant. But Archana Sadanand, the publicist for the former Miss World, said there is nothing more to add other than what Amitabh had said.

Why Abhishek-Aishwarya opted out of IIFA? Is it Salman?

While on Wednesday the Bachchans were considering performing at the ceremony, on Thursday they backed out!

Hitlist carried an exclusive story on June 9 about Abhishek and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan having agreed to perform at the India International Film Festival (IIFA) to be held in Toronto.

But a day later, the star couple decided not to go ahead with the plan.

While there are many speculations about why this happened, a source close to Abhishek insists he was only considering it, and hadn't yet signed the dotted line.

As for his decision to not go ahead was apparently because he got miffed with the organisers for jumping the gun and speaking about it as though it is confirmed.

What really happened?

It may be recalled that Amitabh Bachchan had disassociated himself with IIFA in 2010. Sources say the Bachchans couldn't keep their promise of premiering Abhi-Ash-starrer Raavan at the ceremony.

The movie also has a Tamil version and apparently, director Mani Ratnam was under a lot of pressure from the Tamil Nadu government to not premiere it at the function in Sri Lanka due to political issues.

Love in Toronto

According to the source close to the younger Bachchan, IIFA approached him with a good amount and a request. Since Toronto was where Abhi proposed Ash, it was felt that this would be a good platform for them, too.

Abhi had tentatively agreed, but no paper work was done.

And later when he realised that the organisers are already talking about them participating, even without informing him or his father, he decided to back out. Abhishek was unavailable for comment.

Is it Salman?

The were also rumours that the Bachchans backed out because Salman Khan was suppose to be a part of IIFA, 2011. However, sources near to the Bachchan family says it isn't true.

Courtesy: Mid-Day.com