Overview

• The couple shared their news via a pastel-toned graphic on Instagram featuring a cradle illustration and captioned the post “Elated <3”.
• Bollywood stars including Sonakshi Sinha, Nushratt Bharuccha, Pulkit Samrat, Esha Gupta, Bhumi Pednekar, Manushi Chhillar, Huma Qureshi and Farah Khan quickly flooded the post with congratulatory messages.
• In a Hindustan Times interview, Rajkummar said they are “absolutely thrilled” and that friends have told them parenthood will be “the best phase of your life,” adding that the news is still “sinking in.”
• On July 10 the couple made their first public appearance since the announcement at a Mumbai event, where Patralekhaa’s baby bump was visible and both posed for cameras in coordinated outfits.
• They are balancing the promotion of Maalik, Rajkummar’s upcoming crime thriller due July 11, with preparations for their first child.