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Bollywood congratulates the Bachchans

Last updated on: June 22, 2011 15:35 IST

Image: Deepika Padukone
Photographs: Pradeep Bandekar

As soon as Amitabh Bachchan revealed the news of daughter in law Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's pregnancy, wishes started to pour out for the family.

Deepika Padukone too tweeted her wishes. '@juniorbachchan,Aishwarya, @SrBachchan,Jaya aunty and Aishwarya's parents...CONGRATULATIONS!!!lots of love...X' she updated.

Actress Priyanka Chopra was one of the first celebrities to wish. 'CONGRATS SIR @SrBachchan and @juniorbachchan...awesome news!! lets make way for the legacy to go forward...' she tweeted.

Abhishek Bachchan's friend Riteish Deshmukh was also happy to hear the news. '@SrBachchan Congratttttuuulationnnnnnssssssssssss- superrrrr superrrrrr happppppyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy,' he tweeted.

Abhishek's Dum Maaro Dum co-star Rana Daggubati wrote: '@juniorbachchan is soon to be Daddy Bachchan. Congrats and lots of love.'

Neil Nitin Mukesh wrote: 'Amazing! Congrats soon to be dadujaan! @SrBachchan and big bro @juniorbachchan & Ash bhahi ! love n happiness to u always ! Yipeeee !!:D :)'

Genelia D'Souza feels the kid is going to be extremely good looking. '@juniorbachchan congratulations ab,, super super happy 4 Aish n u,, one things 4sure d kid vl b one hell of a good lookin kid ☺ congrats agn,' she updated.

Dostana director Tarun Mansukhani tweeted: '@juniorbachchan... Congrats AB... So happy for you and ash! Loads of love and a big big hug!!! :)'

Whereas Raveena Tandon recalled her experience with Aishwarya. 'so so happy with the news on Ash gonna be a mamma! godbless! I remember, she and me together on flights, going for concerts, chatting, long hrs away, then too she dreamed of a happy settled family life.. She's another scorpion whose moulded her life into exactly what she wanted!!A loving husband! a good family, successful career and now babies!' she wrote.

Dia Mirza, Ranvir Shorey, Celina Jaitly and Divya Dutta also wrote their congratulatory tweets to Big B.

As for Amitabh Bachchan, he thanked everyone with this tweet. 'No words to express my gratitude to all those that wish us on the coming of a new born in the family .. I am humbled, honored, happy,' he wrote.

Getting ready for IIFA

Image: Priyanka Chopra
Photographs: Pradeep Bandekar

Priyanka Chopra is in LA and busy getting ready for IIFA. She tweeted: 'LA weather is awesomeness... prepping for IIFA too.. have a killer act up my sleeve..hehe..looking forward to meeting lots of u there..'

Meanwhile, Shah Rukh Khan is also preparing for his performance at the award ceremony. 'Preparing for iifa visit in toronto...on 24th meeting fans at sheraton...bollywood chick has full info...hope to see u all there...' he wrote.

On the other hand an event organised by Samsara is a free outdoor one-day event that celebrates the richness of classical and contemporary South Asian music, dance and fashion., Indo-Canadian actress Lisa Ray welcomed IIFA. She posted the video on her twitter page.

'Enjoyed giving a talk as keynote at the IIFA Buzz Business Forum on India in Brampton today- Mayor Susan Fennell and Councilor Dhillon rock! Walking the ramp (after years!) for the Samsara IIFA buzz event in TO Saturday...' she tweeted.

Javed Akhtar lodges a police complaint

Image: Javed Akhtar
Javed Akhtar has a lodged a police against an imposter who has registered an account with his name.

Wife Shabana Azmi tweeted: 'Guys Javed Akhtar DOES NOT have a facebook account. Somebody is doing a fake job. DO NOT entertain it. Police complaint has been lodged.'

Meanwhile, the couple is excited about their trip to IIFA and Wimbledon. 'Enroute Toronto for IIFA till 26th then to London for Wimbledon. Javed sb is an enthusiast. I know NOTHING about sports. Bc on 5th july,' she added later.