Bollywood star Akshay Kumar, who was instrumental in the union of actress Asin Thottumkal and Micromax co-founder Rahul Sharma, is ecstatic that the couple has welcomed a daughter.
Akshay congratulated them on the arrival of their first child, and on social media he shared a photograph of himself smiling at the camera as he held the newborn.
"One joy which is completely unmatched... Congratulations to my dearest friends Asin and Rahul Sharma on the arrival of their little angel," Akshay, a father of two, captioned the image.
One joy which is completely unmatched...congratulations to my dearest friends Asin and @rahulsharma on the arrival of their little angel š pic.twitter.com/fLEwUtHNzD
— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) October 25, 2017
The couple, managed to keep the pregnancy hush-hush. They, however, issued a statement on Tuesday about the special addition in their lives.
“We are ecstatic to announce the arrival of our angelic Baby Girl earlier today. The last 9 months have been most special and exciting for the both of us and We would like to thank all our well wishers and everyone who has been part of our journey for all their love and support,” the statement read. Rahul also tweeted the happy news.
Also see Asin’s husband Rahul Sharma’s post here:
Ecstatic to announce that Asin & I have been blessed with an Angelic Baby Girl earlier today. Thank you for all your love & wishes. pic.twitter.com/DQvKemIeWI
— Rahul Sharma (@rahulsharma) October 24, 2017
Shekhar Kapur too share a note for the new parents Asin and Rahul and wrote, “Daughters are the greatest blessings a father can have, congratulations @rahulsharma #Asin.”
Daughters are the greatest blessings a father can have, congratulations @rahulsharma #Asin https://t.co/KRjGWX4yNf
— Shekhar Kapur (@shekharkapur) October 25, 2017