Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor welcomed their baby on November 6th. Alia took to Instagram and shared the baby’s name -Raha. She wrote, “The name Raha (chosen by her wise and wonderful Dadi) has so many beautiful meanings- Raha, in its purest form means divine path in Swahili, she is joy. In Sanskrit, Raha is a clan, In Bangla- rest, comfort, relief, In Arabic peace, it also means happiness, freedom and bliss. And true to her name, from the first moment we held her- we feel it ALL! Thankyou Raha, for bringing our family to life, it feels as though our lives only just begun,” Alia wrote in her post.
Soon after Alia Bhatt shared her Instagram post announcing the baby’s name, congratulatory messages started pouring in for the family. Sweet wishes and blessings poured in. Kareena Kapoor Khan commented, “Raha Kapoor can I hold you, can’t wait.” Priyanka Chopra wrote, “God bless Raha.”
Zoya Akhtar, Bipasha Basu, Arjun Kapoor, Anushka Sharma, Sonam Kapoor and others dropped red heart emojis. Alia’s close friend Anushka Ranjan called Raha ‘angel baby’.
On the work front, the couple were recently seen in Brahmastra together. Directed by Ayan Mukherjee, the film went on to cross Rs. 450 crores at the global box office.