Alia Bhatt, Ranbir Kapoor blessed with baby girl!

Alia, known for her works in films like ‘Raazi’, ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’ and ‘Darlings’ announced her pregnancy in June 2022

Celebrity couple Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor became parents to a baby girl on Sunday.

"It's a girl. Alia arrived at 7:30 am for the delivery," an insider said.

Visuals of Neetu Kapoor and Soni Razdan arriving at the hospital surfaced online a few hours ago. The grannies-to-be joined Ranbir at the hospital who was with Alia during labour.

Alia reportedly underwent a C-section surgery and both the baby and new mom are said to be doing well.

Alia, 29, shared the news in a joint statement on Instagram.

"And in the best news of our lives: Our baby is here..and what a magical girl she is. We are officially bursting with love - blessed and obsessed PARENTS! love love love - Alia and Ranbir," the statement read. The couple's first child was born at Sir HN Reliance hospital in South Mumbai.

Alia, known for her works in films like Raazi, Gangubai Kathiawadi and Darlings announced her pregnancy two months after marriage. She took to Instagram and posted a picture from an ultrasound session at a hospital with Ranbir Kapoor in June 2022. "Our baby.... coming soon," she captioned the Instagram post.

Ranbir's mother Neetu Kapoor also shared the news and wrote on Instagram, "Blessings."

Alia's mother Soni Razdan thanked everyone for their well wishes.

"Oh happy day! So much gratitude to life for this amazing wonderful blessing of a gift. Thank you all for your wishes of love. Our collective cup runneth over," she said on Instagram.

Ranbir's sister Riddhima posted on her Instagram Stories, "Happiest today. Proud parents to the most adorable baby girl. #blessings Bua loves her already."

Soon after sharing the news, the couple was flooded with congratulatory messages from fans and industry colleagues, including Akshay Kumar, Sonam Kapoor, Zoya Akhtar, and Madhuri Dixit.

"Congratulations !!! @aliaabhatt , Ranbir. No bigger joy in the world than to have a daughter. Bless you, all," Akshay commented on Alia's post.

"Congratulations darling girl, cannot wait to see your princess," wrote Sonam.

Madhuri posted, "Warmest wishes and congratulations on the birth of your sweet little baby girl."

The celebrity couple Ranbir and Alia got married in an intimate ceremony in April this year, after dating for years.

Ever since Alia’s pregnancy announcement, fans and well-wishers have been eagerly waiting for the good news from the Kapoor family.

On the work front, Alia will be next seen in Karan Johar's directorial venture Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani. She also shot her Hollywood debut Heart Of Stone in London.

Ranbir will be seen in Luv Ranjan's untitled movie and Sandeep Reddy Vanga's Animal.

(With PTI inputs)