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Rajkummar Rao and Patralekhaa Welcome Baby Girl

Published 15 November 2025

Bollywood actors Rajkummar Rao and Patralekhaa welcomed their first child, a baby girl, on November 15, 2025, marking the couple's fourth wedding anniversary.

The pair announced the news through a joint Instagram post, sharing a heartfelt note adorned with ribbons and graphics of pink baby clothes. "We are over the moon. God has blessed us with a baby girl. Blessed parents Patralekhaa and Rajkummar," the note read. In the caption, they added, "The greatest blessing God has given us on our 4th wedding anniversary," accompanied by emojis of folded hands and a red heart. The post quickly drew an outpouring of congratulations from fans and fellow celebrities, including Vicky Kaushal, Sonam Kapoor Ahuja, Dia Mirza, Ali Fazal, Vaani Kapoor, Esha Gupta, Anil Kapoor, Kriti Sanon, and Varun Dhawan.

Rao, 41, and Patralekhaa, 35, first met on the set of the 2014 film CityLights, which served as Patralekhaa's Bollywood debut. After an 11-year relationship, they married in an intimate ceremony at The Oberoi Sukhvilas Resort in New Chandigarh on November 15, 2021. The couple had shared their pregnancy news in July 2025 via another Instagram post featuring the graphic "Baby on the way,"...

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