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23 April 2024

It's a boy for Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia D'Souza

Bollywood couple Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia D'Souza attend Arpita Khan's reception. (Sanskriti Media and Entertainment)

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By Ajanta Paul

Bollywood's on-screen and off-screen couple Genelia D'Souza and Riteish Deshmukh were blessed with a son Tuesday (Nov 25.

The excited father took to Twitter to share the good news and posted: "It's a BBBOOOOYYYYYY!!!!!!!!"

The couple, who had been dating since 2003, tied the knot in 2012. Having starred together in movies like 'Tujhe Meri Kasam' and 'Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya', they are often called the 'cutest couple of tinsel town'.

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Recently, the duo attended Salman Khan sister Arpita Khan's wedding reception.

Heavily pregnant and glowing Genelia and Riteish posed for some candid photographes and the couple looked adorable.

The couple's friends from the Hindi film industry sent out congratulatory messages, welcoming them to the parents' club of Bollywood. Here's what they had to say:

Lara Dutta: Heartiest congratulations to my dearest @Riteishd and new mama @geneliad!! Welcome to the best time in ur life!!!

Bipasha Basu: @Riteishd and @geneliad! Woohoo! Daddy n mommy! Congrats! Lil baby boy! Wow!

Abhishek Bachchan: Congratulations @Riteishd and @geneliad on the arrival of the greatest gift ever. Welcome to the parents club!!

Farhan Akhtar tweeted saying, "@geneliad @Riteishd Congratulations to you both. Happy birthday & lots of love to the little guy!"

Karan Johar: And humongous congratulations to @Riteishd and @geneliad on being proud parents to a baby boy!!!!! Love you lots!!!!!

Nikhil Dwivedi, who celebrates his birthday on 25th November was overwhelmed and tweeted saying, "Riteishd congratulations buddy. What super news n he shares his b'day with me!"

Dia Mirza, who recently tied the knot with Sahil Sangha too tweeted saying, "Congratulations @Riteishd and @geneliad! God bless your bundle of joy :)"

Arbaaz Khan took over Twitter to express his happiness. He tweeted saying, "Congratulations to @Riteishd and @geneliad who are blessed with a baby boy. Lots of hugs and kisses to the new born !!!"

Amrita Arora tweeted, "Congratulations @Riteishd and @geneliad on ur beautiful baby boy!"

Sophie Choudry tweeted saying, "Massive congrats @geneliad & @Riteishd .. Sooo thrilled for u! I'm sure the lil one is super cute like his parents! God bless! Biggest hug."

Milap Zaveri: Yayyyyyyy congrats to the sweetest loveliest couple I know @geneliad n @Riteishd on becoming parents of a baby boy! Woohoo!