Ash pregnant: Big B tweets

Indian actress Aishwarya Rai poses on the red carpet before the screening of "Sleeping Beauty" presented in competition at the 64th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes. (AFP)
Indian Bollywood actors Amitabh Bachchan (L) and Aishwarya Rai perform on stage during the "Apsara Awards 2011" ceremony in Mumbai. (AFP)
Amitabh Bachchan arrives with his daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and his son Abishek Bachchan. (AFP)
Indian actor Amitabh Bachchan (L) poses with his wife Jaya, daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and son Abhishek Bachchan (R). (AFP)
Indian Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan attends the 162nd Prix de Diane horse racing, on June 12, 2011 in Chantilly, north of Paris. Finally, the rumours have been put to rest by Amitabh Bachchan. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is pregnant, confirms Amitabh. Aishwarya Rai, 37, married Bachchan's actor son, Abhishek, 35, in April 2007. The child will be their first and comes after weeks of media speculation in Indian gossip columns about the actress' fluctuating weight. (AFP)
Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan. (AFP)
Indian actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (R) and husband Abhishek Bachchan are soon to be proud parents. The couple got married in April 2007 and are expecting their first child. The news comes after weeks of media speculation in Indian gossip columns about the actress' fluctuating weight. (AFP)
L-R Jaya Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai, Abhishek Bachchan and Amitabh Bachchan attend the world premiere of Raavan on June 16, 2010 in London, England. The Bachchans are Bollywood's "first family" and have a fanatical following in India and around the world. "There is joy and happiness around us," tweeted BigB after revealing the news about Aishwarya Rai's pregnancy. (GETTY IMAGES)
In a file picture taken on April 24, 2010 Indian Bollywood actors Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan attend the unveiling ceremony for Hindi movie "Raavan". The news broke out after Aishwarya’s father-in-law, Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan, posted the news on Twitter saying, "News news news!! I am going to become a grandfather .. Aishwarya expecting .. so happy and thrilled". (AFP)
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan attends the 'On Tour' Premiere at the Palais des Festivals during the 63rd Annual Cannes Film Festival 2010. A little bird literally broke the news that Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is pregnant. Aishwarya’s father-in-law, Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan, posted the news on Twitter saying, "News news news!! I am going to become a grandfather .. Aishwarya expecting .. so happy and thrilled". (GETTY)