Bachchan reveals name of newest grandchild

INDIA: Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan has revealed the name of his baby granddaughter on Twitter, putting an end to months of speculation.

“Her name is Aaradhya,” Bachchan tweeted to a curious fan late Saturday, breaking months of silence after his daughter-in-law, Bollywood actress and former Miss World Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, gave birth in Mumbai in November 2011. Aaradhya’s birth was shrouded in secrecy, with media organisations reportedly agreeing to avoid rolling coverage of the event or show pictures of the infant, despite her belonging to one of Bollywood’s most famous families.

Aaradhya (whose name means “one worthy of devotion” in Sanskrit) was quickly christened “Beti (daughter) B” by reporters in the weeks following her birth.

AFP