Actress Shilpa Shetty delivered a healthy baby boy early this morning at Hinduja Healthcare hospital in Khar, a western Mumbai suburb.

Both the mother and the baby are doing fine. Husband Raj Kundra and the entire family was reportedly present at the hospital to celebrate the happy occasion.

The actress/entrepreneur was thrown a lavish baby shower by good friend Kiran Bawa earlier this month.

A jubilant Raj Kundra took to his Twitter account to convey the happy news to his followers.

He wrote, "God has blessed us with a beautiful baby boy. Both mother and baby are fine. I am thrilled to bits!!!!!!"

He also thanked his wife and the hospital staff, "A big thank you to my wife @TheShilpaShetty for the bestest gift ever, DR Kiran Cohelo and all the staff at Hinduja Hospital!


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Photograph: Pradeep Bandekar