From being crowned Miss World to becoming a top actress in Bollywood, to becoming a Bachchan bahu and now a mum, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has come a long way.
As the actress settles into motherhood and the Bachchan clan brainstorms to find the perfect name for Beti B, we decided to look at other new mums in Bollywood. Please note, this is a list of the 'new' mothers in the industry. If you only dig Madhuri Dixit, Kajol and the like, click here.
Click through the slide show and vote for the hottest new mom!
Chitrangada Singh
Image: Chitrangada SinghThe way Chitrangada Singh smoulders along side her much younger costar Deepika Padukone in Desi Boyz, it's hard to believe that the actress is 35.
That's not all, she also has two kids with golfer husband Jyoti Randhawa. While she may not be a new mum, she certainly is one of the hottest new Bollywood mums, with all the splash she's making with her movies.
Konkona Sen Sharma
Image: Konkona Sen SharmaPhotographs: A scene from Mirch
Konkona Sen Sharma made headlines when she flaunted her baby bump for a magazine cover and gave birth to her first child -- son Harun -- on March 15 this year.
Amrita Arora Ladak
Image: Amrita Arora LadakActress Amrita Arora may have become a rare sight in movies but her fashionable appearances at social dos more than make up for that.
The actress, who's enjoying marital bliss with hubby Shakeel Ladak, has an adorable son -- Azaan -- who was born last Februrary.
Mandira Bedi
Image: Mandira BediMandira Bedi got a second lease of life on television by hosting cricket shows and popularising noodle straps.
Married to filmmaker Raj Kaushal, the Shanti actress gave birth to son Vir on June 19 this year at the Lilavati hospital.
Perizad Zorabian
Image: Perizad ZorabianGaining a foothold in films with the acclaimed Jogger's Park, actress Perizaad Zorabian is more active in theatre today.
Her play Dinner With Friends has become quite a success as she tours cities with her coactors. The actress got married to construction tycoon Boman Rustom Irani in 2006 and has two kids. Her younger son was born in 2009.
Tara Sharma
Image: Tara SharmaActress Tara Sharma's first major Hindi film was Om Jai Jagdish opposite Abhishek Bachchan. She was later seen in Dibakar Banerjee's Khosla Ka Ghosla. She married ad film producer Roopak Saluja in 2007.
She has two sons -- Zen who was born in 2009 and Kai, who she gave birth to this year.
Nandita Das
Image: Nandita DasOne of the most prminent actresses in 'arthouse' films, Nandita Das received rave reviews for her directorial debut Firaaq in 2008. The film also got her many awards.
Das has a baby boy Vihaan, who was born last August, with industrialist husband Subodh Maskara.
Mahima Chaudhry
Image: Mahima ChaudhryPardes actress Mahima Chaudhry has been missing in action for quite a while now.
That's because she's busy handling a toddler. The actress gave birth to a baby girl in June 2007.
Mallaika Khan
Image: Mallaika KhanActor Zayed Khan married his childhood sweetheart Mallaika Parekh in 2005 in a glitzy ceremony.
The couple has two sons. Ziddan was born in January 2008, and their second son Aariz was born last month.
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