Bachchans give huge fillip to the 'girl child' in India
Son preference is a well-documented phenomenon in India, with a report saying an estimated 500,000 female foetuses are aborted in the country every year. So when Bollywood's first family, the Bachchans, welcomed the birth of a daughter with open arms, they may have given a huge fillip to the girl child.
Nearly a week after the event, the Bachchan family was still gushing about the newborn Tuesday when they finally brought her home from hospital.
"Goddess Lakshmi has come to our home and we have brought home Lakshmi ratan," said Amitabh Bachchan about his granddaughter, born to son Abhishek and daughter-in-law Aishwarya.
The message could be lost to none.
Celebrities are often used as brand ambassadors by NGOs to drive home a point. And there can be no better example of that in India than Amitabh Bachchan, who was once successfully roped in for the polio vaccination drive.
What's more, the birth of a girl child in his family has been hailed by other celebrities too, promising a larger impact on Bollywood fans.
Soon after Aishwarya gave birth on November 16, TV host Mini Mathur tweeted: "My heart warms up 2 see the nation welcome a baby girl with so much love. Hope it learns 2 give the same affection to all our tiny angels."
Gul Panag wrote: "Here's hoping the little Bachchan baby girl will give many others a reason to let their baby girls actually BE born. In a country where #femalefoeticide is widespread, a baby girl born to celebrity parents will hopefully have some positive effect."
Both Abhishek and his mother, Jaya Bachchan, were keen on a girl child.
"I wish for a healthy baby, hopefully, a daughter who looks just like Ash," Abhishek said in an interview, while his mom expressed her desire to welcome a poti" (granddaughter).
Naysayers had once wagged their tongues against Amitabh and accused him of being biased towards the male child when at a gathering in Varanasi in 2006 he said he wanted his son to get married and produce a son.
Soon after Aishwarya gave birth on November 16, TV host Mini Mathur tweeted: "My heart warms up 2 see the nation welcome a baby girl with so much love. Hope it learns 2 give the same affection to all our tiny angels."
Gul Panag wrote: "Here's hoping the little Bachchan baby girl will give many others a reason to let their baby girls actually BE born. In a country where #femalefoeticide is widespread, a baby girl born to celebrity parents will hopefully have some positive effect."
Both Abhishek and his mother, Jaya Bachchan, were keen on a girl child.
"I wish for a healthy baby, hopefully, a daughter who looks just like Ash," Abhishek said in an interview, while his mom expressed her desire to welcome a poti" (granddaughter).
Naysayers had once wagged their tongues against Amitabh and accused him of being biased towards the male child when at a gathering in Varanasi in 2006 he said he wanted his son to get married and produce a son.
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