The couple married on 12 December last year in Jalandhar in a traditional Punjabi ceremony.
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Comedian and television show host Kapil Sharma and wife Ginni Chatrath have welcomed their first child, a baby girl. Sharma shared the good news in the early hours of Tuesday.
Blessed to have a baby girl 🤗 need ur blessings 🙏 love u all ❤️ jai mata di 🙏
— Kapil Sharma (@KapilSharmaK9) December 9, 2019
Celebrities and friends who have stopped by on his popular television comedy show congratulated the couple on its bundle of joy.
Congratulationssssssss!!!! 😀😀 god bless the baby girl with all the happiness ❤️
— Rakul Singh (@Rakulpreet) December 10, 2019
Congratulations @KapilSharmaK9! Lots of love, good health, and happiness to your baby girl! ❤️ Welcome to fatherhood!
— Nushrat Bharucha (@NushratBharucha) December 10, 2019
Congrats my paji. I’m officially a Chacha now ❤️
— Guru Randhawa (@GuruOfficial) December 9, 2019
Current and former co-stars of The Kapil Sharma Show also wished the comedian.
Congratulations brother ,,,,, so so happy for you , welcome to the little bundle of joy 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗❤️❤️❤️❤️
— kiku sharda (@kikusharda) December 10, 2019
Congratulations!! Love and wishes. 🎉🎶
— Sunil Grover (@WhoSunilGrover) December 10, 2019
Sharma and Chatrath, who have known each other since their college days, married on 12 December last year in Jalandhar, the bride's hometown, in a traditional Punjabi ceremony. They hosted a baby shower in October which was attended by their industry friends like Bharti Singh, Krushna Abhishek and Kashmera Shah.
The actor-comedian was last seen on the Hindi big screen in the comedy Firangi (2017) directed by Rajiev Dhingra.