Hindustan Times ST (Jaipur)

It’s a December baby for RaAlia

Excited to become ‘the coolest granddaddy’, Mahesh Bhatt is sure that the baby will have ‘extraordin­ary’ genes

- SONI RAZDAN, RIDDHIMA KAPOOR SAHNI, Monika Rawal Kukreja

Mahesh Bhatt is all set to take on the “most challengin­g role” of his life, as he’s going to be a grandfathe­r soon. Overwhelme­d with the news of his daughter, actor Alia Bhatt, and sonin-law, actor Ranbir Kapoor’s pregnancy, the filmmaker says the kid will come with “extraordin­ary” genes. “This is the most challengin­g role, which life is asking me to play. It is a magical moment for the whole family. Alia has been a magical child since the beginning. She has amazed me with her extraordin­ary talent. And, her marriage with Ranbir was [another] great [moment in our lives]. I love the boy,” Mahesh tells us.

The filmmaker is certain that his grandchild will be as amazing as its parents. He adds, “There has never been a child like the one that is coming and there will never be a child [like that]. Every child is unique. It (the baby) is going to be a

In what came as a big surprise for their fans, actors Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor announced their pregnancy yesterday. The former took to social media to share a picture of herself during a sonography session, with Kapoor by her side. “Our baby ….. coming soon,” she captioned it. Our source tells us that it will be a December baby for the couple, who got married on April 14.

Bhatt’s mother, actor Soni Razdan, tells us, “We are overjoyed and overwhelme­d. Words really don’t do justice to this moment. So happy for Ranbir and Alia, and for all of us. There is nothing greater or more profound

Scan to watch a video interview with Stranger Things’ Dustin, Erica and Max

Ithan bringing another life into the world.”

Kapoor’s sister, Riddhima Kapoor Sahni, says, “We are so thrilled and happy for Alia and Ranbir. They will be the best parents. As a family, we are extremely excited.”

Many celebs wished the to-be parents as soon as Bhatt shared the news. “Heart is bursting,” wrote filmmaker Karan Johar. Actor Priyanka Chopra Jonas posted, “Congratula­tions honey!! Yaaaay! Can’t wait (sic),” while actor Anushka Sharma posted an Insta story with the photo Bhatt shared and wrote, “Welcome to the mommy and daddy club”. t’s been seven years and four seasons that sci-fi horror drama Strangers Things has been wooing audiences across age groups. And now, as the show nears its season finale, its cast members feel overwhelme­d looking at the journey they’ve had so far. “All the characters have evolved and matured so much in these years. It’s crazy to look back at the past seasons and see how much we have grown as humans, as actors — not just with the show, but even with the interviews and everything we’ve been through,” says Sadie Sink aka Max Mayfield, adding, “We are in such different places now

[as individual­s] and it’s just amazing to look at the people we’ve become — it’s kind of cool.”

During a conversati­on with us in Sydney, Australia, for the fan event of season 4 of the Netflix show, Sink and Priah Ferguson aka Erica Sinclair talk about their character arcs and what’s in store for audiences in the season finale.

Ferguson tells us, “Erica is just full of surprises. In volume one, she steps in as a leader and realises that she’s a nerd, so you get to see her play around with that. I don’t want to say much but in volume two, you will get to see what more she has to offer. She has contribute­d well to the team and she’s very resourcefu­l, so you’re going to see more of her personalit­y.”

Sink’s Max entered the show in the second season and it was an intense

Words really don’t do justice to this moment. So happy for Ranbir and Alia. There is nothing greater than bringing another life into the world.

We are so thrilled and immensely happy for Alia and Ranbir. They will be the best parents and as a family we are extremely excited.

portrayal with a character that won’t talk much and struggled to fit in. “Max has always been very closed off, but the third season showed a more fun side of her and that was nice to play with. And now, in season four, she again goes back to her season two mindset initially, and then it gets even more intensifie­d in terms of shutting herself off [after being attacked by Vecna’s curse and the entire Dear Billy episode],” recalls Sink, who admits that when she first appeared on the show, she was very young, and “was still kind of getting comfortabl­e in front of the camera”.

Stranger Things blends a host of genres — horror, thrill, sci-fi, drama, dark humour and friendship. Ask Ferguson and Sink about their favourite part of the show that they connect with the most, and the former says, “I think friendship plays a big role in the show. It, in a way, anchors the whole group [Will, Mike, Lucas, Dustin, Eleven and other key characters] back to each other no matter how apart they are, to resolve the bigger issue (fight outworldly monsters). That’s what I really like about the show.”

Sink goes a bit deeper in her thoughts and shares that it’s the emotional stuff that she gets drawn to the most. “My favourite stuff to film is, of course the supernatur­al things and heavy scenes, that’s fun. But what I personally like to do is stuff that’s a little more grounded, where you get to play real with human emotions and all those things. And season four has a lot of that,” the actor ends.

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PHOTOS: INSTAGRAM PHOTO: ANI Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt; (right) the pictures shared by Bhatt to announce their pregnancy
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