Goddess Lakshmi has come to our family: Big B

New Delhi: Actor Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is discharged from the Seven Hills Hospital in Marol, Mumbai today. She was admitted there since November 14. Aishwarya Rai gave birth to a baby girl on November 16.

Abhishek Bachchan announced the arrival of the baby and the mother on micro blogging site Twitter. The tweet says,"Brought the girls home today.I hope beti B realizes the joy she has brought with her. The house is bursting with pink and proud grandparents."

Aishwarya, 38, has been married to Abhishek for more than four years and the star couple had been fending off baby rumours for months before the pregnancy was confirmed in June.

This was the first public appearance of the baby girl fondly called 'Beti B'. The grandfather Amitabh Bachchan had earlier expressed his resentment over the fake photograph of the baby doing rounds on the internet. The family had also refused to release any photograph of the newly born baby.

"Goddess Lakshmi has come to our family and we have brought Lakshmi ratna home," said Amitabh Bachchan, who brought his new-born granddaughter to his home Jalsa Tuesday. Abhishek said his daughter is sweet and doesn't cry much.

"We took her to Prateeksha first because that is our first home. We took my father's blessings and then came to Jalsa," said Amitabh Tuesday while addressing the media for the first after the birth of his granddaughter.

Aishwarya gave birth to her and husband Abhishek's first child Nov 16.

Amitabh said that he has all the time to take care of the baby.

"Currently, I am not working on any project. I have just finished 'Kaun Banega Crorepati' and have no film in hand right now," Amitabh said. "I have no work right now," he added.

Abhishek immediately retorted, "Who said you have no work? You are fully responsible to take care of your granddaughter."

Stating that the baby girl was quiet and mellow, Abhishek said, "She is quiet, obedient and very cooperative. She does not cry or fuss much."

When asked about the excitement in the family owing to the newborn, Amitabh said that everyone is very happy and excited.

"We are happy to have a baby girl. Abhishek and Jaya got what they wanted," he added.

When asked about the naming ceremony of the newborn, Amitabh said that there won't be any grand celebrations. "We generally do not have a grand naming ceremony. When we find a name, we will start calling her so," he said.

"But it has to start with the letter A," Abhishek added.

When asked as to how he how he feels about being a father, Abhishek said, "It would take some time for the feeling to sink in, because for me the definition of father is Amitabh Bachchan."

However, he is confident that he will be able to manage both work and family as he got the 'right training' from his parents who never missed any important occasion in his or his sister Shweta's life despite being actors.

The Bachchans also thanked media for respecting their privacy.

Amitabh, however, refused to share the picture of the baby, said, "I think she resembles Aishwarya, but you know that children change and some people in the family think she has some resemblance to Abhishek."

When asked about the restrictions on coverage of the newborn, Amitabh said that it was the Broadcast Editors' Association that came up with the decision.

"We have not spoken to the I&B ministry on the issue. It was the decision of BEA not to go overboard with the coverage," Amitabh said. (With additional inputs from IANS)