On Thursday, Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor revealed the name of their daughter: Raha. Raha’s name was chosen by Neetu Kapoor, Alia disclosed in the first family portrait she posted on Instagram of Raha with her parents. The name Raha (selected by her wise and amazing dadi) has so many lovely implications, Alia wrote.
In Swahili, Raha means “holy road.” In Sanskrit, Raha is a clan. In Bangla, Raha means “rest,” “comfort,” and “relief.” In Arabic, Raha also means “peace,” which also signifies happiness, freedom, and bliss. And in keeping with her name, we felt everything the minute we first held her. It feels as though our lives have just begun, so thank you Raha for creating our family,” she continued.
Social media users began congratulating Raha, Ranbir, and Alia shortly after she published the post. Raha Kapoor may I hold you, can’t wait, wrote Raha’s aunt Kareena Kapoor Khan in the comments section.” Shashank Khaitan, a filmmaker, continued, “Raha… lovely.”
Bollywood stars including Zoya Akhtar, Athiya Shetty, Shweta Bachchan, Bipasha Basu, Sonakshi Sinha, Arjun Kapoor, Anushka Sharma, and Sonam Kapoor among others sent messages of love by using red heart emojis. Raha was dubbed an “angel baby” by Alia’s close friend Anushka Ranjan. Riddhima Kapoor Sahni, Soni Razdan, and Shaheen Bhatt, who are family members, also left their love and reposted the article on their Instagram Stories.
Prior to being married in April of this year, Alia and Ranbir dated for a very long period. In late June, she announced the news of her pregnancy. Raha was bestowed upon them on November 6. Alia had posted on Instagram, “And in the best news of our lives:- Our baby is here…and what a magical girl she is,” to announce the birth of their daughter. We are blessed and devoted PARENTS, and we are officially bursting with love! Love Alia and Ranbir so much.” Their daughter’s face has not yet been disclosed.
The last time we saw Ranbir and Alia together was in the movie Brahmastra by Ayan Mukerji.