Seems like the whole of bollywood is pregnant, with Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli announcing the news of the birth of their second child, many other actors are also on the line to become parents soon.

After Richa Chadha, Varun Dhawan and Yami Gautam hinted at the patter of tiny feet soon, some have suggested Deepika Padukone might join the ensemble soon, too!

If it's true for Deepika and Ranveer- if the two stars come together to multiply- it can only spell mass hysteria.

There is something about celebrity sperm and ovum. When they meet, the aam admi goes berserk, flashbulbs go off. The mere hint of a bump sets people off. Indeed, many a time sheepish stars say, oops, food baby, nothing to see here! We spend nerve-wracking months of 'are the rumours true?' But when confirmation of the good news comes directly from the happy couple, everyone feels it time to dance in the streets.

And of late too many actors have been in the family way. Apart from Alia Bhatt, the sighting of whose baby Raha sent fans into a frenzy, Anushka Sharma just had her second child, a son called Akaay. Every baby name is awaited with bated breath - sending us scurrying for meanings and etymology. Karishma Kapoor's Kiaan and Shilpa Shetty's Viaan, and now Akaay... Move over Taimur and Jeh, there are newer babies going waaah.

Varun Dhawan announced impending fatherhood by uploading pics with wife Natasha Dalal. The photoshoot has them in soft focus black and white, with him gently kissing her belly, and their dog looking on, against sheer curtains and plants. As for Yami Gautam, it was only this month, during the trailer launch of her film Article 370 that she said she was five and a half months pregnant. The birth of Anushka's baby boy definitely caught the paparazzi napping! No one knew until after the baby came.

Surely maternity is not a bar to become a hot star!