Will Oprah introduce BETI B TO THE WORLD?
B-Town is abuzz that international talk show queen Oprah Winfrey's new show may see the debut of Abhi-Ash's baby girl
Sayantan Dalal
The Bachchan family till now has successfully managed to keep Beti B away from the paparazzi. And almost two-and-half months since her birth kept mum about her name, which is generating a massive interest in the newborn. Adding to the many rumours around the baby is the latest that involves chat show host and international star Oprah Winfrey, who was in town last month.
Rumours are rife that Oprah will be the one who introduces Beti B to the whole world! And the occasion will apparently be her new talk show, Next Chapter. Ever since Beti B's birth in November, the Bachchans have been maintaining the stance that everyone respect their privacy, with actor Amitabh Bachchan firmly refusing to entertain the idea of giving photos of his grand-daughter to any international magazines. So, it will be really interesting to see if Oprah succeeds where others have failed.
Oprah, who was here in India for filming a short television episode for her new chat show, is apparently gearing up to show the baby on Next Chapter, say sources. Oprah, who is well acquainted with actor Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan, visited the Bachchan home first on landing in the city. She saw Beti B and said, "I'll just call her Princess. She's beautiful." Oprah was then driven by the Bachchans to society swan Parmeshwar Godrej's party in honour of the international star, which saw the who's who of Bollywood starting from actors Shah Rukh Khan to Shilpa Shetty turn up. Amitabh tweeted later: "The gracious Oprah Winfrey visits our home, to meet us and bless the baby...warm hearted, endearing...drive her to the party in her honour. And Oprah in sari... looking lovely!!"
Though Oprah was careful enough not to reveal the baby's name, it might just be that the chat show queen will do the honours of introducing the baby to the world. It's not the first time that any Bachchan will be on Oprah's chat show. Previously, Aishwarya had appeared twice on her show. First time it was a solo visit, the second time it was after marriage with hubby Abhishek Bachchan. A source tells us, "Oprah's visit to India, was not only for shooting a short TV episode here, but also shooting for an entire series on India — featuring various interviews with personalities from Bollywood and the social circuit and it may be when apparently the Bachchans will introduce the baby to the world."
But if not, we will just have to wait for a glimpse of the baby of Bollywood's most influential family.
sayantan.dalal@dnaindia.net
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