Controversial Pakistani actress Veena Mallik gave birth to a baby boy on Tuesday in the US. Her husband Asad Bashir Khan took to Twitter to share the image of the newborn.
Khan wrote on Twitter, “Thank you Allah Pak 4 blessing us wth a lovely son Abram Khan Khattak. @iVeenaKhan thx 4 giving me biggest happiness.”
Meanwhile, Veena also shared an image of the newborn in twitter and wrote, “Alhumdullilah we are blessed with a Baby Boy @iAbramKhan… cute son of Proud father @Asadbashirr.”
As per the reports of a leading newspaper of Pakistan, Veena said that she was in good health but was too exhausted to speak.
Veena told the daily, “She is doing pretty well. We are happy that we are here. She is trying to sleep. We have named him Abram. It is the name of Shah Rukh Khan’s son as well. In Hebrew and Arabic, it is Ibrahim.”
Veena has been residing in the US with her husband for the past couple months. The couple plans on visiting Pakistan soon.
Asad said that the couple were supposed to name him Arham but decided to change it to Abram. The baby also has to his credit an official Twitter handle which goes by the name of @iAbramKhan and the first tweet on the account says: Welcome me World…I have Arrived
Veena, known to make headlines and court controversy, participated in Bigg Boss. She returned to Pakistan in May 2014, following a long stint in Bollywood industry and had claimed to have undergone “a change within” after marrying singer and businessman Asad Bashir Khan.
Malik made her film debut in 2000 with Sajjad Gul’s Tere Pyar Mein. Later, she played roles in female-centric films such as Koi Tujh Sa Kahan (2005), Mohabbatan Sachiyan (2007), Kyun Tum Se Itna Pyar Hai (2005), Kabhi Pyar Na Karna (2008) and Ishq Be Parwah (2008). In 2012, she was seen in Bollywood with a comedy film Daal Mein Kuch Kaala Hai. The following year, she appeared in the dramedy Zindagi 50-50, Supermodel and the Kannada film Dirty Picture: Silk Sakkath Maga which was a box office hit.