It was the most surreal experience: Tanuj Virwani on his daughter’s birth

Tanvi Trivedi (BOMBAY TIMES; September 26, 2024)

Actor Tanuj Virwani and his wife Tanya Jacob have been blessed with a baby girl on September 24. Tanuj, who is extremely happy and on cloud nine, said, "The delivery was smooth. I was with her throughout, and the entire process was incredible. Tanya was in pain but she behaved like a champ and she braved it all. The moment was surreal and witnessing the entire process in real time was incredible. No matter how much you build these happy moments and when you actually go through it you realise it's an incredible blessing."

The couple hasn't thought of any names yet. Tanuj added, "We look at the janamkundli before deciding the name. The last one year has been great. This year, last time, I wasn't even married and now I am a father so it is a beautiful start to a new chapter of our lives."

Sharing how his mom, actress Rati Agnihotri reacted, Tanuj said, "She was crying with tears in her eyes. She is completely over the moon and happy to become a grandmother."

Tanuj in an earlier interview had shared how he was excited to become a father soon. He said, "It was chat-mangni-pat-byaah and now we are on our way to starting a family. Honestly, I did not expect to become a father so soon, but I consider this gift as God's blessings. Tanya and I wanted to start a family right after our marriage in December and luckily, it happened. My parents, especially my mom (Rati Agnihotri), are ecstatic that she is going to become a grandmother. She could not believe it when we broke the news and even I was overwhelmed when Tanya told me about it. We are both hoping to have a happy, healthy child. We do not have any preferences."

On the work front, Tanuj was last seen hosting Splitsvilla 15 and he is currently seen in a web series Murshid with Kay Kay Menon.
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Navya Kharbanda (HINDUSTAN TIMES; September 26, 2024)

Actor-model Tanuj Virwani welcomed his first child, a daughter, with wife Tanya Jacob Virwani on Tuesday morning.

Confirming the news, the new dad says, “Both mother and daughter are healthy. It was a nice and smooth, normal delivery and everything went very well. We woke up at 4 am in the morning when her water broke and we rushed to the hospital. We’ve had quite a day today!”

Tanuj, who married Tanya in December last year shares that he was “nervous” initially. Ask if he felt the jitters during the birth and he replies: “It was the most incredible and surreal feeling in the world. You hear a lot of stories about both pregnancy and delivery from your friends and family, but it’s an unexplainable feeling when you actually experience it. When it happens, it’s incredible.”

The 37-year-old adds that his parents (mum, actor Rati Agnihotri and dad Anil Virwani) are with him at the hospital. “They just can’t believe they have become grandparents,” he tells us.

The actor also reveals that the mum and baby are expected to be home this week. “She would be discharged in about three days. It is just a precautionary measure to have both of them here. We will be back home soon,” he says.

Have the new mum and dad decided on a name for their little girl yet? “We are still deciding and discussing. We will take a call in the next couple of days,” the actor wraps up.