New Delhi:
Richa Chadha and Ali Fazal welcomed their baby girl, Zuneyra Ida Fazal, in July 2024. In a recent interview with Faye D’Souza, the actress opened up about the early days of motherhood and revealed a story about Ali being denied paternity leave. She also talked about how crucial it is to have a partner at home during those early, challenging months.
Richa shared that Ali had taken paternity leave after the birth of his daughter, but he didn’t understand it. She mentioned: “Ali took paternity leave after we had our baby, and he didn’t really understand it. Everyone was like, ‘Haha, do you really want it? Okay, two weeks is fine.’ It was a miracle that his shot “He was pushed away for some other reason, but he was able to be with me, and I can’t explain how scary that can be for a new person.”
Richa continued: “You’re dealing with all kinds of emotions, no sleep, all kinds of aches and pain and so much brain fog… it’s so helpful to have a partner around you. Not everyone can afford to take care of amazing kids in our country.”
Richa and Ali’s love story began on the sets of Fukrey. After dating for almost eight years, Richa Chadha and Ali Fazal tied the knot during the lockdown in 2020 under the Special Marriage Act. They later celebrated their union with Haldi and Sangeet ceremonies in Delhi and a reception in Mumbai in 2022.
In 2024, the couple shared the first look of their daughter on Instagram in a joint post. They captioned the post, “Making a collaboration post to announce the biggest collaboration of our lives! We have been blessed indeed. Our baby girl continues to keep us very, very busy. So thank you all for your love and blessings.”
On the work front, Richa Chadha was last seen in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s web series Heeramandi: The diamond bazaarwhile Ali Fazal starred Mirzapur 3.
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