Ileana D'Cruz welcomes baby boy Koa Phoenix Dolan; Arjun Kapoor, Nargis Fakhri and others send love

Actor Ileana D'Cruz gave birth to her first child, a baby boy, on August 1, 2023, however, she made the announcement a few days later. She took her fans by surprise on Saturday as she revealed the first picture of her little one. who she named Koa Phoenix Dolan. Taking to her Instagram handle, she posted a photo of Koa sleeping on a bed. The text on the picture read, “'Introducing Koa Phoenix Dola. Born on August 1, 2023." She captioned the post as, “No words could explain how happy we are to welcome our darling boy to the world (black heart emoji). Hearts beyond full (sparkles and nazar amulet emojis)."

As soon as her announcement post surfaced, Ileana’s industry friends including Arjun Kapoor, Huma Qureshi, Athiya Shetty, and Nargis Fakhri among others sent congratulatory messages. “Omg, congrats!!!!!! GOD BLESS!!!,” wrote Nargis. She also added, “Leo ♌️ boy.” Sophie Choudry reacted, “Omg congratulations Ileana! So happy for you guys (red heart emojis) God bless your lil boy.” While Arjun, Huma and Athiya left red heart emojis in the comment section. Check out her post here:

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On the other hand, Ileana’s fans also showered love and blessings on her baby boy. “Congratulations you are the 1st who showed her newborn baby pic God bless you both,” wrote a user. Another user commented, “Congratulations Ileana, happy for you!” Meanwhile, Ileana has maintained stoic silence about her personal life ever since she announced her pregnancy. It was only last month that she revealed the picture of her boyfriend on her Instagram stories. "Date night," she captioned the photo collage.

On the film front, Ileana was last seen in The Big Bull, co-starring Abhishek Bachchan. Up next, she will feature in Unfair & Lovely, the film about India's obsession with fair skin. She will share the screen space with Randeep Hooda in the upcoming movie.