When did Aishwarya get pregnant?

Analyze this picture gallery and answer the only question worth asking this month

By Sita Wadhwani 22 June, 2011

June 12: Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan attending the 162nd Prix de Diane horse racing in Chantilly, north of Paris.

May 13: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan arriving with UTV Group's CEO Ronnie Screwvala for a photocall to announce their next film together, at the 64th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France.

May 13, Cannes: The choice of outfit is loose around the bust with a distracting belt tied around the waist.

May 12: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan arrives at the "Sleeping Beauty" premiere during the 64th Annual Cannes Film Festival at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes, France.

May 12, Cannes: The choice of an architectural outfit allows the constructed ensemble to dictate the silhouette instead of Aishwarya's natural body shape.

May 11: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan poses on the red carpet before the opening ceremony and the screening of "Midnight in Paris" at the 64th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France.

May 11, Cannes: Again, a choice of structural garment that conceals Aishwarya's tummy in the name of fashion.

May 11, Cannes: Not the most flattering angle, but leaves no doubt Aishwarya is larger than she's ever been in recent months.

Especially when you compare the preceeding images to what Aishwarya looked like on February 27, with husband Abhishek Bachchan at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards in Hollywood, California.

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Though her father-in-law Amitabh broke the news last night (June 21), how long 38-year-old Indian actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has been pregnant is not officially known.

Writes the senior Bachchan on his blog, "The doctors just confirmed it this evening (June 21) and I have shared it immediately with the EF and on Twitter after informing all the family, now spread out in various parts of the world."

More on CNNGo: Aishwarya pregnant, India goes gaga

Popular film magazine Stardust today writes, "Sources close to Bachchan family reveal that Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s pregnancy test was done at Seven Hills Hospital in Andheri to confirm the news. However, Aishwarya Rai, being a true professional, wants to complete the shooting of Madhur Bhandarkar’s ambitious flick "Heroine" before going on a long holiday to enjoy the impending motherhood."

Fans and Bollywood trade pundits are already speculating about a Christmas baby.

Their logic is this: In India, traditionally you don't announce a pregnancy until the three month period is past. So that's April, May, June. And six months later is December.

Take a look back at photos from the last two months, that may now explain why Aishwarya or Ash, as she's affectionately referred to, looks so, well, swell.

Sita Wadhwani is CNNGo City Editor in Mumbai.

When did Aishwarya get pregnant?

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