CONGRATULATIONS! Popular Balaji actress is PREGNANT!

TV actress Hritu Dudani, who plays the protagonist in Balaji Telefilms' long-running show on Doordarshan, 'Pavitra Bandhan' is pregnant with her first child. The actress got married to director Noel Smith last year is all set to embrace motherhood. GOOD NEWS! Manish Paul’s wife is PREGNANT; Actor to become DAD for the second time! The actress confirmed the good news to Times Of India and said, "Yes, its true. The people at Balaji are very helpful. They are shooting in such a way that my baby bump is not visible on-screen. Me and my husband are very happy and excited about the new arrival in the family." SEE PIC: Rahul Mahajan’s Ex wife Dimpy Ganguly is PREGNANT; Flaunts her BABY BUMP with hubby Rohit Roy!

Hritu's husband Noel Smith is a popular director and has been part of shows like Geet, Ek Veer Ki Ardaas Veera, Sanjog Se Bani Sangini, Bittoo.

Noel and Hritu met on the sets of Sahara One's Bittoo a few years ago.

After being friends for sometime, they decided to take their relationship to the next level and the couple got married on October 31, 2015 in Mumbai.

Most beautiful day ... Ur my hero ????????????

A photo posted by Hritu Dudani (@hritu_dudani) on Jun 13, 2016 at 10:58am PDT

Hritu is seven months pregnant and her due date is first week of September.