From Deepika Padukone To Alia Bhatt: Pregnant Bollywood Stars Who Didn’t Hit Pause On Filming

Deepika Padukone, who recently gave birth to a baby girl, filmed Kalki 2898 AD while expecting her first child with actor-husband Ranveer Singh.

Before Deepika Padukone, numerous Bollywood actresses filmed while expecting.

Here are the actresses who defied the odds by working on set during their pregnancies.

Deepika filmed the climax of Kalki 2898 AD while pregnant, with her baby due in September. She announced her pregnancy with Ranveer on Instagram in February 2024.

The veteran actor filmed Sholay and Chupke Chupke while pregnant with her and Amitabh Bachchan's first child, Shweta, born in March 1974.

Juhi Chawla filmed One Two Ka Four during her pregnancy. She married Jay Mehta in 1995 and has two children: Jahnavi, born in February 2001, and Arjun, born in 2003.

In 2022, Neha Dhupia was eight months pregnant while filming A Thursday. She and Angad Bedi's son, Guriq, turned two last year.

Kareena filmed Laal Singh Chaddha (2022) while five-and-a-half months pregnant with her second child. She gave birth to Jehangir Ali Khan in February 2021.

The actor filmed Heart of Stone in May 2022 and announced her pregnancy in June. She and Ranbir Kapoor welcomed their daughter Raha in November 2022, shortly after their April wedding.

Yami was pregnant during the filming of Article 370, and she gave birth to son Vedavid in May 2024. She and Aditya Dhar announced the pregnancy at the film’s trailer launch.