6 Actresses Who Worked While Expecting Kids

Those of you who have watched and enjoyed the American sitcom F.R.I.E.N.D.S must know that the vivacious Phoebe became a surrogate mother for her brother because his wife could not conceive. However, this plot was introduced only to justify the changing look of Lisa Kudrow, who was pregnant in real life. She gave birth to her son Julian in May 1998.

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The big bahu of the Bachchan Khandaan was three-month pregnant while she shot for the role of the widow Radha in the super hit film Sholay. She was expecting her first child with husband and megastar Amitabh Bachchan. She gave birth to Shweta in March 1974.

The bong bombshell was pregnant for the second time when she shot for Karan Johar’s 2010 film We Are Family, which was the official remake of Hollywood movie Stepmom. She earlier had Nysa, her daughter with actor hubby Ajay Devgn, in 2003. This time around, she gave birth to her son in September 2010 and named him Yug.

Another F.R.I.E.N.D.S star in the list, Cox was married to David Arquette and was expecting her first child with him when the show was in its last leg. Coincidentally, Cox’s pregnancy could not have been incorporated in the show because her character Monica could not have had kids. Her pregnancy was covered by making her wear lose clothes and careful camera placements. Her daughter Coco was born in June 2004, a month after the show’s finale premiered.

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Remember the small-budget musical movie Jhankar Beats, which honoured the music of legendary music director RD Burman? Juhi Chawla, who played the wife of Sanjay Suri, was shown pregnant in the movie while she was actually expecting her son Arjun, whom she gave birth to in 2003.

The dusky glam actress, who is known for having taken different and difficult projects in her career, was five-month pregnant when she shot for Onir Das’ collection of short films I Am. She gave birth to her son Vihaan in August 2010.