Odishatv Bureau
Mumbai: Bollywood superstar Salman Khan has congratulated former girlfriend Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and her husband Abhishek, who are expecting their first child.

"I would like to congratulate Abhishek and Aishwarya. I hope they make a cricket team," Salman told media here at an event to launch a Blackberry application. "I am happy for the Dadaji (Amitabh)," he said.

Aishwarya began dating Salman in 1999 and the ``Dabangg`` star had reportedly abused her. The couple then officially separated in 2002. On Tuesday night, Abhishek`s father Amitabh announced the pregnancy news on micro-blogging site Twitter.

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