A week after she delivered a baby girl, actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was discharged from a Mumbai hospital on Tuesday. As soon as she and her family reached home, the Bachchans called a press conference at their office ABC Corp in Juhu, a western suburb in Mumbai. Amitabh thanked the media for giving them their privacy. He said, "You had promised that you would stay away and you did that. My family is grateful to you. It was a very private moment for the family."

Amitabh added, "Today, we brought betiya home. We are very happy. Hamare ghar Laxmi aayi hai, Abhishek, Aishwarya and betiya are all well and in good health. Life changes when a new life comes to your house. I would say Laxmi Ratna has arrived in our house."

Beti B was first taken to their old house Pratiksha. "We first took her to Pratiksha because that is our first home. After taking blessings from my ma and babuji (Amitabh's parents), we have come to Jalsa," Amitabh said. Did they take the baby to a temple? Abhishek replied, "We have a small mandir in Pratiksha, built by my grandfather. That was the first place we took her."

So how does the child look? "I think the child looks like Aishwarya but as you know, a child's face changes everyday. Still, I want to believe that she has Aishwarya's face," Amitabh said. "But a few people in the house believe that there is some resemblance with Abhishek." Has being a parent changed Abhishek? 'It has not even been a week, so there hasn't been any changes," Abhishek replied. I think if I am half as good a father to my daughter as my father has been to my sister and myself, I will be happy."