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When sitarist Anoushka Shankar confessed to TOI last year that she sees herself pregnant by 2014, no one had guessed that she would put her five-year plan into place so soon.

But TOI has learnt that the daughter of Pandit Ravi Shankar is expecting her first child with London-based filmmaker Joe Wright by spring next year.

Anoushka began dating Joe since December 2009. In an interview to DT at that time, she'd confessed about her relationship, saying, "It's unexpected and it's gone really fast, but I'm fully in it." And, the news of her pregnancy at the moment is like déjà vu as she had said then that it's not necessary to be married to have children. At the same time, Anoushka had added, "I do believe in marriage, very much, but I also don't believe it's the only route. Love and relationships have to be defined by the people who're in them."

Reportedly, after conceiving, Anoushka replied to congratulatory messages by close ones saying, "We are so happy. It feels so ridiculous... I hope and pray everything goes well with this baby and ask for everyone's blessings." It's being said that Anoushka will make a formal announcement very soon. While Pandit Ravi Shankar is currently in California and couldn't be contacted, Anoushka's manager, on being contacted, said, "It's no secret that Anoushka is seeing Joe. But, we can say nothing else at the moment. As and when there's something to share, we will."

But for a while now, Anoushka's been giving interviews about the "wonderful relationship" that she shares with Joe and the joys that she's getting from little things like tending to his house. In fact, earlier this year, she was reported as saying, "I'm loving nesting and traveling with Joe. I love doing the dishes and cleaning the house... It just feels right. I'm very happy."