India, April 27 -- Actor Shireen Mirza and her husband, IT professional Hasan Sartaj are all set to embrace parenthood. Shireen took to Instagram on Saturday to share the happy news. The 36-year-old, who is at the end of her second trimester, tells us, "We had decided that we'd share the news with everyone only when our hearts agree."

Shireen calls pregnancy a magical experience: "I have played a mother on screen so many times; in fact, bacchon ke bhi bacche dekh chuki hoon main. But when it happens in real life, it feels magical. The feeling of having my own little one in just three months is out of this world."

Shireen shares that she continued to work through her pregnancy. "I was travelling and shooting for Yeh Hai Chahatein. Having...