New Delhi: Indian cricketer KL Rahul and Bollywood actress Athiya Shetty will tie the knot today (January 23) at Sunil Shetty’s farmhouse in Khandala. The sangeet took place on January 22 and videos of music playing at the function are doing the rounds on social media.
One of the videos show the soon-to-be-married couple shaking their legs on the hit track 'Mujhse Shaadi Karogi'. In a video shared by a fan club on Twitter, Rahul can be seen enjoying the atmosphere as he also takes a little down time from the dancing surrounded by a sea of guests. The couple are set to tie the nuptial knot on Monday and had a sangeet ceremony on Sunday which was attended by their family members and members of the film fraternity.
There are many videos taken from outside where guests can be seen dancing to songs like “Besharam Rang”, “Humma Humma”, “Jumma Chumma”, “Jhanjariya”, “Dekha Jo Tujhe Yaar”, “Aaj Ki Party” among others.
Athiya’s brother Ahan and mother Mana Shetty reportedly gave a performance. Arjun Kapoor’s sister Anshula was also spotted in the sangeet ceremony
The wedding celebrations began with a cocktail party on January 21, followed by mehendi and haldi on January 22.
Earlier, Suniel Shetty promised the gathered paparazzi outside his residence that the couple will later pose for the photographers.
The actor was seen stepping out of his car and approaching the paparazzi in a video posted on social media. "Aa rahe hain hum log. Kal unko leke aata hoon, bachchon ko (We are coming tomorrow. I'll bring the kids tomorrow),' he said in the video.
"Apne jis tareke se pyaar dikhya uske liye bohut bohut (The way you have all shown love towards them, thank you a lot)," the actor added.
Both Athiya and Rahul have their roots in Karnataka. While Rahul was born in the state capital Bengaluru, Athiya who was born in Mumbai and is of Tulu descent with her father, Bollywood's very own Anna, Suniel Shetty belonging to Mangalore.
While Suniel was recently seen in the streaming show 'Dharavi Bank' as a ruthless antagonist, it's been sometime that Athiya has been on screen. K.L. Rahul, on the other hand is currently witnessing a slump in his cricketing career as he seems to be out of form for the time being.