Its wedding bells for Sonam Kapoor and Anand Ahuja. Bollywood’s anticipation is on the rise as the couple is all set to tie the knot on May 8 right here in Mumbai.
As the speculations are on the rise, an official statement came in that read, “The Kapoor and Ahuja families, take great joy and pride, in announcing the marriage of Sonam and Anand. The wedding will take place on the 8th of May in Mumbai. Since it is an intimate affair, we request you to respect the family’s need for privacy. Thank you for all your blessings and love, as we celebrate this special moment in our lives.”
While the crowd awaits to see Sonam’s stylish avatar, what cannot be missed is the social media stalking on her beau Anand Ahuja. Here’s all you need to know about the groom.
The couple found each other in 2014 and started dating ever since. The paparazzi just couldn’t get over their presence amidst family functions and that’s when it got clear about their intimate affair.
Anand is a Delhite and entrepreneur, owner of the label, Bhane, a well-known clothing brand. He pursued his education from the American Embassy School and higher business studies from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He also did an internship in Amazon.com in Seattle, USA.
His family owns Shahi Exports, which is the biggest export house of India, typically run by his grandfather Harish Ahuja. The turnover of the company is at $450 million. With all the glitz and glamour around, Anand’s own property valuation is around Rs 3,000 crore.
He is definitely the man of Sonam’s dreams who shares similar personality traits as the actress herself. He loves a good pair of sneakers. The duo share equal love for designs as we know Sonam is a fashionista herself and also the co-owner of Rheson – clothing brand alongside her sister. Ahuja is also a close friend of fashion entrepreneur Pernia Qureshi, who has been Sonam’s stylist.
In an interview to a youth portal, he once said, “It wasn’t always smooth sailing though. Coming from a family that owned and operated a successful brand of apparel, I set very high expectations for the business. There was constant pressure to achieve these, and there were days when I would come down very hard on myself for not matching certain preconceived standards of success that my legacy had left me with. I was hard on the team too, when Bhane did not achieve what I envisioned for it.”
There is no doubt that Anand is Sonam’s pick as he scores for being well-educated, ambitious and a thorough gentleman. We cannot wait to witness Bollywood’s most stylish wedding of the year.
