On his 34th birthday on Saturday, model and actress Athiya Shetty penned a mushy note for her cricketer husband KL Rahul, whom she tagged as “my person” and said that she loves him “so much.”
Athiya Shetty pens birthday wish for KL Rahul
Athiya took to Instagram, where she shared a handful of candid and unseen glimpses from their journey, starting from marriage to parenthood, and even shared some memorable moments like getting matching heart tattoos together.
“Happy birthday my person, love you so much, (red heart emoji)” Athiya wrote as the caption.
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Rahul and Athiya first crossed paths in January 2019 through a mutual friend, and they immediately hit it off. Over the years, their bond grew stronger, leading to a relationship that flourished. After dating for several years, the couple tied the knot in 2023. Their wedding took place at Athiya’s father, actor Suniel Shetty’s, farmhouse in Khandala.
They welcomed their daughter last year and named her Evaarah, which means “Gift of God”. The two revealed the name of their daughter on Rahul`s 33rd birthday on Friday. They also shared a beautiful picture of the cricketer holding the baby while Athiya looked at her lovingly.
“Our baby girl, our everything. Evaarah ~ Gift of God,” read the caption. The couple took to their Instagram story section and shared that their daughter has been named Evaarah, V.R. (Evaarah Vipula Rahul).” The post further read: “Evaarah, meaning Gift of God. Vipula, in honour of her great nani and protector. Rahul, her papa.”
Athiya`s Bollywood career
Athiya made her Bollywood debut in 2015 with the film Hero opposite Sooraj Pancholi. She was then seen in the comedy of errors, Mubarakan, starring Arjun Kapoor.
She was last seen in Motichoor Chaknachoor, directed by debutante Debamitra Biswal. The film also stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Vibha Chibber, Navni Parihar, Vivek Mishra, Karuna Pandey, Sanjeev Vats, Abhishek Rawat, Sapna Sand and Usha Nagar.
It follows the story of a 36-year-old man, Pushpinder Tyagi, working abroad in Dubai, trying to find a wife back home in Bhopal meets his much younger neighbor, Anita “Ani” Awasthi, who wants to marry someone settled abroad.
