After Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma's hush-hush marriage became the wedding of the year 2017, another B-town celeb union is anticipated to be the wedding of 2018. Looks like, National award winner, Sonam Kapoor is all set to tie the knot with her long-time businessman beau, Anand Ahuja on May 8, 2018, in Mumbai. (Also Read: Sonam-Anand's 'Shaadi Ki Taiyaari' Begins At Kapoor's Residence, Mom Sunita Supervises The Decor)
While the speculations are rife about where the wedding will happen, who is Sonam wearing for her D-day, what all functions are going to take place; the decorations and preparations at the Kapoor mansion have started. Even though Bollywood’s uncrowned queen of style, Sonam Kapoor is media-friendly, she prefers to keep her personal life away from the media glare especially her relationship with Anand Ahuja.
So, who exactly is Anand Ahuja, what does he do by profession and how he met the love of his life, Sonam Kapoor? We are here to unfold some facts about damaad of Kapoors and the business tycoon, Anand Ahuja which made our fashionista fall head over heels in love with him.
To begin with, the newest entrant in the Kapoor family, Anand Ahuja is the grandson of the Delhi-based businessman, Harish Ahuja who is the owner of India’s largest export house, Shahi Exports. He now serves as the Managing Director of Shahi Exports. Born and brought up in the capital, Delhi, Anand has two younger brothers, Amit Ahuja and Anant Ahuja. After completing his schooling from American Embassy School in Delhi, Anand went to the University of Pennsylvania for his graduation in Economics and International Affairs. For further studies, he decided to pursue MBA from the world-renowned B-school, Wharton. And to understand how the financial market works, Anand seized the opportunity to intern with the Deutsche Bank.
Post this, to understand more about the nitty-gritties of retail business, Anand Ahuja worked at his uncle’s store, Macy’s Inc. Then after working with the Last Sportswear, he worked as a Product Manager in the Amazon, USA. For his love for sneakers and apparels, Anand started his own business in the same field and in 2011, he opened India's first multi-brand sneaker company, VegNonVeg in Delhi. Later in partnership with his father’s company, Shahi Exports, Anand launched his own clothing brand, Bhane. A source was quoted as saying, “Ahuja has a keen sense of business and has a strong foothold in the market when it comes to apparel and shoes. One imagines that’s a prime common interest between Sonam Kapoor and him!” And now, he reportedly owns a property worth Rs 3000 crore. (Also Read: Sonam Kapoor And Anand Ahuja Will Shift To London Post-Wedding, Details Inside!)
Anand Ahuja’s massive obsession for sneakers has not only tagged him the 'Sneakerheads of Instagram' by GQ India April 2017 list, but it seems to have rubbed on his lady-love as well. Sonam is often seen ditching the high heels for comfy sneakers. Apart from the obsession with the sneakers, Anand has a major thing for basketball. Anand enthusiastically plays basketball and loves watching National Basketball Association (NBA) matches supporting his favourite team, Los Angeles Lakers’. When not scoring dunks in the court, Anand can be seen sweating out in the gym or touring on his favourite BMX bikes.
According to the reports, Anand Ahuja and Sonam Kapoor met through their common friend, Prerna. In 2014, Anand proposed to Sonam, but she took some months to accept his proposal and say ‘yes’. Sonam has never talked about her relationship with Anand and kept it under the veil, but their public appearances and social media PDAs are enough to tell the tale. Sonam once stated, "Being around Anand makes me very happy." (Also Read: For The First Time, Sonam Kapoor Opens Up About Her Wedding, Differentiates It From Marriage)
Soon-to-be-bride, Sonam Kapoor further asserted, "Because that’s in my control and I don’t feel that I can speak about myself but I don’t think it’s okay for me to speak about somebody else. Now everything that is put out there is with his permission or whatever he puts out there is with my permission. But if somebody is asking me a question publicly I don’t think it’s okay for me to speak about the person because that person has not signed up for it. This is just keeping it a little sacred. Just keeping it in my control, whatever is out there is in my control, it’s not something that is not. I just feel that it’s not okay to talk about it. I will share whatever I have to share and that is with my filter."
After a series of conjectures about the venue, dates and wedding of Sonam Kapoor, it has definitely become the talk of the town for quite some time now. As per the reports, Sonam and Anand will tie the nuptial knot on May 8, 2018. The wedding festivities will start on May 7, 2018, and the shaadi ki taiyaari has already started at the Kapoor mansion. (Also Read: Invitations To Be Sent Out Through E-Cards In Sonam Kapoor and Anand Ahuja's Wedding To Save Paper)
Sonam Kapoor and Anand Ahuja’s pre-wedding functions like mehendi and sangeet will be held at different venues, and the wedding at another place. According to an insider of the family, “Yes, the initial plan was to have a destination wedding but it’s because of Sonam’s grandmother that they decided to change the venue and keep it somewhere close to their residence. Sonam’s grand mom can’t travel that far and the family obviously feels her presence is more important than the destination.”
Sonam and Anand’s sangeet will take place at her best friend, Samyukta Nair’s five-star resort-style hotel, The Leela at Sahar. Their next function, mehendi will take place at the Sonam’s 35-crore luxurious duplex apartment in Sunteck Signature Island building at Bandra Kurla Complex. And finally, Sonam and Anand will exchange wedding vows at Sonam’s maternal aunt, Kavita Singh’s heritage mansion in Bandra. (Also Read: Sonam And Anand's Wedding Will Be Held At A Heritage Mansion, Check Out Venues For Other Functions)
For Sonam’s fun-filled sangeet, Bollywood's ace choreographer, Farah Khan is choreographing the performances. As per the reports, “Rehearsals have kicked off at Anil Kapoor’s Juhu bungalow. The doting dad and mom Sunita will be putting together a special act for the bride-to-be at the sangeet. Sonam’s cousins and extended family have joined in as well for the pre-wedding ceremony.” Further talking about the performances, the source revealed, “They will perform on her hit songs like the Veere… title track, “Abhi Toh Party Shuru Hui Hai” from the Fawad Khan co-starrer Khoobsurat, the Prem Ratan Dhan Payo title track, and “Dheere Dheere” from her music video with Hrithik Roshan, among others, besides other popular wedding songs.” About Farah being a part of the wedding, the source stated, “Anil and Sunita have known Farah since the time she started out in Bollywood. Over the years, Anil has danced to many hit numbers choreographed by her. Meanwhile, Farah had been brainstorming on the ideal wedding present for Sonam and Anand when she decided to take charge of the sangeet celebrations.” (Also Read: Janhvi Kapoor Will Perform To Sridevi's Songs At Cousin Sonam Kapoor's Wedding)
About the wedding cards, both the families have sent out the invitations in the e-paper format. The e-cards will have the guests’ names engraved on it to avoid the gatecrashing at the wedding. Sonam’s Veere Di Wedding co-stars Swara Bhasker, Kareena Kapoor Khan, BFF Jacqueline Fernandez, her cousins- Arjun Kapoor, Mohit Marwah, Janhvi Kapoor, Khushi Kapoor, Shanaya Kapoor among the others will attend the wedding. Sonam Kapoor’s Dutt biopic co-star, Ranbir Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, Karisma Kapoor, Karan Johar, Alia Bhatt and Varun Dhawan are also some of the invitees. The alleged soon-to-be-married couple, Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh will also be there to bless the newly-weds. (Also Read: Sonam Kapoor And Anand Ahuja's Wedding Guest List- BFF Kareena Kapoor Khan To Deepika-Ranveer)
The Kapoors and Ahujas have been tight-lipped about the much-anticipated Sonam and Anand’s wedding. Speaking about the same, Sonam said, “Everybody will know everything in good time. This is not the right time. I have always had a good relationship with the media so whatever happens, I will share in good time. Thank you so much for keeping your patience.” Sonam’s dad, Anil Kapoor spoke about it and remarked, “Media has always been with me and my family when we began our careers. We will share everything at the right time. You all will know very soon. We won’t hide these details. You will know why there is lighting outside the house." (Also Read: Anil Kapoor Finally Opens Up About Daughter Sonam Kapoor's Marriage; Details Inside)
So, here we are! These were the details about the love of Sonam Kapoor’s life, Anand Ahuja. The wedding bells have ringed in for Kapoors and Ahujas, can’t wait to see Sonam and Anand as bride and groom.
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