Before the name and fame, was a childhood filled with innocence and wide-eyed awe! Thanks to social media, netizens and fans get a chance to inch closer to their famous and favourite celebrities and get a sneak-peek into their personal, as well as, professional lives. While most of us are busy stalking them on social media, ever wondered how these famous personages looked like in their childhood? (Also Read: Akash Ambani And Shloka Mehta Dance Romantically During Their Pre-Wedding Bash, Video Inside)
Trending now is the #AkuStoleTheShlo wedding, and the internet is filled with Ambani-Mehta clan’s pictures and videos. Isha Ambani is now a married lady and Shloka Mehta is all set to become a bride, but before the much-awaited Ambani wedding of 2019, let us take you on a trip down the memory lane and give you a glimpse of how nanad-bhabhi, Isha and Shloka used to look during their teenage days. In one of the pictures going viral on social media, we can see a glimpse of ‘then-and-now’ of Isha Ambani Piramal and Shloka Mehta.
The Ambani-Mehta families celebrated the union of Akash Ambani and Shloka Mehta with a pre-wedding bash at St. Moritz in Switzerland. While we got some glimpses of the three-day pre-wedding bash under the hashtag, #AkuStoleTheShlo, we also got our hands on an unseen picture of Isha Ambani Piramal chilling and dancing with the ladies as her darling husband can’t take his eyes off her! We can also spot Isha’s father-in-law, Ajay Piramal standing beside Anand. Here’s the picture:
In a recent interaction with Vogue, the newly-married Isha Ambani Piramal revealed that her twin brother, Akash Ambani willingly gave up his wedding dates for his darling sister. Isha had said, "Akash has the largest heart ever. He changed his wedding dates for me. He got engaged to Shloka before Anand and me, but he was like, “I’ll get married afterwards, you take my wedding dates.” He’s like one of the most—I don’t think there’s a word for it in English—“dayalu” humans in this world. He’s empathetic, gracious and gentle, just like Shloka."
Talking about the camaraderie she shares with her soon-to-be sister-in-law, Shloka Mehta, Isha Ambani Piramal had stated, “In fact, Shloka’s sister, Diya [Mehta Jatia] and I were in the same class in Sunflower and then in JB [Petit]. We have been best friends for over 25 years. Then when I moved to Ambani, I skipped a grade and went to Shloka’s class. So I’ve been like a third sister to them. I was thrilled with the engagement news. Shloka’s always been part of the family for us.” (Also Read: Navya Naveli Nanda Channels Her Sizzling Look At Akash Ambani And Shloka Mehta's Pre-Wedding Bash)
Akash Ambani and Shloka Mehta’s engagement bash was no less than a royal festivity with the sangeet and mehendi ceremonies hosted at Antilia by the families. Amongst the pictures and videos that circulated on the social media, one video that grabbed the attention was of Akash’s twin sister, Isha Ambani welcoming her bhai and bhabhi.
In the video, we can see Isha performing the welcome rituals with a ceremonial Gujarati song playing in the background. The bond between Akash and Isha can be seen as they tease each other and the later playfully sprayed holy water on her brother; Isha and Shloka’s bond was seen when the latter paid respects to her soon-to-be sister-in-law. Nita Ambani guided her daughter Isha as she performed the welcoming ritual for her bhai and bhabhi.
And it was Isha Ambani’s heartfelt welcome speech for her bhai-bhabhi, Akash Ambani and Shloka Mehta, that touched everyone’s heart. Welcoming her into the family, Isha said, "Today is all about 'hearts'. The theme is 'hearts', Shloka is a 'heart', Akash is a 'heart'; it's about the greeting of hearts, the meeting of hearts, and the celebration of hearts. And Anant and I are all hearts for Shloka and Akash. I don't think our hearts could burst anymore with love and affection than it is today. And, we are just so happy to call Akash our bhai and Shloka our Bhabhi."
The happy sister, Isha Ambani could not control her emotions on getting a sister-like bhabhi, and she went on to say, "Welcome to the family. But the truth is that Shloka has been a part of our family since as far as I can remember. Diya (Shloka's sister) and I were in school together, and Diya is the first best friend I ever had. And, by relation, Shloka has also been my best friend since...I don't know, I can't even remember a time in my life when I didn't know Shloka. So in many ways, this is the officialising the fact that we were sisters; born to different mothers. And I am just so happy that I finally get to call her my real sister. And, our family feels complete in a way that it never did before. So, welcome to the family." (Also Read: Shah Rukh, Karan Johar, Aamir Khan Dance On Gallan Goodiyan With Ambani Clan At Akash-Shloka Sangeet)
Do you happily show all your childhood photographs to your friends or on social media, or you hide ‘some’ of them (if you know what we mean)? Keep us posted!