Akhil Akkineni Drops Dreamy Wedding Pics With Zainab, Calls It 'Best Day Of My Life'
Akhil Akkineni shares unseen wedding pics with Zainab Ravdjee, calling it the best day of his life. The couple tied the knot on June 6, 2025.
Akhil Akkineni is once again melting hearts on the internet. The actor took to Instagram on Sunday to share new, unseen photos from his intimate wedding to Zainab Ravdjee. The couple, who got engaged in November 2024, tied the knot on June 6, 2025, in a private ceremony attended by close family and friends.
Captioning the dreamy photo dump, Akhil wrote, 'June 6, 2025. My heart felt like sharing a few moments from the best day of my life." The wedding pictures, filled with love, laughter, and candid moments, are now being widely shared by fan pages online.
Akhil and Zainab were in a committed relationship for over three years before they made it official with a quiet engagement last year. At the time, the Hello actor had posted, 'Found my forever. Happy to announce that Zainab Ravdjee and I are happily engaged."
While fans were still basking in the engagement news, the wedding announcement came as a surprise. Akhil's father, veteran actor Nagarjuna, confirmed the news via a heartfelt post on X (formerly Twitter). 'With immense joy, Amala and I are delighted to share that our dear son has married his beloved Zainab in a beautiful ceremony (3:35 am) at our home, where our hearts belong. We watched a dream come true surrounded by love, laughter, and those dearest to us. We seek your blessings as they begin this new journey together," Nagarjuna wrote.
Zainab Ravdjee, now Akhil's wife, is a renowned abstract artist and has exhibited her work internationally. Interestingly, she had a brief brush with the film world too. She appeared in Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities (2004), a film by the legendary M.F. Husain, where she played Naghma's companion alongside Tabu and Kunal Kapoor.
Fans and industry friends have flooded the comments section with congratulatory messages and heart emojis, celebrating the couple's fairytale love story.
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June 27, 2025, 23:47 IST
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