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Everything about Akhil Akkineni-Zainab Ravdjee's wedding: Nagarjuna's son to have a grand ceremony, Naga Chaitanya-Sobhita Dhulipala returns from birthday vacation
After about six months of Naga Chaitanya and Sobhita Dhulipala's wedding, his brother Akhil Akkineni is also set to tie the knot on June 6. While Naga Chaitanya and Sobhita's wedding was a low-key affair, the Akkineni family is seemingly planning a grand event for their younger son's wedding.
Akhil's father Nagarjuna and mother Amala Akkineni are gearing up for Akhil Akkineni's wedding with artist and perfumer Zainab Ravdjee. The wedding is said to be a grand ceremony that will be hosted at family-owned Annapurna Studios in Hyderabad.
Ahead of the big celebrations, Tollywood couple, Naga Chaitanya and Sobhita Dhulipala, were spotted at Hyderabad airport, The duo had flown off to an undisclosed location in the last week of May to celebrate Sobhita's birthday, which fell on May 31. They were seen returning from the holiday to be a part of Akhil Akkineni's big day.
The wedding is expected to be a star-studded affair as many details about the wedding are making headlines. Reports have it that Nagarjuna has invited Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy too to be a part of the celebrations. Many notable names, ranging from film industry insiders to political figures, are expected to attend the grand wedding. Nagarjuna also visited Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu's Vijayawada residence to invite him personally.
See Nagarjuna's photos meeting political figures:
చిన్న కుమారుడు అఖిల్ వివాహానికి తెలంగాణ సీఎం రేవంత్ రెడ్డిని ఆహ్వానించిన నాగార్జున#RevanthReddy #Nagarjuna #AkhilAkkineni
— TeluguOne (@Theteluguone) May 31, 2025
Actor Nagarjuna Akkineni met with Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Sri Nara Chandra Babu Naidu at his Vijayawada residence to personally invite him to the upcoming wedding of his younger son, actor Akhil Akkineni.
— Eluru Sreenu (@IamEluruSreenu) June 3, 2025
Akhil's Wedding Invite: Nagarjuna Meets Deputy CM Bhatti Vikramarka
డిప్యూటీ సీఎం భట్టి విక్రమార్క మల్లు గారిని ప్రజా భవన్ లోని వారి నివాసంలో సినీ నటుడు అక్కినేని నాగార్జున గారు కలిసి తన కుమారుడు అఖిల్ వివాహ వేడుక ఆహ్వానాన్ని ఉప ముఖ్యమంత్రి భట్టి విక్రమార్క గారికి అందించారు.…
— Congress for Telangana (@Congress4TS) June 4, 2025
On the other hand, in a video shared on Instagram, Naga Chaitanya and Sobhita Dhulipala were spotted exiting the Hyderabad airport premises. While Chaitanya looked dashing in a white T-shirt teamed with beige pants, a cap and a pair of comfy trousers, Sobhita was seen in a black top layered with a black leather jacket and flared denim pants. The Made in Heaven fame actor was seen in a minimal look with a messy bun.
See video of Naga Chaitanya and Sobhita Dhulipala:
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On Sobhita's birthday, the doting husband had shared an adorable selfie with his lady love, and captioned it, 'Happy birthday my lady @sobhitad.'
See Naga Chaitanya's post for Sobhita Dhulipala:
A post shared by Chay Akkineni (@chayakkineni)
Akhil Akkineni got engaged to Zainab Ravdjee in a private ceremony last November. The event was reportedly held at the Akkineni family residence in Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad.
See photos from Akhil Akkineni-Zainab Ravdjee's engagement:
A post shared by Akhil Akkineni (@akkineniakhil)
Fans have been waiting to get any official announcements on the wedding from the Akkineni family.
Fans are also excited to know more about the bride-to-be Zainab Ravdjee. Zainab is reportedly a respected artist known for her expressive abstract work. Born in Hyderabad and now based in Mumbai, Zainab comes from an influential business family. She also had a brief acting stint, as she appeared in MF Hussain's film Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities.
Zainab Ravdjee is deeply passionate about perfumery and she runs a well-loved fragrance blog called Once Upon The Skin.
On the work front, groom-to-be Akhil Akkineni is gearing up for his next film, Lenin.
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