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Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli are reportedly tying the knot this month

Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli are reportedly tying the knot this month

The 'wedding of the year' is apparently taking place in Tuscany, Italy
10 Dec, 2017

Is the most anticipated wedding in Bollywood finally happening? Reports seem to hint at it.

According to Indian publications, Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli is set to marry long-time girlfriend and Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma in a much-anticipated wedding in Italy this week.

Rumours started swirling when Kohli pulled out of India's limited-overs matches against Sri Lanka and Sharma also ducked out of her busy acting schedule in December.

Indian TV channels have gone into overdrive over what they have billed as the "wedding of the year".

"A heritage property within a resort in Tuscany is being decked up for the wedding," the Hindustan Times said on Sunday.

"Arrangements for a typically Punjabi wedding are reportedly being made by the wedding planner," the newspaper added, citing unnamed sources.

The celebrity couple and their families have reportedly flown out of India for the week-long celebrations. A grand reception is also planned in Mumbai on December 26.

There has been no confirmation from the couple.

The Indian captain has said he needed to rest because of his "massive workload", ahead of the national side's tour of South Africa in January.

Kohli and Sharma, both 29, started dating in 2013 after they met during the filming of a shampoo advert. The high-profile couple made their first public appearance a year later during a football match.

Kohli is one of the world's highest-paid athletes and a huge star in cricket-crazy India, and Sharma is one of the top actresses in the multi-billion-dollar Indian film industry.

If the two stars do get hitched, theirs will be the latest in a list of Bollywood-cricket weddings.

From former India captain Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi and actress Sharmila Tagore to the recent Zaheer Khan-Sagarika Ghatge union, India has a long history of marriages between cricket players and movie stars.

Comments

hani Dec 10, 2017 05:26pm
congratulations,,, One of the elegant couples of Asia... :)
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Anti-Corruption_Pakistani Dec 10, 2017 06:03pm
It's all part of a publicity stunt and creating hype! However, if they are seriously getting married then I wish both of them good luck and a happy married life.
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Logical Scientist Dec 10, 2017 06:39pm
History has shown that a Cricketer-Bollywood actress, leads to the failure of the former than the latter. Sachin Tendulkar can now sleep in peace. His records are intact. Besides the obvious, congrats to them.
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Amer RAO Dec 10, 2017 06:52pm
Congratulations! and very best wishes from Pakistan
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amin Dec 10, 2017 07:08pm
Nice couple, wishing them best of luck
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Rishabh Dec 10, 2017 11:55pm
rich marry rich and powerful nothing new
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Observer -Canada Dec 11, 2017 05:56am
It is never too late
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Ranjit Haripur Dec 11, 2017 06:46am
congrats to the sharmas and kohlis.
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