Updated On: 13 March, 2019 11:15 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Sharad Malhotra is getting hitched to Ripci Bhatia, a Delhi-based fashion designer, next month

Ssharad Malhotra
His female fans might be a bit upset with the news, but it's true that Television actor Sharad Malhotra, is getting hitched to Ripci Bhatia, a Delhi-based fashion designer, next month. The two were introduced to each other by Sharad's sister, who is a designer herself. Preparations for the big, fat Punjabi wedding are already on in full swing. And it all started with a puja at his residence in Kolkata.
The wedding will take place in the third week of April in Mumbai. And it's expected to be a gala affair with celebrations spread over two days — all with haldi, mehendi and sangeet, followed by a gurdwara wedding the next day and Hindu pheras in the evening. "I am a bit nervous, but that's obvious. In the last 12 years, I have got married seven or eight times on screen, but this is going to be real. So, I'd say, I am more excited now (laughs). My parents are also very happy. What more could I ask for? My mother and sister have already started planning for the functions. Since Ripci is a Sikhni, there will be dholwallahs playing at our wedding. I have also arranged for a top line-up of DJs, one of whom is a friend from Kolkata. My mom, dad, sister and brother-in-law will all shake a leg that day. Friends from the TV fraternity will definitely be a part of my wedding functions in Mumbai."