On Tuesday, the Akkineni family announced Akhil Akkineni‘s engagement to Zainab Ravdjee with a series of beautiful pictures on social media. Akhil is the younger son of actor Nagarjuna Akkineni, and brother of actor Naga Chaitanya. Nagarjuna shared in a statement that the family is overjoyed to share this with the well-wishers.

Zainab Ravdjee is the daughter of industrialist Zulfi Ravdjee, a reputed pioneer in the construction business. Her brother, Zain Ravdjee, serves as the Chairman and Managing director of ZR Renewable Energy Pvt Ltd. She is an accomplished artist who is known for her abstract paintings and exhibitions. The 39-year-old spoke about her art work collection to The New Indian Express in 2013.

Zainab said, “It’s called Reflections for the same reason; I am looking back at the shows I did in the past and putting it together for this show. Which is why you will find that the paintings stem from different inspirations.”

Zainab Ravdjee met Akhil Akkineni a couple of years ago and started dating. Announcing his engagement, Akhil shared on Instagram, “Found my forever. Happy to announce that Zainab Ravdjee and I are happily engaged.”

Meanwhile, Nagarjuna Akkineni expressed his happiness over Akhil Akkineni and Zainab Ravdjee’s engagement and shared, “As a father, it brings me immense joy to see Akhil take this significant step in his life with Zainab, someone who complements him beautifully. Zainab’s grace, warmth, and artistic spirit have truly made her a wonderful addition to our family. We are overjoyed and look forward to celebrating this new journey with both families.”

The announcement of Akhil and Zainab’s engagement comes at a time when the family is preparing for Naga Chaitanya’s wedding to Sobhita Dhulipala, set for December 4, 2024.