Suniel Shetty is one of the most talented actors ever in Indian cinema. Coming from an absolute non-filmy background, the actor carved an unparalleled niche in the film industry and delivered blockbuster hits on the box office. In his personal life, he is married to his ladylove, Mana Shetty and the duo is blessed with a daughter, Athiya and a son, Ahan. Both his children have followed their father’s footsteps and entered the film industry. Moreover, Suniel’s daughter, Athiya, is married to Indian cricketer, KL Rahul.
In a recent interview with ANI, Suniel Shetty talked about his son-in-law, KL Rahul and daughter, Athiya Shetty. Addressing the Indian cricket team’s loss in the World Cup 2023, the actor mentioned how he was deeply hurt on seeing the immense trolling that his daughter and damad received post the event. He recalled how KL Rahul would often ask him to stop reacting to all the negativity that came their way by stating how his ‘bat would talk’. Expressing how he sat down on the floor out of superstition to watch the World Cup 2023, Suniel shared:
“The faith of the people in him, the selectors, the faith of the Captain, it said it all. It hurts me 100 times more than it would hurt Rahul or Athiya.”
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Taking to his LinkedIn handle, Suniel Shetty recalled the moment when his daughter, Athiya Shetty made him meet KL Rahul for the first time. In the same note, the actor also compared that moment with his first scene on-camera. He penned:
“I was petrified on my first day on a film set, and almost never showed up. 30 years later I still felt nervous on my first day of filming with the great Rajinikanth Sir. At home, I felt jittery when Athiya was bringing Rahul over to meet us as a family for the first time.”
In a previous interview with Sidharth Kannan, Suniel Shetty opened up about his son-in-law, KL Rahul’s underperformance in cricket. The actor proudly mentioned that he believes that all his children are fighters. Moreover, he wittily added that he can’t teach KL Rahul to play, and added that he wouldn’t want to comment on his playing style.
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In an earlier interview with ETimes, Suniel Shetty expressed gratitude and happiness on having a person like KL Rahul as his son-in-law. He proudly mentioned how the latter is more like a son to him. Sharing how he gets anxious when KL Rahul has a match to play, Suniel Shetty revealed:
“I am anxious because that’s my child playing. I would wish well for him but through his eyes and seeing him, I have started empathising and sympathising, appreciating every cricketer there is here. When your child goes through a low, it shakes you more probably than it shakes the child because he is the master of that form but you don’t know. You are seeing him as a father."
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