KL Rahul kept it simple. Marking Athiya Shetty’s 34th birthday, the Indian cricketer shared candid photographs of his wife alongside an earnest personal tribute: "Happy birthday, wifey. You fill my heart with love and my life with meaning. You're my biggest blessing."
The message reflects a major personal chapter for the couple. Last year, Rahul and Shetty welcomed their daughter, Evaarah Vipula Rahul, transitioning into parenthood two years into their marriage. They revealed the newborn's name on Rahul's 33rd birthday—settling on 'Evaarah', which translates to 'Gift of God', while selecting 'Vipula' in honour of her great-grandmother, whom the family reveres as their protector.
Their story began in January 2019 through a mutual friend. What started as an unpublicised friendship gathered steady momentum over four years of courtship, eventually culminating in a low-profile wedding in 2023. Sidestepping opulent destination extravaganzas, the two held an intimate ceremony at Athiya's father Suniel Shetty's farmhouse in Khandala.
Shetty had set an equally warm tone back in April on Rahul's birthday, sharing snapshots tracking their journey from courtship to parenthood with the caption: "Happy birthday my person, love you so much."
On the big screen, Shetty broke into Hindi cinema with the 2015 romantic action film Hero, followed by Anees Bazmee's ensemble comedy Mubarakan. Her most recent screen appearance came in Debamitra Biswal's 2019 social comedy Motichoor Chaknachoor, where she shared screen space with Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Vibha Chibber, Navni Parihar, and Vivek Mishra. Shetty led the narrative as Anita 'AirNews' Awasthi—a determined Bhopal woman pursuing marriage with an overseas resident, sparring against Siddiqui's Dubai-returned Pushpinder Tyagi.
Yet with early parenthood taking centre stage, Shetty has kept her upcoming professional projects quiet, stepping away from movie sets as family milestones take precedence.