How Akshay Kumar Played Cupid In Rahul Sharma-Asin Love Story

Akshay Kumar has often spoken about his role in bringing together actor Asin and Micromax founder Rahul Sharma. Now, Rahul has opened up about their relationship in a recent conversation, shedding light on how this match was made.

Akshay Kumar Played Cupid: Rahul Sharma Shares How He Met Asin

During an appearance on Raj Shamani’s podcast, Rahul shared, “We were going for an India vs. Pakistan match (in 2012). Akshay’s movie was coming up, Housefull 2, and she was acting in that movie. And then Akshay said, ‘There’s a movie coming. We want to promote the movie.’ Since Micromax was the sponsor of the Asia Cup, it was happening in Dhaka, Bangladesh. So if somebody asks me where you met your wife, I say the most romantic place on Earth—Dhaka.”

Rahul and Asin tied the knot in 2016 and are proud parents to their seven-year-old daughter, Arin. Reflecting on Akshay’s role in their relationship, Rahul said, “His greatest contribution to my life was matchmaking me with Asin.”

After their wedding, Asin decided to step away from her acting career. Her last film was the 2015 romantic comedy All Is Well, directed by Umesh Shukla. Since then, she has embraced her life away from the spotlight, focusing on her family. Last year in June 2023, Asin allegedly deleted all photos with her husband Rahul Sharma from her Instagram account, leading to netizens wondering if the couple was headed towards divorce. It was reported that the Ghajini actor had also removed her marriage photos.

Amidst rumours, Asin has taken to her Instagram handle to shut down the speculation. She stated, "In the middle of our summer holiday right now, we are literally sitting across each other enjoying our breakfast and came across some very imaginative and utterly baseless 'NEWS.' It reminds me of the time we were sitting at home together with our families planning our wedding and we heard that we had broken up. Seriously? Please do better. (Disappointed to have wasted 5 minutes of an otherwise wonderful holiday on this!)) Have a great day, you guys."

The actor, who is only occasionally active on social media, last posted on Instagram in October 2024. She wished her daughter a happy birthday, writing, "Happy 7th birthday, Busy Bee Arin, who has a finger in every pie! Keep growing and surprising us with your many talents!"

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Asin Thittumkal started out in the Malayalam film industry and ruled the South Indian film industry for almost a decade before moving up to the North. She starred alongside Aamir Khan in the Hindi remake of Ghajini in 2008. She had won three Filmfare awards, SIMA awards, and IIFA awards during the course of her acting career. She was also awarded the Kalaimamani Award.