Kolkata Knight Riders star Rinku Singh and his fiancée Priya Saroj have been the discuss of city ever since information of their engagement broke earlier this yr. The pair’s chemistry and contrasting backgrounds—a power-hitting batter and a Member of Parliament—set social media alight lengthy earlier than households made the bond official in a glittering ceremony attended by luminaries from cricket and politics. But one high-profile invite remained conspicuously unfulfilled: that of KKR co-owner and Bollywood icon Shah Rukh Khan. In an interview with News24, Rinku candidly revealed how he courted the celebrity’s presence at each his engagement gala and upcoming nuptials—solely to be met with scheduling conflicts and optimistic guarantees of dance-floor strikes but to return.
When the Rinku Singh met the King of Bollywood
The friendship between Rinku and Shah Rukh was sealed in fireplace and fireworks lengthy earlier than any wedding ceremony bells rang. It was April 2023 when Rinku etched his title into IPL legend by belting 5 consecutive sixes off Yash Dayal in a must-win thriller in opposition to Gujarat Titans.
When Rinku referred to as SRK to ask him to his engagement, recollections of that promise added a contact of poignancy to the invite. Sadly, capturing commitments for the following blockbuster movie prevented the mastermind of romance from making an look—however not from sending his warmest regards.
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Rinku’s wedding ceremony bells nonetheless await Shah Rukh Khan’s Arrival
Regardless of the no-show on the engagement, Rinku hasn’t given up hope of sharing his huge day with SRK. “I’ve invited Shah Rukh Sir to my wedding ceremony as properly. Let’s see if he comes,” the batter laughed, his optimism as infectious as his trademark six-hitting celebration. Whereas Venky Mysore, KKR’s CEO, proudly represented the franchise in Khan’s stead on the engagement, Rinku is set to safe the celebrity’s red-carpet debut at his wedding ceremony this November.
With the home season looming massive and household calendars already pencilling in dates, the couple is eyeing late November 2025 for his or her grand union. As India’s premier T20 star focuses on gearing up for one more season of leather-flattening powerplays, his thoughts usually drifts again to that cellphone name with Khan—and to the dream of sharing a celebratory dance beneath the chandeliers of Rinku and Priya’s wedding ceremony marquee.
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