Then, Alia ki best friend ki shaadi

Alia Bhatt’s bestie, Akansha Ranjan, is marrying film director Sharan Sharma, who directed Gunjan Saxena and Mr & Mrs Mahi, on July 12. Her wedding festivities are also expected to be held over three days.

Akansha, who did a cameo in Jigra, has often been spotted with her director beau socially.

The younger daughter of producer Shashi Ranjan, she has been Alia’s close buddy dating back to their younger days.

Naturally, the friend-of-the-bride Alia is expected to participate fully in all wedding festivities, setting fashion goals for an entire generation of youngsters. Here, we will also see active participation from filmmaker Karan Johar and his Dharma gang because of their close association with Sharan. Akansha’s sister Anushka is married to actor Aditya Seal, and this May they took to Instagram to announce their pregnancy.