Reason for Akhil Akkineni- Shriya Bhupal break up revealed

By Team Asianet Newsable | First Published Feb 23, 2017, 8:59 AM IST

Actor Akhil Akkineni and fashion designer Shriya Bhupal’s wedding scheduled for May has been called off
Last month the couple was seen happy during Akhil’s elder brother Naga Chaitanya’s engagement with actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu
Now the reason for their break-up has been revealed

Tollywood star Nagarjuna and wife Amala's son Akhil had got engaged to Shriya Bhupal, daughter of an industrialist on December 9, in a grand ceremony. The wedding was to be held in Italy. Tickets were booked, and the couple looked happy even on the day of his elder brother Naga Chaitanya and Samantha Ruth Prabhu’s engagement, held on January 29.

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Sources have said that Akhil might have grown cold feet about the wedding as he is just 23 years old and thought he was young to get married this early. It is said that he realised it only after arrangements for the wedding had started. Another source also said that Akhil’s father Nagarjuna was not happy with Akhil’s decision to get married.

However, Nagarjuna and Shriya’s father tried to talk to the couple not to take a hasty decision on breaking up, but the couple had decided to party ways, said sources. 700 guests had confirmed their presence at the wedding, were asked to cancel their tickets, as soon as the news of the couple parting ways broke up.

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Currently, Akhil is gearing up to shoot his next film to be directed by Vikram Kumar. The film is yet to be titled. Whereas Shriya is a fashion designer, who has designed special outfits for many stars including Alia Bhat, Shraddha Kapoor, Hansika Motwani and even Rakul Preeth. She owns her own brand Shriya Som.

The couple will get back to work and concentrate on their careers, said sources.

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