Suniel Shetty Pens A Heartfelt Note For Wife Mana As They Celebrate Their 41st Wedding Anniversary, Says 'Tangled And Tied To Each Other'

Suniel Shetty and Mana Shetty have come a long way. They are celebrating 41 years of marital bliss today. To mark their special occasion, the former recently took to his Instagram handle and shared a happy photo with her. He also penned a heartfelt note that read, ‘Happy happy anniversary wifey … locked , knotted, tangled and tied to each other for 41 years now…you will forever my always !! ‘

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In the photo, Suniel and Mana held each other with all the love and affection. They donned their brightest smiles as they lazed on a sofa, basking in the laps of nature. Suniel and Mana’s daughter Athiya Shetty also wished them yesterday. Athiya dropped a bundle of unseen photos of her parents. In the first photo, the actress captioned it, “Happy anniversary to my definition of love, trust and friendship.” The other photo was from their couple’s engagement ceremony that happened nearly four decades ago.

Earlier in an interview with Ranveer Allahbadia, Suniel Shetty admitted that his parents had expressed their disapproval to his relationship with Mana and how they tried to pair him up with someone else.

He revealed, “I fell in love with her the minute I saw her. But I used to be called the gunda because I used to have a bike, long hair and that physique and women around me all the time, friends, but you know how it is… and what the impression is when it goes out.”

As for the obstacles that came his way, Suniel Shetty recalled, “I used to meet Mana at four o’clock in the morning on Christmas and New Year but she didn’t once complain. The minute we met, you know, everything about her seemed so caring and so loving. One year, two years, three years, four years and nine years and my parents kept saying no. Her parents loved me from day one, we got along. Her mom and me were a riot together.”

He added, “I told my parents if I marry that will be only be this girl or there’s nobody else I don’t want to destroy two lives you know it’s unfair of you pushing me into another relationship because it won’t work. I want the woman who comes into my house and my life to be the daughter, not the daughter-in-law, of the house and I think that worked.”

Suniel Shetty tied the knot with Mana Shetty in 1981. Apart from Athiya Shetty, the two are also proud parents of son Ahan Shetty who made his debut with the feature film Tadap alongside Tara Sutaria. Meanwhile, Mana heads an NGO for underprivileged kids.