Who is Anand Ahuja?

Sonam Kapoor, Bollywood actress who has played roles in Raanjhnaa and Sawariya, gave birth to a baby boy on Saturday. Anand Ahuja is Sonam Kapoor’s husband. Sonam Kapoor and Anand Ahuja got married on May 8, 2018. The couple announced their pregnancy in March this year. 

Who is Anand Ahuja? 

Anand Ahuja, 39 years old, is a famous fashion designer. Ahuja was born on July 29, 1983 to entrepreneur Harish Ahuja and Priya Ahuja in Delhi’s posh Jor Bagh locality. Anand did a better part of his schooling from American Embassy School in India. 

He also pursued a business degree from The Wharton School in Pennsylvania, United States. Anand Ahuja has worked at Deutsche Bank, Amazon and Macy’s in the past. He later returned to work on his family’s business. 

Anand Ahuja founded his own fashion company ‘Bhaane’ in 2012. ‘Bhaane’ generated an annual revenue of $150 million, according to Wealth Magnet. Ahuja was also behind India’s first-ever multi-brand sneaker company called VegNonVeg. 

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Anand Ahuja is known widely in India as Sonam Kapoor’s husband. Sonam Kapoor, a Bollywood actress in her own right, has worked with ace directors such as Sanjay Leela Bhansali (Saawariya) and Sooraj Barjatiya (Prem Ratan Dhan Payo).

Sonam, however, does come from a film family. Her father is Anil Kapoor, one of the most popular Indian actors back in the 1990s and the man who played quiz master in Danny Boyle’s 2008 film Slumdog Millionaire. 

Anand Ahuja and Sonam Kapoor are said to have met in 2014. Media reports say they were introduced by a mutual friend named Pernia Qureshi. Ahuja reportedly asked Sonam out and the couple eventually commenced their relationship. 

Anand Ahuja and Sonam Kapoor got married on May 8, 2018. The couple announced they were pregnant on Instagram in March this year. On Saturday, August 20, 2022, Anand Ahuja and Sonam Kapoor welcomed in their firstborn — a baby boy.