Aastha Chaudhary has found her soulmate. The actress had a roka ceremony with Aditya Banerjee, a doctor by profession, on September 10 in his hometown, Allahabad. Speaking exclusively to Bombay Times, Aastha, who was last seen in the TV show Kesari Nandan, says, “We had finalised the date in August after Aditya met my family. We decided to have our roka ceremony on the auspicious occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi, as there was no other date available.
Unfortunately, I lost a very dear friend (Sidharth Shukla) on September 2, so we further toned down the ceremony. I didn’t post any pictures or speak about it earlier, as it didn’t feel right.”
Aastha worked with Sidharth in his first TV show, Babul Ka Aangann Chootey Na, in 2008. They remained friends even after the show ended. The actress says that she had told Sidharth about her roka and upcoming wedding during a conversation. She says, “I was quite close to Sidharth. In fact, during my second last conversation, I told him about my roka. He was very happy for me. In his inimitable style, he had told me, ‘Sahi hai. I am so happy for you. Ghar basa le.’ After that, I connected with him last on August 17. I am still grieving and yet to come to terms with this loss.” Sidharth passed away earlier this month after he suffered a massive heart attack.
Meanwhile, Aastha plans to tie the knot at the beginning of 2022. She says, “Though we have not finalised the date yet, we are looking at getting married in January or February.” The actress was introduced to Aditya by a common friend in January She shares, “We started talking and hit it off instantly. What attracted me to him was his kind, caring and grounded nature. He respects me and my opinion. He is sorted in life and has his priorities in place.”
