Nagarjuna’s
younger
son
Akhil
Akkineni,
30,
announced
his
engagement
to
Zainab
Ravjdee
and
got
everyone
wondering
just
who
she
is.
Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Akhil
Akkineni/Instagram
Based
in
Mumbai,
Zainab
is
an
artist
and
skincare
blogger,
born
and
raised
in
Hyderabad.
Known
for
abstract
and
impressionistic
paintings,
Zainab
moved
to
Mumbai
but
often
travels
to
Dubai
and
London
on
work.
She’s
also
a
perfumer.
Her
father
Zulfi
Abdullah
Ravdjee
is
the
managing
director
of
ZR
Infra
(external
link)
based
in
Hyderabad.
During
the
Jaganmohan
Reddy
government
in
Andhra
Pradesh,
Zainab’s
abba
was
reportedly
designated
advisor
to
the
chief
minister
and
the
AP
government’s
special
representative
for
the
Middle
East
and
Far
East
with
cabinet
rank.
Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Akhil
Akkineni/Instagram
We
hear
Zainab
is
nine
years
older
than
Akhil.
They
met
a
few
years
ago
and
started
dating.
Zainab
played
a
small
part
in
M
F
Husain’s
film
Meenaxi:
A
Tale
of
Three
Cities
in
2004.
Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Akhil
Akkineni/Instagram
Zainab
and
Akhil
are
expected
to
tie
the
knot
in
2025.
