Overview
- Dhawan issued a social-media clarification rejecting viral statements attributed to him about his past and asked people not to spread misinformation.
- He married Irish executive Sophie Shine on February 21 in a private Delhi-NCR ceremony, sharing “Mr. & Mrs. Dhawan” photos in Manish Malhotra ensembles.
- Reception highlights included the couple dancing to the Dhurandhar track “Shararat” and a bhangra reprise with Yuvraj Singh, with Rohit Sharma, Rahul Dravid, Rishabh Pant, Ishan Kishan, Suresh Raina, Ashish Nehra and Rajeev Shukla seen in posts and videos.
- The first widely shared glimpses came via Yuzvendra Chahal’s Instagram post captioned “Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai,” while Virat Kohli and Ranveer Singh led a wave of online congratulations.
- Sophie Shine is an Irish finance professional serving as Second Vice President at Northern Trust and is reported to lead the Shikhar Dhawan Foundation and serve as COO of Da One Sports.