Ahead of wedding 'Manikarnika' actor Nihar Pandya urges not to be mentioned as Deepika Padukone’s ex, details inside

Actor Nihar Pandya, who was earlier rumoured to be dating actress Bollywood star Deepika Padukone, is all set to mark his debut in the industry with Kangana Ranaut’s 'Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi'. The actor in a recent interview opened up about his relationship with the 'Padmaavat' actress and revealed his wedding plans. 

As per media reports, Nihar who is rumored soon to tie the knot with ace playback singer Neeti Mohan urged not to be mentioned as Deepika’s ex in the news headlines. The actor who will be featured in a pivotal role in 'Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi' further stated that he wants to be known by his own identity.

The actor will be playing Bajirao 2 in the upcoming venture which also stars Ankita Lokhande, Nihar Pandya, Danny Denzongpa, Atul Kulkarni and Jisshu Sengupta in the lead. The project has been jointly directed by Kangana and Radha Krishna Jagalramudi aka Krish. 

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Nihar Pandya made it up to the headlines decade ago when he was rumoured to be in a relationship with Bollywood diva Deepika Padukone. They were spotted together in several instances, however, neither of them confirmed of relationship.

Media reports suggest, Nihar and Neeti who have been dating for a long time now, are all set to get hitched on February 15, 2019, while the pre-wedding festivities will start a day or two earlier. The couple reportedly wants to keep their wedding off the limelight and are set to host a private wedding surrounded by close family and friends.

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Meanwhile, Deepika recently tied the knot with Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh after six years of courtship. The pair who tied the knot in a private ceremony in Lake Como, Italy on November 14 and 15 last year have been flooding the social media with their PDA lately. The pair has been praised both with their on and off screen chemistry ever since they shared the screen space in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 'Goliyon Ki Rasleela Ram-Leela'.