Zainab Ravdjee's birthday: Akkineni family celebrates her first birthday together after wedding with Akhil Akkineni

Akhil Akkineni's wife Zainab Ravdjee recently turned a year older on September 9th. The Akkineni family came together to celebrate her special day after her wedding to actor Akhil Akkineni. Let's check out the clip of the stars attending the celebrations in Hyderabad.

Family dinner

Photos and videos have been making rounds on social media, where the Akkineni family is seen arriving at the restaurant. In the video shared by Kamlesh Nand on Instagram, newlyweds Akhil and Zainab were seen arriving first for the birthday dinner. Akhil is seen wearing a dark blue shirt and pants and the birthday girl donned a black and cream striped dress.

They were then joined by parents Nagarjuna and Amala Akkineni and brother Naga Chaitanya. Before entering the restaurant, they hugged and greeted each other. Interestingly, Naga Chaitanya's wife, Sobhita Dhulipala, seemed to be unable to join them.

Netizens posted red hearts in the comment section.

Akhil Akkineni announced his engagement to Zainab Ravdjee after keeping his long-term relationship with her private. Last year, during his older brother Naga Chaitanya's wedding, Akhil dropped an adorable post on social media announcing his life partner. He wrote, "Found my forever Happy to announce that Zainab Ravdjee and I are happily engaged."

Nagarjuna welcomes Zainab Ravdjee

Nagarjuna gave blessings to the couple and welcomed Zainab to the family. In November he wrote, "We are thrilled to announce the engagement of our son, @AkhilAkkineni8, to our daughter in law to be Zainab Ravdjee! We couldn't be happier to welcome Zainab into our family."

The couple got married at Annapurna Studios in Hyderabad in June 2025.

Upcoming films

On the work front, Akhil Akkineni will be seen in his upcoming film 'Lenin'. On the other hand, Naga Chaitanya is working on his next mysterical adventure drama film tentatively titled 'NC24'. Their father Nagarjuna, after the recent success of 'Coolie', is working on his 100th film, titled 'King100' for the time being.