Actor Suniel Shetty recently spoke about his daughter Athiya Shetty’s cricketer-husband KL Rahul, and said he does not know the role of a father-in-law and wants to be Rahul’s father. The newly-weds tied the knot on January 23 at Suniel’s Khandala farmhouse. It was an intimate wedding ceremony with few guests in attendance.
Speaking in an interview, Suniel addressed himself as KL’s father when asked about Athiya-KL’s reception. He added, “I said father, I don’t know the role of father-in-law, I was his fan, today there is a relationship but I loved Rahul, like I do a lot of young talent. I am someone who has always gone to watch talents perform, even in my prime as an actor. I would go to Wankhade to watch young people play. When I saw Rahul play, I thought this kid was good, and then he is from my own backyard, he is from Mangalore.”
Shetty added, “I am someone who is very proud of anything that children from small towns achieve, so I was a fan and today I am father. I know him as much as he knows himself, every move of his. It is Athiya and Rahul and whosoever comes into Ayaan’s life will be my daughter.”
He continued, and said, “Because if I look at it as in-laws, then this stigma that television has thrown on us, saas-bahu, sasur, that does not last, that’s not a great space.”
Suniel revealed that the couple's wedding reception will be held after the Indian Premier League (IPL) season, probably in Mumbai.