Who is Nupur Shikhare: Bollywood actor Amir Khan’s daughter Ira Khan is all set to tie the knot with her longtime partner Nupur Shikhare soon. The pre-wedding festivities have already started, and Amir Khan and his ex-wives Kiran Rao and Reena Dutta (Ira’s mother) among other family members attended the haldi ceremony. Both Kiran and Reena were seen attending Nupur’s haldi in a traditional Nauvari saree, and Amir kept a subtle and simple fashion for haldi. Ira and Nupur’s love story started during the pandemic time when Covid forced people to stay at home, and the couple got engaged in 2022.
Many of us are unaware of Ira Khan’s soon-to-be husband Nupur, let us know more about Nupur Shikhare, his age, career, his love story with Ira, and other interesting things.
Nupur Shikhare was born on October 17, 1985, in Pune, Maharashtra. He attended Seth Dagaduram Katariya High School in Pune. He also received training in Capoeira in Pune. He later enrolled in R A Podar College of Economics and Commerce. Nupur has always been a sports enthusiast since childhood and has played tennis with a desire to become a professional player. He is a national-level tennis player.
After relocating to Mumbai in 2004, he developed an interest in filmmaking. Following that, he began making short films and videos, which caught the attention of a Marathi film director, who offered him the position of assistant director. Nupur became a fitness trainer after working as an assistant director for a while. Nupur is now an Indian celebrity fitness trainer and consultant who specializes in Calisthenics and Movements and has worked with many Bollywood celebrities, including former Miss Universe Sushmita Sen.
Nupur worked as an assistant director for a short time before leaving to pursue a career in fitness and training. Nupur received an offer to become a trainer from the manager of the gym where he used to work out. While distributing his cards to organisations that catered to the elite asking them to get in touch, Nupur got actress Sushmita Sen’s contact and offered her training via texting her. Soon after he started serving as Sushmita Sen’s personal trainer in 2008. He competed for India in Netflix’s Ultimate Beastmaster: India in 2017. His background in fitness training encompasses a variety of techniques, such as bodyweight training, parkour, martial arts, capoeira, cross-fit, and circuit training. In addition to Sushmita Sen, Aamir Khan, Ira Khan, and Kiran Rao are also trained by Nupur.
Nupur came into the spotlight in 2020 when he began dating actor Aamir Khan’s daughter Ira Khan. Ira Khan used to live at her father’s house during the lockdown, and it was during this time that she met Nupur Shikhare. Their connection began with her fitness journey, but soon love blossomed between Ira and Nupur. Ira Khan made her relationship public on social media in 2021. During that time, the couple was seen sharing moments with each other’s family. Nupur proposed to Ira during a triathlon in September 2022, and they sealed the deal with a romantic kiss. Ira posted a video of the surprise engagement on social media, and the news went viral.