Singer Palaash Muchhal and Indian cricketer Smriti Mandhana’s wedding, set for November 23, was “indefinitely postponed” just hours before the ceremony was to begin as the cricketer’s father’s health deteriorated. He was immediately rushed to the hospital and due to this medical emergency, Smriti and Palash’s wedding was indefinitely postponed. After Smriti’s father was hospitalised, Palash was also feeling unwell. After news of the postponement broke, fans also spotted that Smriti had quietly taken down her engagement announcement reel from Instagram. The video, featuring Jemimah Rodrigues, Shreyanka Patil, Radha Yadav and Arundhati Reddy, had gone viral when Smriti ended a dance sequence by subtly flashing her engagement ring, confirming her relationship with Palaash. It is now being claimed that her teammates have removed the reel from their pages as well.
Amidst their wedding being postponed, Palaash’s old video of proposing to his ex girlfriend has now gone viral. Online users have identified the woman as plastic surgeon Birva Shah and allege the picture is from 2017. Palaash is said to have begun dating Smriti in 2019 after meeting through mutual acquaintances, and the pair made their relationship public only last year. According to reports, Smriti’s father, Shrinivas Mandhana, experienced heart attack–like symptoms on the morning of the wedding and was immediately taken to Sarvhit Hospital and Medical Research Centre in Sangli, forcing all preparations to come to a standstill.The incident also left Palaash shaken. His mother told Hindustan Times that he shared a deep bond with Smriti’s father, making it emotionally overwhelming for him to continue with the ceremony amid the crisis. “He cried so much that his health suddenly deteriorated. They kept him in the hospital for four hours. He was given an IV drip, an ECG was done, and other tests were carried out. Everything came back normal, but he is under a lot of stress,” she said.
