Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Ideal Couple - Ajith & Shalini

Ajith Kumar who is also called as 'Thala' affectionately by his beloved fans is one of the big names to reckon with in Kollywood.





Shalini was an actress from her childhood days who had almost 97 movies to her kitty.






It was 1999 and a memorable year for the couple. During the shooting of Amarkalam directed by his friend SARAN, Ajith fell in love with the co actress Shalini.




They got married in 2000 in Chennai, where they invited many other Kollywood actors and actresses including Rajnikanth, Kamal Haasan, Vijay, Surya and R. Madhavan. As both were of different religions, Ajith being a Hindu and Shalini being Catholic, they were married together under the customs of both religions.


After their marriage in the year 2000, Shalini retired as an actress and became a full time housewife. However she did accompany Ajith to the sets of his films as moral support.




On January 3, 2008, the couple were blessed with a baby girl, Anoushka Kumar.





Ajith – Shalini love and marriage was one of the most talked about news over the period and the star couple are still known for their love and affection for each other.