07 January,2021 12:54 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
A collage of Pankaj Advani`s wedding ceremony. Pictures Courtesy/ PR
A champion cueist of the green baize, and a Padma Bhushan and Khel Ratna Award recipient, Pankaj Advani is now bracing his red carpet walk down the aisle alongside his confidante and renowned celebrity make-up artist, Saniya Shadadpuri.
The Bengaluru-based cueist, widely regarded as one of the world's best, made his international debut in 1999 and soon became the first to achieve the feat of a âGrand Double' at the IBSF World Billiards Championships in 2003. Recently having won his 23rd World title, Pankaj Advani has now brought home a world trophy every consecutive year since 2014.
In 2019, Advani completed a career grand slam in cue sports by becoming the only player to have won the Asian and World Championships in all formats of Billiards and Snooker. The ace cueist has been at it ever since he bagged his first big win, back in 2003, as a fresh-faced 18-year-old picking up the IBSF World Snooker Championship trophy.
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Now championing his love life with Saniya, Advani's passion for sports and her affection for makeup makes them the perfect duo straight out of a Bollywood film.
Having studied and graduated from leading makeup schools in LA, New Tork & London, Saniya Shadadpuri has worked with eminent personalities from Bollywood like Taapsee, Bipasha Basu, Dia Mirza, Kritika Kamra, Vani Kapoor, Sonali Sehgal and Natasha Poonawala. She started her stint in films with Shudh Desi Romance and has since worked in Pyar Ka Punchnama 2, Daawat E Ishq, Thappad and Rustam. From winging celebrities looks with her skills to contouring their insecurities away, Saniya travels all over the country and globe to make brides look like a million bucks on their special day by creating transformational makeup looks.
Bringing a whiff of romance in the air and with the zeal to excel in their professional fields alongside each other, the power couple tied the knot on January 6, 2021.
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