The wedding was to happen at the Mandhana farm house in Sangli.
Smriti Mandhana’s much-awaited wedding with music composer Palash Muchhal has been reportedly indefinitely postponed. This has happened due to a family medical emergency as her father suffered a heart attack, Smriti’s manager told the media.
Srinivas Mandhana fell ill while having breakfast on the morning of the wedding, while preparations for the wedding were underway at the Mandhana Farm House in Samdol, Sangli.
Mr. Mandhana was transported to a private hospital in Sangli, where he is currently receiving urgent care. According to family sources, Smriti Mandhana and her immediate relatives hurried to the hospital as soon as they heard the news.
"Today in the morning, when he was having breakfast, Smriti Mandana's father, Mr. Srinivas Mandhana, got unwell. We waited for a while. We thought that maybe it's normal, he will be fine. But he was getting worse. So, we thought, let's not take any risk, so we called an ambulance and took him to the hospital. Now he is under observation," Smriti's manager Tuhin Mishra said as per PTI.
"You know Smriti is very close to her father. She decided that until her father gets well, this marriage, which was supposed to happen today, is indefinitely postponed. Now he is under observation, and the doctor has said that he will have to stay in the hospital. And until he gets well, because we are also in shock, and we want him to recover soon," he added.
The report further stated that the wedding has been postponed, and work to remove the decorations at the Samdol wedding venue is currently underway. The couple and their families have requested privacy as they focus on the health and recovery of Srinivas Mandhana.
Many players of the Women's World Cup-winning Indian cricket team were with Smriti during her wedding celebrations.
Several videos and photos from the couple's Bollywood-style pre-wedding celebrations have been released on social media in recent days. The couple, their friends, and family members arranged a large festive extravaganza that included a spectacular Haldi and Mehandi ceremony, as well as friendly cricket matches between the bride and groom's teams.