Everybody
knows
that
Bollywood
actor
Imran
Khan
is
going
to
tie
the
knot
with
his
long-time
girlfriend
Avantika
Malik
this
Monday,
January
10,
but
some
may
not
know
much
about
the
bride-to-be.
Well,
the
28-year-old
Avantika
is
the
daughter
of
Vandana
Malik,
who
is
the
head
of
CNBC-TV18.
She
did
her
education
from
Bombay
Scottish
School
and
St.
Xavier's
College,
Mumbai.
She
then
moved
to
the
US
for
higher
studies.
Imran
and
Avantika
Malik
have
been
dating
each
other
for
eight
years
-
long
before
the
former
earned
name
and
fame
in
Bollywood.
They
got
engaged
on
January
16
last
year
before
finally
deciding
to
tie
the
knot.
They
will
exchange
wedding
vows
on
the
beach
in
Phuket,
Thailand,
on
January
10.
Designers
Shantanu
and
Nikhil
Mehra,
who
are
taking
care
of
the
couple's
wedding
dress,
revealed
that
they
have
designed
a
scarlet
gown
for
the
bride,
as
it
would
be
a
sunset
wedding.