Aww: Athiya Shetty Is An Important Part Of Sooraj Pancholi's Life!

Actor Sooraj Pancholi says Athiya Shetty is 'an important part' of his life. Athiya, who is the daughter of actor Suniel Shetty, turned 24 on Saturday and Sooraj took to Twitter to wish her.

"Happy birthday you cartoon. Thank you for being such an important part of my life! Love you too much Athiya Shetty," tweeted Sooraj, who is the son of actor Aditya Pancholi and Zarina Wahab.

Sooraj also posted an adorable wish on Instgram for her and wrote, "Happy birthday to the the most special friend I have ❤️ thank u for being the person u are !! Thank u for being there for me whenever I have needed u! I'm the happiest to have u in my life ! Happy birthday @athiyashetty ❤️"

Sooraj and Athiya made their Bollywood debut together in 2015 with superstar Salman Khan's production Hero.

The romantic action film is directed by Nikkhil Advani and is a remake of veteran filmmaker Subhash Ghai-directed 1983 film of the same name.

On the work front, Athiya will soon be seen sharing screen space with actors Anil Kapoor, Arjun Kapoor and Ileana D'Cruz in Mubarakan, directed by Anees Bazmee.