Kal Ho Naa Ho child actor Jhanak Shukla gets engaged

Jhanak Shukla, who appeared in Shah Rukh Khan's 2003 released Kal Ho Naa Ho is engaged to longtime boyfriend Swapnil Suryawanshi. The actor took to social media to share pictures from her roka (engagement) ceremony.

Mumbai: Jhanak Shukla, who is known for starring in the Shah Rukh Khan-starrer Kal Ho Naa Ho and the 2003 hit television show Karishma Ka Karishma, is all set to start a new chapter of her life as she got engaged to beau Swapnil Suryawanshi, a certified fitness trainer.

Jhanak's mother and veteran actress Supriya Shukla shared a picture from the roka ceremony on her Instagram story. Jhanak, too, shared a reel from her roka ceremony on Monday.

Jhanak has a Masters' degree in Archeology. She started her acting journey very young. It was in 2003, when she gained the spotlight with the show Karishma Ka Karishma and her character Gia Kapur in the Bollywood movie Kal Ho Na Ho, alongside Shah Rukh Khan, Saif Ali Khan and Preity Zinta, where she plays the adopted daughter of Jenny Kapur, played by Jaya Bachchan.

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In 2006, she starred with Rajit Kapoor, Konkona Sen Sharma and Irrfan Khan in the movie Deadline: Sirf 24 Ghante as the kidnapped daughter Anishka Goenka. Jhanak also acted in the Hollywood movie One Night with the King. Jhanak has starred in television shows such as Son Pari, Hatim and Gumrah.

On a related note, Jhanak aside, another child actor who starred alongside SRK also got engaged earlier this month. Sana Saeed, who played SRK's daughter in Kuch Kuch Hota Hain got engaged to her American boyfriend Csaba Wagner in Los Angeles. On New Year's eve Casba poposed Sana and she said yes. The actor shared glimpses of the special moment on Instagram.