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Shilpa Shetty says that her wedding date has been finalised, but she will announce it only when her sister Shamita is by her side. "I know everyone's eager to know about the wedding date. All I can say is, yes it's been finalised and I will make an official announcement as soon as I know when Shamita's coming out," said Shilpa, who got engaged to London-based Raj Kundra recently after a courtship of about two years. Shamita is currently participating in the Colours' reality show Bigg Boss 3. She is locked in the house with 10 more inmates and has no connection with the world outside.
Shilpa says that she missed her sister. The buzz goes that the 'big' sis is in talks with the Big Boss producers to get Shamita out of the show before her D-day. "The date was decided a week ago and we all came to the consensus that we should go ahead because another good mahurat (auspicious time) was a long way off. And considering Raj's parents and relatives were down from London for a week, so it seemed convenient," she said.
"I wanted to have Shamita there during this special moment, but I had to be considerate towards Raj's family too. I know Shamita will be shocked... she'll kill me. Missed her more than words can describe but I'm sure she'll understand! Can't wait to show her my ring," she concluded.