Amrita Arora Amrita Arora and Shakeel Ladakh got married in a Catholic ceremony on the March 4, 2009 followed by a Nikaah on March 6, 2009. Amrita's mother is a Malayali Catholic, while her father is a Punjabi. And, her husband, Shakeel hails from a Muslim background. Thus, Amrita and Shakeel chose to honour all three cultures (Christian, Muslim and Punjabi) during their wedding ceremony. The couple have two sons.