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.

Happy birthday u cartoon😘❤️ Thank u for being such an important part of my life!! Love u too much @theathiyashetty pic.twitter.com/DqnqjDIF4R

— Sooraj Pancholi (@soorajpancholi9) November 5, 2016

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.

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