Cricketer Rahul Dravid’s marriage wit Dr. Vijeta Pendharkar, made news for simplicity. ‘The Wall’ kept off curious reporters and fans at the ceremony, held in the high-security Border security force campus on the outskirts of Bangalore on Akshaya Tritiya, To pacify the Press, however, the couple held a reception on the Prince of Wales lawns of the West End hotel
Archive for Famous Weddings
Priyanka Gandhi and Robert Vadra Wedding
Priyanka Gandhi, daughter, grand-daughter and great gand-daughter of three former prime ministers of India, was India’s most eligible ‘bacheloreete’ when she followed a firm family tradtionL marrying for love outside her community: Priyanka, then 26 had been the target of persistendt unwnted suitors, aone of whom went to court climing he was married to her. Flowers and security were plentiful at her wedding to Delhi jewellery exporter Robert Vadra. Two generations ago, the bride’s grandmother, Indira, began trend of border-cross love matches when she, a Kashimiri Pundit, chose Feroze Gandhi, a Parsi from Mumbai as her spouse. Their son, Rajiv, married Italian born Sonia
Karisma Kapoor and Sanjay Kapur Wedding
This wedding had all the ingredients of a bollywood hit: A successful actress and her childhood sweetheart, diamonds and lobsters, a dazzling pink Manish Malhotra-designed outfit, celebrity guests and the paparazzi, and of course, rivalry between Bollywood’s most prominent families. Friends of Amitabh Bachchan, who had announced his son Abhishek’s engagemet to Karisma, kept away from the wedding. The scandal only added spice to the most-talked-about marriage in recent times. And yes, pink became the colour of the season.
Hrithik Roshan and Suzanne Wedding
Hrithik Roshan broke a million hearts when he announced his wedding to longtime sweetheart Suzanne, the youngest daughter of Sanjay Khan. Hrithik, then the reigning hert-throb after the stupendous success of Kaho Na Pyar Hai, wed Suzanne in a ceremony compriing both Hindu and Muslim rites at Sanjay Khan’s heavily guarded Golden Palms Resorts and Spa, on the outskirts of Bangalore. Hrithik donned a white with gold embroidery Jodhouri suit created by designer Rocky S for the wedding. Suzanne was in a Tarun Tahiliani lehenga set.
Ajay Devgan and Kajol Wedding
Bollywood favourite Kajol married Ajay Devgan after a five-year courtship in a simple family ceremony held on the terrace of Devgan’s plush residence. Ajay was dressed in a sherwani with a sword hanging by his waist, while Kajol was dressed in a green coloured, golden embroidered Maharashtrian saree, with gajra on her head, nathni in her nose, and make-up by Mickey Contractor.
Madhuri Dixit and Doctor Sriram Nene Wedding
Madhuri Dixit had the world at her feet when she tied the knot with Los Angeles based cardiac surgeon Dr. Sriram Nene at a ceremony in the US. The Dhak-Dhak heroin (actress) preferred to go in for a traditional Maharashtrian Brahmin alliance, with family members consulting horoscopes before going ahead with the match. The wedding ceremony, conducted according to Vedic rites, was held at the Los Angeles residence of Madhuri’s brother Ajit, a computer engineer. the ‘family-only’ event was followed by a symptuous vegetarian lunch of Shrikhand-puri and masale-bhaat
