Weddings are always an unrestrained explosion of colour and happiness. And they’re that much grander when a celebrity is involved. Let’s take a look at a few pictures from some larger-than-life weddings in our filmy family.
1. Harbhajan Singh and Geeta Basra
The two longtime lovers tied the knot recently in Jalandhar, Punjab in a traditional big, fat, Punjabi wedding. With people like Sachin Tendulkar in attendance, this affair is not going to be forgotten any time soon.
2. Shahid Kapoor and Mira Rajput
This beautiful Sikh wedding was held at a farmhouse on the outskirts of New Delhi and while the ceremony was a private affair, this post-vow walk that the adorable couple did for the shutterbugs spoke for everything that is extraordinary in a Bollywood Wedding.
3. Dia Mirza and Sahil Sangha
The former Miss India Asia-Pacific and actress was the portrait of elegance and beauty on her wedding to longtime beau and business partner Sahil Sangha.
4. Soha Ali Khan and Kunal Khemu
This endearing twosome took the plunge last year and as is evident from the pictures, it was a grand affair that brought together many from the film fraternity flocking to celebrate with the Nawab family.
5. Drashti Dhami and Neeraj Khemka
The renowned TV actress, more commonly known as the ‘Madhubala’ of television, Drashti broke millions of hearts when she took the leap with her sweetheart Neeraj Khemka. The enchanting Hindu ceremony was attended by many other TV personalities such as Mouni Roy, Sanaya Irani and Nakuul Mehta to name a few.
6. Pulkit Samrat and Shweta Rohira
The charming young Fukrey actor married Salman Khan’s rakhi sister Shweta in Goa in a romantic yet traditional wedding ceremony. Salman Bhai, of course, was in attendance to give the bride away.
7. Aamir Ali and Sanjeeda Sheikh
Long time sweethearts Aamir and Sanjeeda exchanged wedding vows in a traditional Nikaah. The popular television actors probably stepped on many many hearts in making this union happen, but we’re all for love!
8. Arpita Khan and Aayush Sharma
The elaborate sangeet and mehendi held in Mumbai was followed by a Punjabi-style wedding in the Falaknuma Palace in Hyderabad for some badass displays of Bollywood royalty. What else could one expect from a wedding where the bride is escorted in by four khans?
9. Gautam Gambhir and Natasha Jain
The celebration of this couple coming together also brought together a host of cricketers and made this yet another event for the Indian sports community to mark.
10. Suresh Raina and Priyanka Chaudhary
The star batsman married his lady love in a dreamy private wedding ceremony in Delhi and thus was gone one of the most eligible bachelors of the country.
11. Shreya Ghoshal and Shiladitya Mukhopadhyaya
The uncrowned queen of the Bollywood music industry found matrimonial bliss with her childhood friend in this gorgeous private Bengali-style wedding ceremony.
12. Kunal Nayyar and Neha Kapur
The Big Bang Theory star married a former Miss India in larger-than-life Indian wedding with the reception held at Delhi Gymkhana.
13. Esha Deol and Bharat Takhtani
She and her businessman boyfriend took their vows a couple of years ago and this magical South Indian ceremony was attended by B-town biggies like Big B himself, Rani Mukherji and Anu Malik among others.
14. Sania Mirza and Shoaib Malik
Senior Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Mlik got hitched to the stunning international tennis star Sania Mirza and has since credited her for all his success and inspiration.
15. Gul Panag and Rishi Attari
The former beauty queen and actress married her childhood sweetheart, Captain Rishi Attari in a surprise whirlwind wedding.
16. Lara Dutta and Mahesh Bhupati
When a beauty queen and a tennis star are joined in matrimony, the celebrity quotient goes even higher. That is exactly what happened at the Dutta-Bhupathi wedding with attendees including Priyanka Chopra, David Dhawan, Dia Mirza, Shah Rukh Khan, Farhan Akhtar and many others.
17. Genelia D’Souza and Riteish Deshmukh
This wedding was a perfect tribute to Bollywood with the Hindu and Catholic wedding traditions coming together in perfect harmony. The two actors exchanged vows in two spectacular ceremonies accommodating both the Maharashtrian and Christian customs.
18. Kalki Koechlin and Anurag Kashyap
This classic director-and-his-muse love story turned into a beautiful marriage in 2011 with a small private ceremony. Though the marriage has now ended, it truly was an affair to remember.
19. Rannvijay Singh and Priyanka Vohra
This extraordinary long-distance relationship deserved nothing less than the amazing destination wedding it got. In attendance were Rannvijay’s close friends including Nikhil Chinapa and Nagesh Kukkunoor.
20. Shilpa Shetty and Raj Kundra
The wedding of this actress-businessman duo was nothing short of absolutely regal. The exquisite beauty shone in her traditional Punjabi dress and jewels that adorned her, while the celebrations were graced by a multitude of Bollywood and business A-listers.
21. Vidya Balan and Siddharth Roy Kapur
This coming together of our ‘Ooh La La’ girl and the CEO of UTV was celebrated with South Indian as well as Punjabi traditions. The sangeet was attended by the beautiful Rekha and the wedding by many others as well.
22. Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Sakshi Singh Rawat
The superman of the Indian cricket team married his high school sweetheart in a traditional Hindu ceremony and boy was it adorable.
23. Malaika Arora and Arbaaz Khan
This model-actress fell for the actor with the golden last name to give us all a glamorous-beyond-words affair. A traditional Catholic wedding, it was elegant, suave and just plain romantic.
24. Arshad Warsi and Maria Goretti
The VJ-actress and apna Circuit exchanged rings quite some time ago, but their love remains unaffected all these years later. The grandiose wedding ceremony and lavish reception afterwards certainly didn’t hurt.
25. Akshay Kumar and Twinkle Khanna
The designated Khiladi really bet big falling for the daughter of actors Rajesh Khanna and Dimple Kapadia. This wedding, needless to say, was an unabashed parade of Bollywood’s who’s-who.
26. Ajay Devgn and Kajol
This heart-warming love story took the entire industry by surprise and made for easily the cutest wedding story as well as celebration of love in a long time!
27. Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bacchan
What better way to finish than with Bollywood’s royalty themselves. I think we all remember just how big an affair this wedding was, and we’re not likely to forget any time soon.
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