A wedding that tinsel town had been waiting for. A wedding all the paparazzi have their eyes upon.The matrimonial alliance between Bollywood’s Tiger, Salman Khan’s adopted sister Arpita Khan and the aspiring actor Aayush Sharma. For all those who are unaware of who this man is, his roots lie in Himachal Pradesh. He is the younger son of Himachal Pradesh cabinet minister, Anil Sharma and grandson of former telecommunications minister,Sukh Ram. Presently he is pursuing a career in modelling and acting in Mumbai. According to sources the couple had been in a relationship for a few years and families of both were supportive of their respective choices. Apparently Aayush’s mother has great fondness for Arpita and has already accepted her as her daughter-in-law, where as Arpita’s parents also always accepted Aayush as their own family member. The wedding was performed as per Hindu traditions.
The celebrations began with Haldi and Mehendi and Sangeet ceremony that took place in Salman’s house. The news that grabbed eyeballs was the coming together of the Bollywood’s own Karan and Arjun, Shahrukh Khan and Salman Khan. After their so called duel at Katrina’s party in 2007, the duo seemed to maintain their distance from each other. The public was much awaiting this union between their favourite Khans and their wish got fulfilled at this pious occasion of Arpita Khan’s wedding.
Guest List
Big names were on the guest list for the wedding. The Prime minister Mr Narendra Modi was personally invited by the superstar, who however who would not be able to make it due to a foreign trip. President of India-Pranab Mukherjee and Sonia Gandhi were also on the list. The legendary actor Amitabh Bachhan and The Khans of Bollywood- King Khan ( Shahrukh Khan) ,The perfectionist (Aamir Khan )and the royal couple Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor were invited. Other bollywood stars include Hrithik Roshan, Deepika Padukone , Katrina Kaif , Dharmendra , Hema Malini and directors such as Karan Johar,David Dhawan besides many.
Celebs who made it :
Katrina Kaif, Aamir Khan and his wife Kiran Rao, Priyanka Chopra,
Kabir Khan and wife Mini Mathur,Karan Johar,singer Mika Singh
Telugu actor Ram Charan Teja,Tennis star Sania Mirza,Joyce Polycarp, Arpita’s mother Salma Khan and Helen along with Kiran. The list goes on and on.
Location
The wedding set took place in Falaknuma Palace, Hyderabad. The palace is located just 3 miles from Charminaar. They say that weddings are made in heaven, what if heaven comes down on earth to celebrate a marriage? Surely it wouldn’t be wrong to note that Falaknuma Palace is nothing short of a heaven on earth. The royal palace was booked for 2 entire days – Tuesday and Wednesday by the Salman for Rs 2 Crores. The booking of the entire hotel was done to ensure that there is no gate crashing at the wedding. The security was tightened to the fullest to ensure no mishaps take place.
Wedding Present
Reportedly the Khan’s have gifted their lovely daughter a 3BHK apartment situated at carter road and costs about Rs 16 Crore. The apartment is located just 5 minutes from where Salman and his family stay.
Performances (Dance, music,solo or group ) are always a part of a big fat Indian wedding.Brothers Salman and Arbaaz danced to the tunes of ‘Hud Hud Dabangg’.A dance performance by the bride and groom also took place. Katrina danced on the tunes of Chikni Chameli to add to the celebration.
The wedding as expected was grand and one of a kinds. The entire country was eagerly waiting to open the newspapers in the morning and read about each and everything that happened at the wedding. This coming together of a business cum politician and bollywood family was much looked forward to. Well the boy from a business family wants to try his luck in acting, why not, with a brother in law like Salman Khan, he can easily get the right push.
