Posts Tagged ‘Sangeet’

Genelia and Riteish’s Sangeet at Taj Lands End

Feb 2, 2012 Celebrity Wedding Pictures

Bollywood turned up in full force for Genelia and Riteish’s Sangeet ceremony on Tuesday night. The musical performances were planned and directed by Riteish’s close friend filmmaker Karan Johar and father Union Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh played the gracious host. Genelia looked resplendent in a white lehenga with peach embellishments and stone-work while Riteish Deshmukh looked every bit the dapper groom in a blue sherwani.


Sameera Reddy, Shamita Shetty, Sridevi


Amrita Arora and a friend, Asin


Ashish Chaudhary and Anusha Dandekar


Meher Rampal, Suzanne Roshan, Neelam Kapoor


Arpita Khan, Maheep Kapoor


Sophie Chaudry, Dia Mirza


Abhishek Bachchan, Karan Johar, Kaajal Anand and Gauri Khan

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Kanchi Kaul and Shabbir Ahluwalia’s Sangeet

Nov 28, 2011 Celebrity Wedding Pictures

Kanchi Kaul and Shabbir Ahluwalia’s sangeet ceremony on Thursday night was a big filmi affair! Their close friends and family made a special video about the couple, and everyone had great fun watching it. All the guests had a blast on the dance floor and the highlight was Shabbir dancing to ‘Hoga Tumse Pyara Kaun’ and ‘Aye Kanchi’ in praise of his beautiful bride-to-be. Kanchi looked stunning in a creation by Kolkata’s famed bridal wear designer Anamika Khanna accessorised with Jadau jewellery.


Kanchi Kaul and Shabbir Ahluwalia


Samita & Aashish Chaudhary. Aditi Govitrikar


Barkha Bisht & Indranil Sengupta. Gauri & Yash Tonk


Models Candice Pinto, Anchal Kumar. Ravee Gupta & Manoj Biddvai

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Bollywood Weddings- how much do they cost?

Jun 30, 2011 Destination Weddings, Wedding People & Planners

The sangeet at the recently organised GVK Reddy wedding in Hyderabad was termed India’s most spectacular not because SRK and a host of b-town stars were there, but also because the Big B and his entire family was there. There was a lot of speculation on how much each star billed the family and one newspaper even reported that Salman Khan was offered Rs 20 crore for his presence (untrue). Here, we present to the best of our ability, how the business of inviting Bollywood stars as guests or performers to a wedding actually works, and what families shell out for a Bollywood theme sangeet.

A-league actors charge between Rs 1 crore to Rs 1.5 crore while SRK’s fee is Rs 2 crore. Sources say Akshay Kumar is the most business-savvy when it comes to negotiating, while among the actresses, it’s Katrina Kaif. The actresses fee range between Rs 30 and Rs 45 lakh. Says Wedding Planner Veena Bachani: “The three most sought-after names@ Weddings today are SRK, Salman and Katrina.”

Bachchans senior we are told are an exception in that they don’t regard ‘attending weddings’ a money-making exercise. They only attend weddings of families they are close friends with, like the GVK Reddy’s. And the presumption is that the Bachchans did not charge the Reddys any fee for their presence at the wedding. When families invite just one or two actors or actresses’ they or their Wedding Planners interact and firm up the deal with the Managers of the stars, but if they’re organizing a big bollywood extravaganza they hire the services of specialist firms like the Moranis owned Cineyug or Wizcraft who are considered the most powerful when it comes to getting the dates or the best rates of A-league stars.

Malaika Arora Khan is one of the most sought-after entertainers @ destination weddings in popular locales like Bali, Thailand and Goa. Source say pre Dabanng, Malaika charged Rs 5-6 lakh, and now her fee is around Rs 12 lakh. Besides flying down Malaika in business class and arranging for her stay at a suite, there are the costs of flying down her troupe—manager, choreographer, makeup artist and sometimes a dance troupe, and their fees. Sophie Chowdhary who charges around Rs 3.5 lakh is also popular and so is Yana Gupta.

While the not in the A-league actors/ actresses charge between Rs 3 and 5 lakh, other actresses like Mehak Chahal, Shveta Salve, Mona Singh, are quite popular at the grand yet not grandest destination weddings. They usually charge around Rs 1.5 lakh. But as Veena Bachani informs us the star fees is just a percentage of the spends@ the sangeet. When there is a big sangeet and performances by Bollywood stars there are several other costs like choreography, decor & stage, compere, DJ, music & sound, dancers and lighting—and the typical budget at a big, fat sangeet (not including the venues, food or an international act) hovers around Rs 50 lakh!

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Mumbai Celebs shine at Sangeet in Hyderabad

Jun 13, 2011 Celebrity Wedding Pictures

The glitterati tweeted that it was the grandest Indian wedding and best-organised private extravaganza, while fashionistas commented that they had never seen so many people in the most exquisite designer wear under one roof– Pinky and Sanjay Reddy organised a dream wedding for their daughter, and there was so much buzz about the wedding, not just in Hyderabad, but in Mumbai too.


Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan, Tina Ambani at the Sangeet

The wedding invite designed by Delhi’s famed Entertainment Design Company (EDC) was an exquisitely carved image of Lord Venkateswara with sweets in a specially designed box, and the special guests even received a ‘wow’ gift alongwith the invite- a Satya Paul or Sabyasachi saree! Here are some of pictures of the Celebs@ the Bollywood theme Sangeet and the Red and Gold theme wedding. The full Bachchan parivaar was there with their friends Tina Ambani and Sonali Bendre-Goldie Behl. Society regulars mother-daughter duo Sharmilla and Shaan Khanna, Mitali and Prahlad Kakkar, Pooja Bedi, Timmy Narang- Esha Koppikar, Poonam Dhillon, Suchitra Pillai, Feroze Gujral and Kaykasshan Patel. Pinky Reddy, a darling patron of some A-list designers, invited many of her designer and fashion editor friends- Rohit Bal, Neeta and Nishka Lulla, Pria Kataria Puri, Laila Motwane, Farah Khan, Anand Kabra, Krishna Mehta, Shalini Sharma and Sujata Assomull. Abu-Sandeep who conceptualised the decor for all the wedding functions, were of course there.


Priyanka Chopra


From left to right, Poonam Dhillon, Shriya Saran, Pria Kataria Puri,
Kaykasshan Patel

We’re looking forward to seeing pictures of the bride and groom, and would love to know who designed their wedding ensembles. We heard Abu-Sandeep, Tarun Tahiliani, Rohit Bal and Shantanu-Nikhil designed their creations for different functions, while the family members picked traditional creations from Hyderabad-based designers Anand Kabra and Shravan Kumar.


Bhagyashree, Neeta and Nishka Lulla

Pooja Bedi, Sunanda and Shashi Tharoor

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Akon to perform at Big Fat Destination Wedding in Monte Carlo

Mar 16, 2011 Celeb Weddings to Watch out for, Destination Weddings

“The largest destination wedding Monaco has ever seen” states the official communication from the Monaco Tourism Board. The wedding functions of Mumbai socialites Kajal Fabiani and Gaurav Assomull, both scions of Sindhi business magnates take place between March 18th and 21st in Monte Carlo. Who isn’t interested in getting a share of the Big Fat Sindhi Wedding and venues/ organisers in Monte Carlo are excited that a traditional shaadi complete with horses and elephants is taking place there, with 600 high profile guests from the community that spends the highest amounts on Destination Weddings.

The highlights of the four day celebrations include:

- Youngsters Party at Monte Carlo’s Indian theme lounge/ bar The Buddah Bar.
- Welcome party at the Grimaldi Forum
- The Mehendi at Hotel Hermitage
- The Sangeet at Salle Empire of the Hotel de Paris
- The traditional Sindhi Wedding on the stage of the Salle Garnier of the Opera de Monte-Carlo; the venue which has seen numerous ballets and world-class productions is playing host to a traditional Indian wedding for the first time.
- Post-wedding cocktail at the Atrium of the Casino after which guests will be ferried to Salle des Etoiles for a laser/acquatic show and the evenings big act—a performance by singing sensation Akon.

According to a spokesperson of Monaco Tourism Board, the bride and groom were initially considering Beirut and Rome, and eventually zeroed in on Monaco for its perfect blend of luxury and elegance. The Wedding is being managed by two event companies– Mumbai’s Percept D’Mark (PDM) and Monte Carlo Weddings. Kajal is the daughter of Kamal Fabiani, the President of Americorp Group. Gaurav’s parents Sangeeta and Madan Assomull run The Marigold Group.

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Photos from Lara and Mahesh’s Sangeet Ceremony

Feb 19, 2011 Celebrity Wedding Pictures

The Sangeet ceremony of Lara Dutta and Mahesh Bhupathi at Club Fresh last night was a star studded affair. 200 guests including family members, friends, bollywood personalities and sports stars participated in the celebrations. The theme for sangeet was White- the Candolim based club was decorated with white roses and jasmine. Lara looked stunning in a marigold-color lehenga with a sexy choli designed by Manav Gangwani. She teamed this with an uncut diamond necklace set studded with vilandis, rose-cut and round diamonds, emeralds, rubies and pearls and a maangtika all from Anmol Jewellers. Mahesh wore a chikankari churidar kurta by the same designer with a stole to match Lara’s ensemble.

DJ Whosane played a mixed of English and Bollywood and there was a Live performance by California based acrobatic group Lucien Dossier. Bhupathi and his friends danced to ‘Dus bahane kar ke le gayi dil’ and ‘Crazy kiya re’ from Dhoom 2. Lara danced to ‘Sheila ki jawani’, ‘Munni badnaam hui’ and ‘Desi girl’ and later the couple grooved to ‘Zoobi zoobi’ from 3 Idiots. The guests included Vijay Amritraj, Leander Paes and Rhea Pillai, Boman Irani, Bikram Saluja, Aditya Hitkari and Divya Palat, Aki Narula and Wendell Rodricks. The food was a mix of Seafood, Sushi, Goan and Pan Asian preparations.

Lara Dutta and Manav Gangwani

Anticlockwise from top: Actor Riteish Deshmukh, Actress Raveena Tandon and her husband Anil Thadani, Model/ Photographer Sheetal Mallar, Sports/ fitness coach Shayamal Vallabhjee and a friend

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Bollywood’s favorite Wedding Planners to create ‘Victorian’ style decor for Lara-Mahesh Wedding

Feb 2, 2011 Celeb Weddings to Watch out for

Lara Dutta and Mahesh Bhupathi’s wedding celebrations are at the Taj Fort Aguada and Holiday Village, Goa on February 19th. The Sangeet is on February 18th and while Mahesh’s latest tweet is about his ‘practise’ for the sangeet, Lara announced that she is wearing a Ritu Kumar creation.

The decor for the Wedding events is being done by Dreamz Kraft, which is run by Priti Sidhwani who is Film Producer Ritesh Sidhwani’s sister-in-law. Dreamz Kraft, the favourite Wedding Decor & Wedding Planner of Bollywood families, recently did the decor for Neelam Kothari’s simple wedding at Taj Land’s End and the grand set-ups for Neha Oberoi’s (daughter of Dharam Oberoi) wedding at the same venue. We hear the decor at Lara-Mahesh’s wedding will be very Victorian, in keeping with Lara’s tastes. The invitation cards have a very English design too, with rose patterns and are designed by Delhi-based Entertainment Design Company (EDC) whose most famous wedding clients are Aishwarya and Abhishek Bachchan.

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Imran and Avantika’s sangeet and mehendi

Jan 10, 2011 Celebrity Wedding Pictures

Hear the sound of millions of hearts breaking- the most eligible bachelor of Bollywood, the oh-so-gorgeous Imran Khan gets one step closer to being hitched. His Mehendi-Sangeet ceremony was held at Avantika’s family farmhouse in Karjat with many from Bollywood in attendance. Avantika looked ravishing in a red lehenga by Manish Malhotra and the dashing Imran wore a blue sherwani by Karan Johar-Varun Bahl. Aamir also chose a Karan Johar-Varun Bahl sherwani and Kiran wore a lehenga from her favorite designer Sabyasachi. Mumbai’s most popular celebrity Mehendi artist Usha Shah decorated the bride and her guests hands.

The guests seen at the ceremony included Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Kunal Kapoor, Danish Aslam, Shahana Goswami, Karan Johar, Fahad Samar and Simone Singh, Ritu Shivpuri, Minissha Lamba, Ashutosh Rana, Chetan and Anusha Bhagat.

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Oswal’s host Big Fat Sangeet in Ludhiana

Nov 18, 2010 Celebrity Wedding Pictures

Ludhiana and Delhi, the city of the big wedding spenders are talking about the Big Fat Sangeets, where unimaginable amounts have been spent. Industrialist Kamal Oswal’s daughter’s sangeet was held at a farmhouse in Ludhiana on 13th November. Neha Oswal weds Anant Nahata in Delhi on November 29th, and for the first function in Ludhiana, the family hired Mumbai-based design boutique house Studio Neelabh to design and execute a “wow” theme. Aditi and Neelabh, the husband-wife duo who run Studio Neelabh designed a Venetian concept— with huge replicas of Venetian architectures and elements of Venice. The 250 feet long stage was twice the size of the stage of a world-class event and Neelabh and his team of over 500 persons, worked on the design and sets for over two months. Malaika Arora Khan performed at the sangeet, and Delhi-based Kitchen Art took care of all the culinary arrangements. Now if the Sangeet was so grand we wonder how much grander the wedding will be.

Photographs courtesy:www.badalraja.com

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Weddings- the National Integration!

Dec 10, 2009 Fashion & Bridal Wear, Marriage & Wedding Trends

Hindustan Times (6th December) featured an interesting article on the unionisation of weddings— North Indian traditions in South Indian, Bengali and Muslim weddings. And how, the North Indian flamboyance is spreading across the country, thanks to bollywood.  Much before affluent Bengalis, South Indians and Maharashtrians began organising elaborate Mehendi and Sangeets, brides started opting for newer dress
styles—in the 80’s the Gujarati style drape was popular among non-Gujaratis too. In the 90s some brides from all communities wore a Lehenga Choli for the post wedding function. This decade Mehendi and Sangeet functions are a must-have for all bollywood-fan families.

Inter-caste weddings and frequent travel to cities/ countries have made Indians more aware of the ‘best’ or ‘fun’ elements in wedding traditions of different communities. And those with more independence and resources are opting for a wedding inspired by different elements. And since the big, fat Indian wedding became synonymous with the nouveau riche, a segment of people have opted for smaller, more personal weddings.

2010 onwards, elaborate lehengas will continue to be the popular choice thanks to ambitious designers whose bread-and-butter is bridal wear and who continually reinvent the versatile creation. But a select few designers (and maybe even international brands) will target the globally travelled bride to offer her wear with western silhouettes. To get a sense of what fashion forward brides will wear in the next few years check out the wedding wear of Romita Maitra, a half-Bengali, half-Konkani bride who married a South Indian boy—for the pre and post wedding functions she wore a mix of the subtle and the bright, understated and bling- a yellow Neeta Lulla saree, a salwar kameez by a Pakistani designer and a contemporary Shahab Durazi saree. For the wedding she wore a kanjeevaram with a Bengali crown and for the reception she looked elegant in a long fuschia Dolce & Gabbana gown.


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