Bollywood celebrates star wedding

Two of Bollywood's biggest stars, Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan, have wed in the Indian city of Mumbai.
Last Updated: Friday, 20 April 2007, 15:08 GMT 16:08 UK

Only about 100 guests were invited to the evening ceremony held at one of the groom's family's homes.

But outside, thousands of fans packed the streets trying to catch a glimpse of the couple and celebrity guests.

Ms Rai is a former Miss World, while the groom is son of veteran superstar actor Amitabh Bachchan and actress turned politician, Jaya Bachchan.

The marriage had been billed as Bollywood's biggest wedding in a decade, but the Bachchan family went out of its way to try to keep the proceedings a strictly private affair, erecting a wooden fence around the house to try to keep onlookers away.

But the BBC's Monica Chadha says there were chaotic scenes as a crowd of about 1,000 onlookers broke through barricades and climbed trees to try to get a glimpse of proceedings.

Police were forced to use batons to try to control them and a team of private security guards formed a human chain around the house which overlooks a main road.

There was drama late on Thursday when a woman claiming to be Bachchan's lover slashed one of her wrists outside his house. She did not appear to have been seriously hurt.

The ceremony began with a procession led by Abhishek Bachchan riding a white horse along the road from one of the Bachchan family bungalows to another, where Rai was waiting for him.

The couple were wed according to Hindu marriage rites, including a ceremonial walk around a fire seven times which signifies that the couple will reunite for their next seven births.

Eleven priests were reportedly called in to conduct the marriage.

Source - BBC NEWS

it was sensible of them to keep it small. too bad the silly crowds always create such drama...do people really have nothing better to do with their time?

Looks like a new power couple.....India's equivalent of Brangelina....lol

They are just people for crying out loud. Why make a big ruckus for 2 people?

Anyone think that any thing will beat this? (in regards to the Bollywood scene)

Abhishek - Aishwarya Wedding pics


Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan, his face covered by a sheath of white flowers, arrives for his wedding ceremony at the family residence in Mumbai


Abhishek, wearing a white bandhgala, a veil of flowers on his face and a silver-coloured turban, rode a white horse and waved to hundreds of fans gathered outside his house.


Abhishek Bachchan gestures as he leaves his residence for his wedding. The baraat was flagged off with Abhishek riding a colourfully decorated white horse and his nephew Agastya — Shweta Nanda's son — sitting in front of him.


Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan in his son Abhishek Bachchan's wedding ceremony.


Another shot of Abhishek on horse-back with his nephew.




Aishwarya's father Krishnakant Rai arrives for his daughter's wedding ceremony at Amitabh Bachchan's residence in Mumbai. Ash and Abhi are to be married in a traditional Arya Samaji wedding with 11 priests presiding over the ceremonies.

Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan greet guests Shammi Kapoor and his wife Neela Devi.








Karan Johar, seen here, was deeply involved in the wedding.
He choreographed the sangeet, which took place on April 18.

Preity looks... pretty lol.

Everyone seems happy except for Amitabh Bachchan, he looks sad

They both look happy, wish them the best.

Well, somebody sent me these pics through email... so i thought of sharing it here



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^ Very nice pictures. Where they are going?

it looks like aish has colored her hair a darker shade in the shaadi pics. it looks very good.

i don't know actually... most probably honymoon.. i guess

^ Found these pictures, looks like they went to a famous temple after their wedding.

Venkateshwara temple at Tirupati, India

Ouch!!... wrong guess, as usual lol...
Amitabh looks stressed in the fifth pic

great pics. they look good together.