Aishwarya Rai Wedding Day Special

Aishwarya Abhishek Wedding

Abhishek Aishwarya Wedding

Aishwarya Abhishek Wedding

Abhishek Aishwarya Wedding

The Abhi-Ash festivities begin

The Abhi-Ash festivities begin ( Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge)

The big wedding is finally under way.

Here we see actress Sonali Bendre carrying the kalash at a pre-nuptial ritual at Jalsa, Amitabh
Bachchan's Juhu residence.

The Abhi-Ash festivities begin

Guests walk behind the kalash. Second from left we see actor Sikandar, Anupam Kher's son soon to make his acting debut.



Close family friend to the Bachchans, industrialist Anil Ambani sports a red turban at the baraat.

Actor Ritesh Deshmukh is a part of the proceedings.



Meanwhile, the wedding car decked with flowers, waits for the couple.




We see Ajay Devgan, dressed soberly and minus a turban.

A closer look at Abhishek allows us to check out his bejewelled sehra, bracelet and diamond ring.

The dancers break into rhythm as the baraat enters the building.

Fans crowd outside the venue, hoping optimistically for a mere, starry glimpse.






Some fans decide to take some initiative, and climb nearby trees in their hunt for a good vantage point.






Sahara India managing director Subroto Roy, with his wife Swapna.




Ace choreographer Shiamak Davar enjoys himself.



Uddhav Thackeray, working president of the Shiv Sena, makes an appearance.

Directors Ram Gopal Varma (in orange) and Raj Kumar Santoshi (in the turban) look around.

Actor Danny Dengzongpa waves to the cameras.

Actress Preity Zinta walks hand-in-hand with boyfriend businessman Ness Wadia.
Rumours are the couple might just be the next to tie the knot.


Yash Chopra, one of the directors responsible for Amitabh's superstardom, looks into the camera.



Amitabh Bachchan insists on driving his cars himself, and is seen here with close friend and Samajwadi Party MP Amar Singh in the passenger seat.


Three generations of Bachchans:
Abhishek, behind the sehra, arrives on horseback with nephew Agastya, father Amitabh walking alongside.

Aishwarya Abhishek Wedding Card

Aishwarya Abhishek Wedding Card


Its an Invitation Card which is Rare..


Its an Invitation Card which was an official documentation of how two stars meet.

Aishwarya Weds Abhishek

The Aishwarya Abhishek Wedding

The Aishwarya Rai-Abhishek Bachchan wedding is perhaps the biggest event Bollywood will see this year.

The families are not talking but everything -- from Ash's mehendi to what she will wear to the guest list -- is being discussed all over our movie-made land.

Abhishek arrives on horseback for wedding

After much partying, rituals and tradition, Abhishek Bachchan is finally getting ready to marry Aishwarya Rai at his father's home, Prateeksha. The road outside his home is filled with fans, media and onlookers, as one of the biggest weddings this year is about to start in a few minutes. Ash arrived with her mother Brinda at 2:10 pm, in a grey Mercedes car decorated wtih roses and white flowers.

The car pulled right into Prateeksha and a posse of security guards surrounding the vehicle so that the media could not get a glimpse of the bride. Ash's brother Aditya followed in another car, while the rest of her family arrived in a Volvo. Apparently, the bride has chosen a maroon Kangeevaram sari for her special day. The bungalow has been decorated in South Indian fashion, with orange and yellow marigold flowers, and banana leaves and fruits. Ash, for those who don't know, hails from the Bunt community.

The Ash-Abhishek wedding Amitabh Bachchan's close friend Amar Singh was among the first to arrive at Prateeksha. Other first arrivals were filmmakers J P Dutta (on the sets of whose film Umrao Jaan, Ash and Abhishek apparently fell in love) and Romesh Sharma (who directed Amitabh in Dil Jo Bhi Kahey), Shammi Kapoor and his wife, and Danny Denzongpa. Band players, in white uniforms and colourful turbans, played loudly, while traffic outside the bungalow virtually came to a standstill. Later, dancers, dressed in traditional Punjabi wear, joined them, and danced as the Bachchans arrived at Prateeksha.

Abhishek, in a gold-embroidered white sherwani, made his way on horseback for a portion of the distance from Jalsa to Prateeksha. Shweta's son Agastya sat astride with him, while Amitabh, Jaya and Shweta danced to film songs like Kajra re and Aaj Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai. Later, the Bachchan family got into a Volvo, and travelled the rest of the distance to Prateeksha in that. The male members of the baraat like Sahara Group Chairman Subroto Roy, Ajay Devgan, A R Rahman, Ritiesh Deshmukh, Ram Gopal Varma, Sanjay Dutt and Abu Jaani wore orange turbans; while Anil Ambani wore a red one.

Tina Ambani, Dimple Kapadia, Sonali Bendre and Shweta's mother-in-law Ritu Nanda also arrived in one of the buses. Preity Zinta arrived with Ness Wadia. Kajol, who seems to be close to the Bachchan family, arrived in a mehndi-coloured sari with a blue shimming border. Ashutosh Gowarikar, who is presently directing Ash in the historical Jodha Akbar, arrived with his wife Sunita. Shiv Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray arrived much later with his wife.

By the time the baraat had entered Prateeksha, the crowds went ballistic, and police were forced to raise their sticks to control the crowds. Ram Gopal Varma was one of the first guests to exit.

Abhishek-Ash, now man and wife

Abhishek Bachchan has married Aishwarya Rai. The much-publicised wedding has been solemnised at Amitabh Bachchan's home Prateeksha, in suburban Juhu.

The Ash-Abhishek wedding

Clad in a cream and gold sherwani and his face covered by strands of flowers, Abhishek looked every part the jubilant groom, waving at his friends and onlookers as he made his way -- astride a beautifully decorated white horse -- to Prateeksha.

Before he started off, younger sister Shweta performed Nazar Utarana to ward off the evil eye.

The guests included Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav, industrialist Anil Ambani and wife Tina, Sahara Group chairman Subroto Roy, Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh, Dimple Kapadia, Anupam Kher, Shammi Kapoor, Vashu Bhagnani and Ashutosh Gowariker.

Among the first to leave were Ram Gopal Varma and Shiv Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray, and his wife.

The waiting media was left disappointed as their view of the baarat entering was obstructed by a row of buses parked deliberately before the gate.

The main ceremony was a short and simple, sources said, adding that Ash's bidaai will be held on Saturday, early morning at her Bandra residence.