This Article is From Jun 14, 2015

Bachchans, Ambanis, Lalit Modi A-List Baraatis at Big Fat NRI Wedding

Bachchans, Ambanis, Lalit Modi A-List Baraatis at Big Fat NRI Wedding

The image on the left was posted on Instagram by Woon Lee

New Delhi: A brigade of party-loving celebrities from Bollywood descended upon the island of Venice for the destination wedding of London-based industrialist couple Kimi and Pamela Grover's son Ashwin to socialite Riya Khilnani. The highlight of the four-day extravaganza was the marriage ceremony on June 13. The groom's mother is a close friend of many Bollywood stars. (Pics)

Prominent guest included former IPL commissioner Lalit Modi, who is facing a probe into allegations of financial irregularities in the IPL and who posted pictures of the baaratis 'dancing away' in a procession.
 

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He also posted pictures of his wife and sister-in-laws from the wedding.
 


And one of himself and his daughter on their first day in Venice
 


The Bollywood roll call was led by actor Shah Rukh Khan's wife Gauri, actor Amitabh Bachchan's wife Jaya, their daughter Shweta Nanda, Rishi Kapoor's wife Neetu Singh, her sister-in-law Reema Jain, VJ-actress Sophie Choudry, filmmaker Karan Johar and designer Manish Malhotra. Industrialist Anil Ambani's wife Tina, a close friend of the Bachchans and the Kapoors, was also invited.
 

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Neetuji also posted a video of her 'rocking performance' with sister-in-law Reema Jain at the sangeet
 
 

Our rocking performance at the Venice sangeet

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Sophie Choudry, who dazzled in outfits by Manish Malhotra both at the wedding and the sangeet, posed for pictures with the designer.
 
 

While the bride looked radiant in embellished orange for her big day, the groom complemented her in a cream sherwani.
 

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The Bollywood fraternity stayed close together and explored the city between the celebrations, bonding over lavish lunches and sightseeing expeditions:
 
 

Ashwin is the younger son of the Grovers, who are known for their love of an expensive wedding. The 2013 wedding of his elder brother Kunal took place in Cannes and was an equally extravagant affair and was attended by the likes of Shah Rukh Khan, Neetu and Rishi Kapoor, Ekta Kapoor and Rakesh and Pinky Roshan.
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