Arpita Khan weds Aayush Sharma
Actor Salman Khan's sister Arpita married businessman-aspiring actor Aayush Sharma in a lavish wedding on Tuesday, November 18, 2014 in Hyderabad's magnificent Falaknuma Palace.
Arpita is the adopted daughter of actor/scriptwriter Salim Khan. She is the youngest of the five Khan siblings and doted on by her parents, elder brothers and sister Alvira.
The wedding ceremony was held as per Hindu-Punjabi tradition, which includes Mehendi, Sangeet, Pheras and Reception.
Here We are presenting details of every function:
Haldi, Mehendi and Sangeet Ceremony,
Sunday, November 16, 2014.
Salman Khan's Residence,
Galaxy Apartments,
Bandra,
Mumbai.
Bollywood actor Salman Khan's sister Arpita Khan's Mehendi ceremony was a grand affair with family members and close friends attending the function.
The Mehendi ceremony started off around 1.00 pm at Salman's residence.
The Mehendi ceremony was attended by family members and close friends. The Sangeet was also held at the Galaxy Apartments and was attended by several Bollywood celebrities. However, Shah Rukh Khan was the party's center of attraction. A photo featuring him and Salman Khan kissing Arpita at the event went viral on the social media.
The Khans came together to bless Salman's little sister and bride-to-be Arpita at her sangeet ceremony held at Galaxy Apartment in Mumbai on Sunday.
The bride-to-be, her star brother and Shah Rukh Khan huddled in a warm hug to mark the happy occasion.
Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao actually did an impromptu song and dance on the song “Aati Kya Khandala.”
Salim Khan sang 'Jumma Chumma', Salman Khan too joined in.
Salman Khan danced on the song “Jumma Chumma de de”…among many others. Another invited guest, singer Mika Singh sang the chartbusting Jumme ki raat number in Salman's Kick.
Malaika Arora Khan, wife of Arbaaz, was spotted in a green, white and gold lehenga designed by her sister-in-law, actor Sohail Khan's wife Seema.
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Wedding Ceremony,
Tuesday, November 16, 2014.
Falaknuma Palace,
Hyderabad.
Telangana.
After the star studded mehendi and sangeet ceremonies in Mumbai, the Khan and Sharma wedding party headed to Hyderabad for Arpita Khan's lavish wedding, along with their close friends from the film industry.
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Wedding Invitation Card
It was an elegant invitation card in white, gold and pink. It had a floral design with a beautiful emboss of gold on its cover. The guests had reportedly received a special batch of cupcakes with the card.
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Wedding in Nizam Palace
The Khan brothers had booked the entire Taj Falaknuma Palace, Hyderabad for two days (18 and 19 November) and had reportedly shelled out Rs.2 crore alone for that. Falaknuma, which is perched atop a hill, has 60 beautiful rooms. It is the palace of the seventh Nizam, Mehboob Ali Khan and was restored into a luxury hotel by Taj Group of Hotels in 2010. Wedding took place according to Punjabi Hindu rituals.
Seen here, Aayush bends down for Arpita during the jaimala.
Bollywood biggies Aamir Khan, Katrina Kaif and of course the Salman himself made it one of the most memorable wedding of the year.
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Wedding Dress:
For Arpita:
Arpita wore a red couture ghagra by designer duo Abu Jani-Sandeep Khosla, constructed with panels of scarlet fabric and embellished with gold farisha, vasli, and badla embroidery. And to cover her head, she chose a matching dupatta trimmed with gold crochet and lace. That paired with exotic flowers in her hair, a heavy polki haar, and make-up by Daniel Bauer had her ready for pheras.
For Ayush:
A leading ethnic wear manufacturer in Hyderabad had made a special sherwani to present it as a gift to Aayush Sharma, who married Bollywood star Salman Khan's sister Arpita Khan on November 18.
Makhdoom Brothers, a city-based clothier, designed and manufactured the wedding sherwani. Studded with Swarovski beads of crystal glass from Austria, the golden-colour sherwani is made of Jamawar, a special cloth.
"We have also used dabka beads. It's all handwork. It took 15 days for four workers to prepare this," said Abid Mohiuddin, one of the owners of Makhdoom Brothers.
He said that since Salman and his family members were the guests of Hyderabad, they decided to present the sherwani as a gift. Started in 1895, Maqdoom Brothers were official caterers for the Nizams, the rulers of erstwhile Hyderabad State. They presented a Jodhpuri to former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and sherwanis to former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf and former South African president Thabo Mbeki. The sherwanis for Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik for his marriage with Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza also came from Maqdoom.
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Menu:
The guests were served brunch, lunch and dinner with almost all the dishes on 18 November. Hyderabadi cuisine like Biriyani, 'Haleem' and Pathar Ka Gosht were also among the popular Deccani cuisines to be served at the function.
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Farewell Lunch
Wednesday, November 19, 2014.
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Guests:
It was the filmi shaadi of the year and everyone who matters in Bollywood was invited! Karan Johar, Kabir Khan and Aamir Khan were very much like family.
Wardha Khan, Priyanka's mum Madhu Chopra, David Dhawan and Sajid
Nadiadwala
Kabir Khan directed Salman in the blockbuster hit Ek Tha Tiger and is directing him currently in Bajrangi Bhaijaan.
Karan Johar has recently struck up a friendship with the Dabangg actor. Salman appeared on the last season of KJo's TV show Koffee With Karan.
Actor Aaamir Khan, a close friend of Salman's, pictured having his saafa wound and tied.
Arbaaz Khan's sister-in-law Amrita Arora Ladak, good friend Deanne Pandey, Sangeeta Bijlani and tennis star Sania Mirza were among the guests.
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Reception
Friday, November 21, 2014.
The Taj Lands End Hotel,
Mumbai.
After a grand wedding in Hyderabad, Salman Khan's sister Arpita Khan and her husband Ayush Sharma were back in Mumbai for a mega reception at the Taj Lands End hotel on Friday. Salman and the entire Khan-daan were in attendance, along with their filmi friends, to bless the newlyweds. Salman Khan had made special arrangements for the reception. Several biggies were expected to attend this grand event.
Even after three days celebrations of Arpita’s wedding in Hyderabad, the Khan family looked in high spirits at the grand reception in Mumbai. Posing for a rare image was the whole Khan family. Very sportingly, everyone came ahead to pose for paparazzi, Salim Khan is seen beaming in the picture along with his three sons - Salman Khan, Arbaaz Khan and Sohail Khan, daughter-in-law Malaika Arora Khan, daughter Alvira Khan, newlyweds - Arpita Khan and Aayush Sharma and Arpita's in-laws.
The entire Khan clan: Arbaaz Khan, Mallaika Arora Khan, Seema Khan, Sohail Khan, Alvira Khan, Atul Agnihotri, Salman Khan, Salim Khan, Arpita Khan Ayush Sharma with his father Anil Sharma, mother and younger brother.
Malaika Arora Khan seemed to be one of the first people to arrive at the reception. The actress was dressed in a sexy saree with a designer blouse.
Malaika Arora Khan looked beautiful in a white dhotisari by by Sonaakshi Raaj. Her sister Amrita Arora looked gorgeous in a coral sari.
Malaika never fails to amaze people with her presence. In tow was her sister Amrita Arora Ladak. While Malaika is Arpita’s bhabhi, Amrita is also very close to the Khans. Dressed in an evening saree for the occasion, Amrita Arora didn’t look like a mother of two children at all. The kids looked smart in black suits.
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Dress:
Arpita looked pretty in a heavy pistachio-hued lehenga designed by Falguni and Shayne Peacock; while her husband Aayush looked dapper in a black tuxedo.
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Guests:
One of the earlier ones to arrive at the venue were the Akhtars. According to a Mumbai Mirror report, they were the first ones to arrive, even before the beaming newlyweds. Farhan Akhtar came along with his sister Zoya Akhtar at the wedding.
Farhan looked smart in a tuxedo sporting a moustache, while Zoya was seen in her traditional best. Also making an entry at the venue was Sooraj Panscholi. The actor is all set to make his debut at the box office with Salman Khan’s film Hero.
Dilip Kumar and Saira Banu were a treat to watch when they step out of their house. And the duo decided to grace the occasion of Arpita Khan Sharma’s wedding reception. The veteran actor looked suave in a black suit while Saira Banu looked equally stunning in a black saree. Dilip Kumar was helped by Salim Khan who held his hand and guided him.
*Actor Shah Rukh Khan who missed Arpita's wedding in Hyderabad made up with a spectacular appearance at the reception.
Hrithik Roshan, who dances like a dream, was seen swaying to some romantic song with Salman Khan’s sister Arpita on her wedding reception.
The Bang Bang star played the gallant gentleman as he offered his arm to the bride and attempted to make the wedding an experience to cherish for her. The image of the two of them dancing together seems like a dream sequence from a Bollywood film.
Hrithik Roshan, Aditya Roy Kapur, Sidharth Malhotra came to wish the couple.
Sohail Khan was seen greeting Ajay Devgan who came alone for the reception. Also present at the reception was the Shetty family. Suniel Shetty walked in with wife and daughter Athiya. His daughter is all set to make a Bollywood debut with Salman Khan's film Hero, opposite Sooraj Panscholi. Govinda made an appearance at the grand reception of Arpita Khan Sharma.
*Picture perfect couples at the reception were Lara Dutta and Mahesh Bhupathi, Genelia and Riteish Deshmukh and Imran Khan and Avantika.
*Genelia D'Souza and Riteish Deshmukh were also present at the reception. The couple is expecting their first child and Genelia was glowing and looked very pretty in a blue designer suit.
From the Kapoor family, it was only Randhir Kapoor, daughter Karisma,Reema Jain with her husband made it for the event. Kareena Kapoor who is very close to the Khans and has done several films with Salman Khan was expected to make an appearance at the reception with Saif Ali Khan. However the two seemed to be missing from action.
Several actors from the young brigade were seen attending the reception of Salman Khan’s sister.
*Shraddha Kapoor wore a block color Shivan & Narresh sari, while Huma Qureshi wore a Prathyusha Garimella lehenga. Karisma Kapoor looked beautiful in an anarkali.
Shraddha Kapoor came without her father Shakti Kapoor. Aditya Roy Kapur Imran Khan with wife Avantika attended the function, while Sidharth Malhotra made a solo entry. All the men were dressed in smart suits for the occasion. Others who came for the event were Anil Kapoor, Boney Kapoor, Lara Dutta with husband Mahesh Bhupati, Jacqueline Fernandez, Huma Qureshi, Elli Evram, Bhushan Kumar and Divya Khosla Kumar.
Armaan Kohli with father Rajkumar Kohli and mother Nishi, Producer Vashu Bhagnani along with wife Pooja, Himesh Reshammiya along with a friend, David Dhawan with wife Karuna, Prem Chopra along with wife Uma also attended the recepton.
*Actresses Sonakshi Sinha, Dia Mirza. Ameesha Patel and Patralekhaa wore the best of Manish Malhotra couture.
Sonakshi Sinha could not make it to the wedding in
Hyderabad, reportedly being busy with the professional commitments.
However the Dabangg girl made an appearance at the reception in Mumbai.
She looked stylish in a red floor-length dress and was accompanied with
father Shatrughan Sinha and brother.
*Industrialist Mukesh Ambani and his wife Nita posed for a picture with Alvira, Arbaaz and Sohail.
*Also in attendance was Maanyata Dutt, the wife of Salman's friend Sanjay Dutt, who came with their twins Shahraan and Iqra.
*Salman's guest list also included Sangeeta Bijlani and actresses Elli Avram and Zarine Khan.
Arpita's three brother, Arbaaz, Sohail and Salman Khan along with Ayush.
Arpita's wedding was the talk of the B-town as her three brothers - Salman, Arbaaz and Sohail - made lavish arrangements for the grand wedding. They personally took care of every aspect to make sure that their sister's wish of having a fairy-tale wedding was fulfilled.
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Wedding Gifts:
Salman's Expensive Gift
Apart from spending crores of money on the marriage, Salman has also gifted a lavish flat to Arpita. It is believed that the actor had purchased the three-bedroom terrace flat a few ago to gift it to his sister. The flat is said to be costing around Rs 16 Cr and is situated at Carter Road. It is also very close to Galaxy Apartments where Salman stays with his family.
He also showered his baby sister with a lot of gifts. Out of those many, many gifts, one that caught our attention was the Rolls-Royce. The benevolent brother that Salman is, he gifted the newly weds a white Rolls-Royce Phantom.
Shahrukh's Expensive Gift
We hear, the Shahrukh gifted Arpita an expensive hamper of designer handbags. Arpita is a huge fan of designer handbags and Shah Rukh made sure she gets the best of them.
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Salman came before the media shortly after the nuptials and expressed his happiness for Arpita and Aayush. Actor Aamir Khan, who was one of the attendees, also blessed the newlyweds.
Arpita's speech
Arpita Khan prepared an emotional speech for her family, to be read after her wedding.But she got so emotional that she could not read out the emotional letter. She felt that she will break down and will not be able to read out the letter. She did the next best thing then. She asked Priyanka Chopra to read out the letter to her loving family.
Priyanka Chopra obliged and read out an emotional speech written by Arpita Khan. This was a real touching one. She said that she was the luckiest girl to have a family like this. Sohail bhai, to her, was like a friend with whom she shared haer room, till he got married. Arbaaz bhai was a guide, who guided her always. Salman Bhai had the biggest heart , who thought that she would never go wrong. Her parents, Salma, Helen, and Salim Khan were the best.
Arpita was an orphan who was adopted by the Khans. But she was the darling of the house. Actually she as the most loved one. Never once did she feel like an outsider. And see how the family carried its responsibility.
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After Party
For the after-party, Khan stuck with Abu-Sandeep, this time choosing a white lehenga embellished with Swarovski crystals, worn with a French tulle stole, traditional red choodas and a simple maang tikka.
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Personal Profile of Arpita
Name : Arpita Khan
Date of Birth : 1 August 1989
Age : 25 years
Height : 5'2"(approx)
Husband : Aayush Sharma
The camera, the movies, the glamour have never interested Arpita Khan. She did her higher studies from London School of Fashion and reportedly workes at a interior design firm in Mumbai currently.
Arpita Khan recently got a tattoo of a big star which has the names of Salim Khan, Helen, Salma, Salman, Sohail, Alvira and Arbaaz on her wrist. She is very close to each one of them.
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Personal Profile of Aayush Sharma
Name : Aayush Sharma
Birth place : Delhi,India
Age : 28 years approx.
Height : 5'9" approx.
Schooling : Delhi Public School
Father : Anil Sharma (Himachal Pradesh cabinet minister)
Grandfather : Sukh Ram (Former telecommunications minister)
Wife : Arpita Khan
Aayush's family hails from Mandi town of Himachal Pradesh, who is currently living in Mumbai to pursue his modeling and acting career. He is the younger son of Himachal Pradesh cabinet minister Anil Sharma and grandson of former telecommunications minister Sukh Ram, credited with bringing telecom revolution in Himachal Pradesh. Aayush is very close to his family.
Aayush Sharma is a Delhi based acting aspirant, who loves experimenting with looks. Aayush comes from a respectable, rich family and the Khans doted on him. According to sources, he is keen on an acting career in Bollywood, has been spotted across town with the youngest Khan sibling.
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About Arpita and Ayush
Arpita Khan, the youngest of the Khan siblings is a budding fashion designer while Aayush Sharma is a businessman based in Delhi. Aayush and Arpita met three years ago in Mumbai through common friends, and then lost touch for a bit. They rekindled their friendship about a year ago, and it grew into love. Aayush was bowled over by Arpita's crazinessThey have been good friends for a long time before they committed to each other to enter the bonds of love and marriage. Arpita and Aayush have been dating each other since 2013, and marriage seemed like a natural step to them when they became serious about each other.
The two even got a green signal from their respective families to make way towards marriage. A source close to the couple has been quoted by a tabloid saying, "Arpita and Aayush are madly in love. They are very serious about each other. Aayush comes from a respectable, rich family and the Khans dote on him." The couple is so much in love that they have even inked each other’s name on their arms. Truly, it is a pair destined to be soulmates.
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