All of 25, the Poker Face superstar landed here Thursday night and addressed a press conference and met some of her fans Friday afternoon. She shot for a chat show with Indian cinestar Shah Rukh Khan and rehearsed long and hard for what was her maiden stage show in India Sunday night.

The singer is lovingly called 'Mother Monster' and she refers to her fans as 'monsters'. The singer had planned a special treat, and fans were treated to just that--Gaga played the piano herself, and even sang to the strains of a sitar to offer her desi monsters some Indian element.

Known for her bizarre sense of dressing, she chose to go mellow with a creation by designer Tarun Tahiliani for her performance here. She wore a white, knee-length dress and flaunted her open, blonde locks.

She ended her performance with a warm and cheerful "Namaste India". Around 1,000 guests, including high-profile celebrities from the film, fashion, F1, sports and business worlds, gathered to witness Gaga perform live at the F1 finale after-party here.

And so what if ticket were priced at a whopping Rs.40,000! The line-up of guests at the Arjun Rampal-hosted party at the Jaypee Greens Golf and Spa Resort in Greater Noida, saw Shah Rukh Khan, Bipasha Basu, Deepika Padukone, Preity Zinta, Imran Khan, Anil Kapoor, Sonam Kapoor, Riya Sen, Raima Sen, Rahul Bose, Sanjay Kapoor, Gauhar Khan, Nigaar Z.

Khan, Susanne Roshan, Gauri Khan, Mehr Jessia Rampal, Jackky Bhagnani, Jas Arora and Rannvijay Singh, among others. F1 racers Felipe Massa, Kamui Kobayashi, Vitantonio Liuzzi and Daniel Ricciardo attended the party as well, apart from a few designers like Manoviraj Khosla, Manish Arora, Tarun Tahiliani, Rohit Gandhi-Rahul Khanna, Kavita Bhartiya, and cricketers Yuvraj Singh and Ashish Nehra.

She bonded well, and met some guests personally too. But she went a step ahead to do something special for Shah Rukh, who wanted to work with her on a song for his film RA.

One . Gaga gave away her personal shades to Shah Rukh for his 11-year-old daughter Suhana.

Of his experience of chatting with Gaga, Shah Rukh told reporters: "It (the interaction) was very nice. She (Gaga) was very sweet.

I sat with her for a couple of hours and exchanged a lot of good things about life. She is very deep, very sweet.

" The singer has taken home a unique dress by designer Nida Mahmood. The outfit, a short dress, is made with 1,000 LED lights.

Describing it, Mahmood told IANS: "The dress which I made for her was part of my WIFW SS-12 collection titled The Great Indian Bohemian Tamasha. The dress is little above the knees and is embellished with over 1,000 LED lights.

"The digital print has been carefully designed incorporating the essence of Indian street theatre. The colours are very Indian - a mix of orange, red, green and blue.

I call it 'Jadugaar dress for magical Gaga.'" Tweet (less)

Some of the stars tweeted about the evening and wished the newly-wed couple. Shabana Azmi : "Boman's son Danesh marries my classmate Ayra's daughter Rhea.

Met up with school friends and teachers. Nothing quite beats nostalgia.

" Amitabh Bachchan| : "Returning from wedding of Boman Irani's son..

conducted in 150 year old Parsi home in the middle of most congested Tardeo ..

. Amazing.

" Kabir Bedi : "Just met Dilip Kumar, after 22 yrs, at Boman Irani's son's star-studded wedding reception. Deeply touched, he remembered me clearly.

" Arshad Warsi : "Had an awesome time last night. Met most of the people I used to work with when I was a choreographer, brought back irreplaceable memories.

" Riteish Deshmukh : "What a Beautiful Wedding Reception for @bomanirani 's son. Classy n Elegant.

Yummy food - met all colleagues n friends from the industry." Ritesh Sidhwani : "Off to bed after a amazing parsi bhonoo @bomanirani sons wedding reception.

Cannot forget to mention the magnificent location Adenwala Baug." Shah Rukh Khan : "Congratulations my man.

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love and happiness to the couple and our nite out is pending." Tweet (less)

The Bollywood couple had sealed their 8-year-long relationship with a Maharashtrian-style wedding at Grand Hyatt hotel yesterday. Riteish, son of former Mahrashtra chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh , is from a Maharashtrian family, while Genelia was born into a Mangalorean Catholic family, which is why, the wedding was also solemnised in a Christian way at a church today.

Clad in a full-length white gown, Genelia looked her best, while Riteish was seen in a black suit. In a traditional Christian way, the couple, said 'I do' in front of the father.

Riteish (32) and Genelia (24) had been seeing each other since their Bollywood debut 'Tujhe Meri Kasam' in 2003. While yesterday's wedding ceremony was attended by Bollywood bigwigs, today's was a completely private affair, where, only close friends and family members were present.

Several bigwigs like Shahrukh Khan, his wife Gauri, Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgn, Kajol, Abhishek Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Suniel Shetty, Ashutosh Gowariker, Karan Johar, Shahid Kapoor, Asin, Sajid Khan, Sajid Nadiadwala, Sharad Pawar, Praful Patel, Raj Thackeray and others had attended yesterday's ceremony. The couple will be hosting a reception at Grand Hyatt Hotel tonight, where several Bollywood celebrities, politicians and other eminent personalities would be present (less)

A source said, "He has confirmed his arrival date to India and also his presence at the Bigg Boss launch event." Salman will arrive in time to start shooting for Bigg Boss 5 , which goes on air on October 2, 2011.

He is slated to launch the reality show at a special event to be held at Mehboob Studios on Thursday evening along with Sanjay Dutt. Salman will also travel to Karjat for the shoot of the reality show over the weekend where the Bigg Boss house has been set up.

Sallu had left for his medical treatment in the last week of August. He then directly reported for his shooting schedule in Ireland for Ek Tha Tiger .

He had wrote on Twitter before his departure: "Challo see you guys. On my way to fix the short circuit in my nerve.

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take care." For now, at least, his nerve issue seems to be under control.

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Her mother, who was with him at the time, suffered serious injuries and was bedridden for two years. FAVOURITIES : Actors: Guru Dutt, Sanjay Dutt, Aamir Khan, Shahrukh Khan & Al Pacino Actresses: Madhubala, Waheeda Rehman, Sridevi Color: Electric blue Perfumes: Envy, Gucci for Men Clothes: string pyjamas and anything comfortable Food: Home-made food and ice-creams Other facts: she hates waking up early in the morning Debut Film: Dil Se (1998) Address: C/10A, Ranwar, Waroda Rd, Off.

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We list those weddings which everyone took a note of. B-Town weddings got bigger and better in 2011.

Harshada Rege lists some of the walks down the aisle that were much-talked about Imran Khan and Avantika Malik When: January 10, 2011 Imran and Avantika will soon celebrate the first anniversary of their marriage. The two got married after being in a relationship for eight long years.

Theirs was probably one of the most high-profile weddings in B-Town. The mehendi, sangeet and a grand reception saw all of B-Town coming in to wish the couple.

Mamu Aamir Khan and wife Kiran Rao welcomed the guests. Celina Jaitly and Peter Haag When: March 16, 2011 Celina Jaitly announced her engagement with Peter Haag in January and their wedding took place at a 1,000 year old monastery.

B-Town got a whiff of her wedding much later. The actress is now expecting twins.

Vijender Singh and Archana Singh When: May 17, 2011 Vijender Singh married Archana Singh in Delhi. Rahul Gandhi was among the eminent guests who took part in the celebration.

Shabbir Ahluwalia and Kanchi Kaul When: November 27, 2011 This wedding of two small screen actors was very lavish. The entire television industry showed up for the sangeet ceremony as well as the wedding.

Ganesh Hegde and Sunayna Shetty When: June 5, 2011 Ganesh Hegde agreed to dance to Sunayna Shetty's tunes in June. Many superstars including Amitabh and Abhishek Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, and Priyanka Chopra were present to wish the couple.

Samir Soni and Neelam When: January 23, 2011 The first thing Sameer Soni did when he walked out of Bigg Boss's house (during the fourth season of the show) was ask girlfriend Neelam to marry him. The wedding was attended my the their B-Town and society buddies.

Nikhil Dwivedi and Gauri Pandit When: March 7, 2011 Nikhil Dwivedi's lavish wedding to Gauri Pandit had guest like Abhishek Bachchan, Salman Khan , Anil Kapoor , Tusshar, Manish Malhotra , Juhi Chawla and Abhishek Bachchan on the guestlist. Gautam Gambhir and Natasha Jain When: October 28, 2011 Gautam and Delhi-based Natasha's wedding was held at a farmhouse in Gurgaon.

His team members turned up to congratulate the couple. Gul Panag and Rishi Attari When: March 13, 2011 Gul Panag married boyfriend Rishi Attari in a traditional Sikh ceremony at a gurudwara.

The wedding took place in Chandigarh and was a family affair. But trust Gul to do things differently.

The baraat had Rishi riding a bike and Gul plonking her self in the sidecar. Very filmi! Lara Dutta and Mahesh Bhupathi When: February 16, 2011 Lara and Mahesh first had a civil ceremony, in Bandra.

But they took their vows on February 20 in a Christian ceremony at Sunset Point in Goa. Friends like Raveena Tandon and Priyanka Chopra were among the guests.

Anurag Kashyap and Kalki Koechlin When: April 30, 2011 Anurag Kashyap married Kalki Koechlin in a traditional ceremony in Ooty. This, too, was a family-only affair, but the couple had invited a few of their friends from B-Town.

Rajeev Khandelwal and Manjiri Kamtikar When: February 7, 2011 Rajeev Khandelwal's wedding, too, was a family-only affair. The wedding that took place at Khimsar Fort in Jodhpur and was conducted according to the Arya Samaji rituals.

Sameer Dattani and Ritika Jolly When: March 16, 2011 Sameer Dattani married girlfriend Ritika Jolly amidst family and friends at a ceremony in Dehra Dun. The married couple later hosted a huge reception for industrywallahs in Mumbai.

Sonam Kapoor and Imran Khan , who have worked with Sameer in I Hate Love Storys were present to congratulate their co-star (less)

"I went to all directors to make this film ( RA.One ) and even my own friends like Karan or Aditya.

They all are 'lallu' (idiots) I say. I wanted to do something more than a romantic comedy," Shah Rukh told his friend, actress Preity Zinta on UTV Stars' Up Close and Personal with PZ .

The 45-year-old, who plays a superhero in the film which is releasing Oct 26, is hoping for positive things for the project. It is directed by Anubhav Sinha.

"I have been informed that I am officially broke and [that] RA.One has turned out to be one of the most expensive films.

If this film does well, it will go down the history and will be remembered. I am glad I have bought something to India which has never been seen before.

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I am very inspired by Krish and Drona ," he said. RA.

One also features Arjun Rampal and Kareena Kapoor, with a cameo by superstar Rajinikanth and a special voiceover by Amitabh Bachchan. Tweet (less)

A source reveals, "Like his dad, Siddhant has a flair for comedy. And he fits the part really well.

" Earlier this week, his dad, Bigg Boss 5 housemate Shakti Kapoor , had hinted that Salman Khan was to help Siddhant make his debut, but things didn't work out since there was a fallout between the actor and him. Siddhant plans to do more films in the future and is even keen on taking negative roles, if offered.

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Preity tweeted: Just saw BODYGUARD! Salman U n Kareena Rock! Its FAB & the action is AMAZING ! All da best This one is full Paisa Vasool :) The gesture obviously comes a surprise, since it was Preity who had once at a Diwali party hosted by Akshay Kumar in 2008, snubbed Kareena publicly. In fact, the rivalry started when an unsuspecting Zinta commented on the 'new lot of actresses' in those days - a list that included Kareena.

The rivalry intensified when Preity was chosen for Karan Johar's Kal Ho Na Ho, to play a role that was initially offered to Kareena. A war of words followed between the actresses.

In fact, on Karan Johar's chat show, Kareena made it clear that she was not too fond of Preity. Preity on the other hand, said that Kareena only acknowledged her in Karan's presence.

Both actresses seem to have moved on from their warring days. On Sunday night, Preity was a part of Salman Khan's exclusive show of Bodyguard at YRF Studios.

On Monday morning, the actress praised both the lead actors Salman and Kareena for their performances in the film. Needless to say, Kareena is rather pleased with this gesture.

When contacted, Kareena said, "I am really flattered with Preity's compliment. She is really sweet and very genuine as a person.

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The Hrithik Roshan, Sanjay Dutt and Priyanka Chopra-starrer, directed by debutant Karan Malhotra, is set for release Thursday, and here's what B-Town had to say about it: Arjun Rampal: It was mind blowing. It's a superb film.

Go and watch Agneepath. You guys are going to be blown away.

Zayed Khan: All the performances are fabulous. Finally, superb kind of movies are back.

It's amazing. Hrithik, Sanjay, Priyanka, everybody was outstanding.

Arbaaz Khan: I think the director has done a fantastic job and it's a very good remake of the earlier Agneepath . Sanjay's performance is fantastic, Hrithik is looking very good and he has acted very well as well.

I think the star of the film is the director. Dino Morea: I think the remake that they have made is amazing.

Hrithik and Sanjay have done a fabulous job. It was fantastic.

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He has been put off by the whole issue of him being pitted against Salman and talk of his closeness to Shah Rukh Khan." The source added, "He has apparently cited date issues when he could have possibly adjusted then.

Also, the fact that he hosted the dance show on the channel that has lost the telecast rights of the awards night may have influenced his decision." Recently Hrithik was approached to be the special guest in the house for this weekend's finale of Bigg Boss .

Salman who has been off and on present will feature in the last episode shoot in Karjat. Hrithik, however, preferred to skip the finale stating that he would be unavailable as he would be travelling on that date.

Though B-Town buzz is that it had to do with something to do with Salman's presence on the show. Earlier, Hrithik had got upset with Salman after the latter commented about Hrithik's film Guzaarish .

Duggu had taken it upon himself to defend his project. But Hrithik's appearance at Salman's brother Sohail's birthday bash in December 2010 was a hint that the two stars had let bygones be bygones.

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She announced her chat show just after starting her own home production. The actress is pretty much busy setting up things in her own way.

Interestingly her friends are helping her too in her new venture. Akshay Kumar who is dear friend of Preity decided to be the first one on her new chat show.

The actress was glad to know that Akki managed to be on the show despite his tight schedule. Preity who shot with Akki yesterday enjoyed the shoot.

The duo has worked together in a couple of films like Sangharsh and Jaan-e-mann . Though the film didn't do well, the actors became very good friends.

According to a unit-hand Akki and Preity were like best buddies on the show. Apart from professional life the actress asked him some personal questions too and Akshay was a complete sport on the show.

The uniqueness of this chat show will be Preity's casual attitude which should be loved by her fans. Preity's chat show is not yet titled.

The Show will be aired on UTV's new channel called UTV Stars. Preity's show will be the first program to be aired on the channel (less)

. RAVEENA TANDON AND ANIL THADANI WHEN: February 2004 LOVE-O-METRE: Nearing the 10-year milestone.

THE PROPOSAL: The couple met for the first time on Valentine's Day at Olive restaurant in Mumbai. After that, however, they did not see each other for two years! Then Raveena made her first film, "Stumped" as producer, and Anil sent her an SMS that he would like to help her distribute the film.

"We actually dated for only two months," shares Raveena. "We met in August 2002, and he proposed in October.

That year, like this year, Diwali and my birthday were on the same day! So he planned a proposal on Diwali day. We first went to his chacha's house to celebrate, and then headed to my family's Diwali puja.

When I reached my dad's house, I saw huge ornate baskets, lots of them lying around the house, and my mom just dismissed them saying, 'Your brothers want to send this to their colleagues and friends.' We started getting ready for the Lakshmi puja, but we were just waiting! And I kept asking, 'Why are we delaying things, it's nine o' clock.

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lets start! And it was the first time my two adopted daughters, Pooja and Chhaya were standing around with their cameras. Usually I would film or take photographs of the celebrations! Suddenly the doorbell rang and I saw Anil's mom, dad and sister walk in.

It still didn't strike me, but I said, 'So mom, we were waiting for them?' And then my dad asked Anil to do the honours! Everybody was giggling as Anil got on his knees and pulled out a big box with a ring and asked, 'Will you be my wife?' It took me a long time to respond, I saw my mom all teary-eyed, and my daughters were both laughing and crying..

. and everybody said, 'Please say yes, he will get tired being on his knees!' So I said 'Sure!'" WEDDING TRIVIA: Manav Gangwani designed Raveena's bridal wear.

He also designed three exclusive outfits for the groom. The bride's wardrobe was 10 times more elaborate than the groom's.

Raveena got a dream wedding going, after scouting for the best possible locations with Anil. Her sangeet and mehndi parties were held on separate evenings at the Shiv Niwas Palace hotel in Udaipur.

Her wedding reception was held at the Jag Mandir Palace hotel, on Pichola Lake, Udaipur. Farah Khan Ali designed Raveena's jewellery.

Guests included the who's who of Bollywood, and a diverse range of the couple's friends like Gautam Singhania, Manish Malhotra, Vijay Mallya, Ravi and Ritu Shastri, Amar Singh, Vasundhara Raje and Subrata Roy Sahara. HRITHIK ROSHAN AND SUSSANNE KHAN WHEN: December 2000 LOVE-O-METRE: They celebrated a decade together in 2010 and have two delightful little boys, Hridhaan and Hrehaan.

THE PROPOSAL: One year after he started dating Sussanne on Valentine's Day, in 1999, Hrithik went down on his knees and proposed to her at Juhu beach in Mumbai. "I'd known since I was 12 that she was the girl for me, but that was the big moment, complete with a ring.

Earlier, on another Valentine's Day, I'd told her those three all-important words, 'I love you,'" Hrithik has been quoted saying. WEDDING TRIVIA: In a confluence of Hindu-Muslim rituals and cultures, Hrithik performed certain Hindu rites and Sussanne, Sanjay Khan's youngest daughter, performed certain Muslim rites.

The mehndi and sangeet were homespun affairs, mostly at home with close friends and family. But the wedding was a spectacular affair.

The ceremony took place at Sanjay Khan's heavilyguarded Golden Palms resorts and spa, on Bangalore's outskirts in December 2000. In a brief appearance before the media in the midst of the pre-wedding haldi ritual, Hrithik said with a laugh, "There will be no heartburn.

They are my well-wishers. They will continue to wish me luck and success," he said, referring to his choice of bride vis-avis his family's response.

"Sussanne is our last daughter and I'm very happy that she's getting married," said Feroz Khan. About 70 members of the Khan and Roshan families and their friends attended the wedding.

Guests at the reception included stars like Dimple Kapadia, Rishi and Randhir Kapoor, Uday Chopra, Karan Johar and childhood friend Abhishek Bachchan. Hrithik's mode of transport to his wedding was a white horse.

His wedding oufit was a white Jodhpuri suit with gold-embroidery designed by Rocky S, while Sussanne wore a gold and red ensemble designed by Tarun Tahiliani. ABHISHEK BACHCHAN AND AISHWARYA RAI WHEN: April 2007 LOVE-O-METRE: They have reached the half-decade mark this year and are parents to the new-born angel! THE PROPOSAL: This classy couple surprised everyone with their engagement announcement back in 2007.

Although Abhi and Ash were very hush-hush about the love brewing between them, it seemed inevitable as fate repeatedly cast them together in a slew of magnum opus projects such as "Umrao Jaan", "Dhoom 2", and what seemed a turning point, "Guru". Aishwarya becoming a part of the Bachchan parivaar started looking more imminent when she did an electrifying stage performance of Kajra Re at the 2005 IIFA Awards with senior and junior Bachchan.

Abhishek popped the question with a borrowed ring in hand (allegedly from the production department of his film), proposing to Ash spontaneously as they were heading home after the premiere of "Guru" in Toronto, waiting for their flight at the British Airways lounge at New York's JFK airport on January 12, 2007. According to eyewitnesses, a very emotional Ash accepted.

After Abhishek called home with the good news, the couple was asked to come and they had a formal engagement ceremony at Jalsa, attended only by close family friends like Amar Singh, Anil and Tina Ambani, Kirron Kher and the Johars. Finally, the couple was unafraid to hang out at each other's sets and make public appearances together.

WEDDING TRIVIA: The actual wedding became a homely, though celebrity-studded affair mostly set around the Bachchan residences, Jalsa and Pratiksha, as Teji Bachchan, Amitabh's mother, was critical. However, many details about the nuptials were unique: the wedding invite had two 'editions' - one invite only solicited blessings, while the second set actually invited a limited number of guests.

While the Bachchans sent out golden chocolate boxes with the cards, they also sent ensembles by Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla to close friends. The Rais also sent out jewellery and clothes to select invitees, including close friend Subrata Roy Sahara.

Celebrations kicked off at Pratiksha with the sangeet, where it is believed a lot of family members danced to Bollywood songs, with Karan Johar playing MC. The mehndi was held at La Mer, Ash's residence.

Fifteen kilos of special Nihar henna was brought in by Shweta Nanda, Sonali Bendre, Rinkie Khanna and other close friends for Ash from Sojat in Rajasthan. A 30-foot walkway was erected at the entrance of La Mer to the main area of the ceremony.

The actual wedding saw 11 pundits from Benaras and Bangalore, and it was conducted in Arya Samaj tradition. Chanting started in the morning, and massive tents were put up to accommodate guests around Pratiksha.

The ceremony was conducted in an air-conditioned pandal in the same garden. At 5.

15 pm the colourfully-dressed dhol players kicked off the baraat from Jalsa, which ended at Pratiksha, where a bejewelled Aishwarya in a gold kanjeevaram ensemble waited for her groom. The ceremony was over by 7.

30 pm and then the friends danced the night away. KARISMA KAPOOR AND SUNJAY KAPUR WHEN: September 2003 LOVE-O-METRE: " He's (Sunjay) not the film-going sort.

I think Sunjay has made me a calmer person; if you ask me that's the one thing that has changed about me after marriage," said Karisma a year after her wedding. The couple completes a decade in 2013.

WEDDING TRIVIA: Bollywood's blueeyed girl Karisma Kapoor tied the knot with Sunjay Kapur in a ceremony marked by style and grandeur. The wedding ceremony, which was to take place at 11 am, was delayed because the groom was stuck in traffic.

Sunjay arrived at the venue at 12.45 pm and rushed inside the cottage's gates.

He was dressed in a cream sherwani and wore a gold sehra. The pheras finally took place at 1.

00 am in the presence of both families. In typical Kapoor tradition, Karisma was married at her grandfather, the late Raj Kapoor's home, R K Cottage.

The couple opted for an hour-long Sikh ceremony. At around noon, Karisma's family and friends were still busy with pre-wedding ceremonies.

Both the bride's sister Kareena and her aunt Rima Jain supervised last-minute preparations. The strains of the shehnai wafted through the air.

Outside the cottage, the scene was both crowded and confused. Curious onlookers were milling around, hoping to catch a glimpse of their favourite stars.

Journalists, photographers and camera crews had stationed themselves outside the gates of the cottage. A phalanx of policemen was doing their best to manage the crowds and the ensuing traffic jam.

Because of the crowds, no member of the RK family was present at the gates to welcome the groom and his family. Among the guests who drove in were Lolo's uncle Rishi Kapoor, actor Sanjay Kapoor who reportedly played the brother's part at the ceremony, designer Manish Malhotra, granduncles Shashi and Shammi Kapoor, filmmaker Bharat Shah, cricketer Mohammed Azharuddin and Sangeeta Bijlani, Govinda, Rahul and Akshay Khanna.

Manish Malhotra had designed Karisma's trousseau. Being a style icon herself, it wasn't a surprise when she chose to follow the unconventional route and opted for a pastel shade for her bridal outfit instead of the usual reds and maroons.

The tasselled dupatta was embellished with zari and stones. The house was decorated with flowers and the garden that surrounded the house was turned into a Sheesh Mahal-like mandap that could accommodate 600 guests who were offered non-alcoholic drinks and vegetarian starters until the wedding ceremony was completed.

Karisma's father Randhir, according to reports, opened a bottle of champagne after the wedding, after which a wellstocked bar was thrown open to the guests. An elaborate lunch was served later which included a variety of cuisines like Oriental, Thai, Chinese, Italian, French and Continental.

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The groom's tweet was preceded by one from actor Shahid Kapoor, announcing the wedding of his Chance Pe Dance co- star. " And G is married !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Unbeleivable .

:)," he posted. The wedding, held in traditional Marathi style, was attended by bigwigs from the film and political world - among them Sharad Pawar, Prithviraj Chavan, Praful Patel, Shah Rukh Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Ajay Devgn and Kajol.

Riteish, wearing a white sherwani and red feta (turban), entered the Grand Hyatt on a ghodi. The baaraat started from the grounds near Grand Hyatt and reached the hotel.

The actor's politician father, Vilasrao Deshmukh, was dressed in a brown sherwani. Click here to see the pics Earlier, Riteish set the mood for the wedding with this tweet a few hours ago: "Saw the Last sunset as a Bachelor.

" Riteish and Genelia's wedding today is expected to draw bigwigs from the film industry and politics. Father of the groom, Vilasrao Deshmukh, is the former chief minister of Maharashtra and is the Union Minister for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences.

Riteish, Genelia's grand sangeet Both Riteish and his bride-to-be Genelia are on Twitter, this morning. Both sent tweets to Mona Kapoor, entrepreneur and first wife of producer Boney Kapoor, wishing her on her birthday.

Earlier, they posted tweets to actor Priyanka Chopra who missed their sangeet due to filming. Dressed in their best, stars at sangeet Yesterday Riteish and Genelia wrapped up chores (their last as singles).

We spotted them first at Linking Road in Bandra and later, Genelia prayed at her church. Known to be religious, Genelia wore her pre-bridal glow, which added sheen to her otherwise casual jeans and blazer look.

A party, a grand sangeet on Tuesday and rituals have preceded the wedding. While Riteish and Genelia's colleagues stepped out in their best traditional outfits and spent happy hours at the sangeet, Genelia was seen dancing her heart out at a ritual yesterday.

Moving away from tradition for a bit, a party was hosted for them by producer Sajid Nadiadwala and actor Fardeen Khan on January 24. Riteish and Genelia first met while shooting their debut film Tujhe Meri Kasam in 2003.

Despite leading public lives, their eight-year courtship has been largely private. Post marriage, the two will be seen together in a love story on screen - Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya - a Hindi film scheduled to release at the end of this month.

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However, as they are also business partners (co-owners of the IPL team) they remained cordial. The interaction was more formal than friendly.

But that has changed now. The duo were spotted partying.

They seemed totally relaxed and comfortable in each other’s company. They have also been hanging out with mutual friends, which they’d stopped doing after they parted ways.

Says an insider, “Things had become weird for a while. They’d decided to make a joint statement of their break-up, but things didn’t go as planned.

Preity was at a party when she was asked about Ness’ whereabouts. Known to be frank, the actress blurted out that she had no clue.

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In time, they got busy with life and work and parted ways. But all of them were reunited after 10 years on the sets of Jodi Breakers.

Says a source close to Bipasha, "Bips used to be very close to Dipannita till they lost touch. Sharma had even surprised Bips on her birthday and attended the special screening of Players hosted by the Bongshell.

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She would be seen on celluloid after almost a gap of two years with her maiden home production Ishkq in Paris . After creating a storm at the box office with her films like Koi Mil Gaya, Kal Ho Na Ho, Veer Zaara, Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna and others, Preity changed gears and became an owner of IPL team Kings XI Punjab.

"@realpreityzinta hey wish you a very happy birthday P Zee-have a fantastic year n a blockbuster debut as a producer..

.love always," actor Riteish Deshmukh tweeted.

"Happy b'day to the coolest, spunkiest @realpreityzinta ! May you be a super successful producer & may all things wonderful come your way! Big hug luv," singer Sophie Choudry said. "Here's wishing one of my favourites a very happy birthday @realpreityzinta have a super year Z, filled with loads of "tings", actor Abhishek Bachchan said.

Thanking everyone for the warm wishes, Preity tweeted, "Thank you guys and gals for your sweet Birthday messages! I have the biggest grin on my face reading them. Thanks for always putting a smile on my face! Ting.

" Preity is not in town to bring in the birthday as she is busy shooting for her home production Ishkq In Paris . "Watching the snowflakes slowly cover the roses and all the city of Lyon! Shooting Ishkq In Paris in Lyon & Freezing," she said.

Last year the bubbly actress launched her own production company, PZNZ Media. The first film produced under the banner, a romantic comedy featuring her in the lead is directed by Prem Soni.

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"You know what to expect from him if you ask me nasty questions," he grins. But he doesn't need the canine.

He fields all queries with utmost comfort. Read on for excerpts.

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How's 2012 looking for you? I've decided to do three films a year from here on, but where are the scripts? I reject most of the ones offered to me. There are three films in the offing currently.

I am doing Maneesh Sharma's film for Yash Raj Films. There's also Kunal Kohli's Teri Meri Kahani (working title).

There's a Karan Johar film..

. It is too premature to talk about that.

I'd be happy to work with him. I'm sure it will happen at some point.

We have been meeting and have been friends , formally and informally. Let's chat about your buddy Ranbir.

This is a new thing I've heard - do-teen din saath bita lete hai (spend two-three days together) and people term you as best friends. Ranbir and I know each other and he seems like a chilled out chap.

'Friend' is a word I use for people I know will stand by me when things are not going well. There were reports that fans screamed for Ranbir, while you were ignored, in Hong Kong recently.

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I was very surprised to read that. When Ranbir and I were together in Hong Kong, there was no third person present.

Ranbir is a chilled out guy so I am sure he would not have said anything about our time together. So I fail to understand where such ridiculous stories about some screaming fans comes from.

So who do you think are your rivals? I don't see any of my colleagues as rivals. I don't think our generation needs to do that.

We are a chilled out lot and we should all be happy. I am not an insecure person.

For me, insecurity comes when something I do does not come across the way I thought it would. It would come if I had nothing more to say as an actor.

I have a long way to go! How's your equation with Priyanka Chopra today? Very good! She is great fun, a good co-star, a fine actor, neighbour and friend. What about Bipasha and Anushka (Sharma).

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(Jokingly calls out to Kaizer) Let me just say that the day I'm in love, I will hold her hand and walk with pride. I think I am single.

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The couple got engaged at Muvattupuzha in Ernakulam district last month. Mamta, 26, made her debut with Mayookham directed by veteran director Hariharan in 2005.

She has acted in 30 films, including Tamil, Telegu and Kannada. In a short span she created her space in the Malayalam industry and has acted alongside all the three superstars -- Mammootty, Mohanlal and Suresh Gopi -- besides other top stars including Jayaram, Dileep, Prithviraj and Kunchacko Boban.

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The Hrithik Roshan , Sanjay Dutt and Priyanka Chopra-starrer, directed by debutant Karan Malhotra, is set for release Thursday, and here's what B-Town had to say about it: Arjun Rampal: It was mind blowing. It's a superb film.

Go and watch "Agneepath." You guys are going to be blown away.

Zayed Khan: All the performances are fabulous. Finally, superb kind of movies are back.

It's amazing. Hrithik, Sanjay, Priyanka, everybody was outstanding.

Arbaaz Khan: I think the director has done a fantastic job and it's a very good remake of the earlier "Agneepath". Sanjay's performance is fantastic, Hrithik is looking very good and he has acted very well as well.

I think the star of the film is the director. Dino Morea: I think the remake that they have made is amazing.

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But, now that he has been evicted, Shakti feels that he is more at peace with himself; and he has "learnt tremendous amount of patience!" We caught him in a sentimental mood..

. 'I am a gentleman!' It was interesting to see Shakti all clammed up and steering clear of all kinds of confrontations, when 13 women around him were going berserk literally, many of them screaming, fighting like wildcats, hurling abuses at will.

Ask him why did he chicken out, and he replies: "I am not a chicken! Yes, I refused to scream or fight like fisherwomen because I am a gentleman! But, finally it was heartening to see that women there saw their father or brother in me, and many of them wept when I was evicted! That was more than enough!" Paying the price Shakti admits that his "calm and composed behaviour" worked against him. "Things in the celebrity house are getting dirtier and nastier by the day! Those, who do a lot of badtameezi without any rhyme or reason, have become heroes," says he.

But, wasn't he disappointed when his "friend of 20 years - Pooja Bedi" - called him "a spineless fellow" and "not fit to be called a man?" There's sadness in Shakti's voice, as he says: "There are no friends in Bigg Boss' house! And Pooja must have called me names because she was desperate to stay in the show and wanted to create a bigger controversy!" Shradha embarrassed me!' If Pooja Bedi went hammer and tongs against him, item gal Shradha Sharma openly made eyes at him and flirted outrageously with Shakti. Ask him, how did he feel getting that kind of adulation, and he replies: "Frankly, I was embarrassed! Woh meri cost pe footage kha rahi thi.

But, I will still pray that her dreams in life come true!" 'Family loves me' The actor says that he is actually happy to be out of the celebrity house because he was feeling increasingly isolated there. "I used to walk to release my tension, and one night I walked 34 kms.

So, you can imagine my plight! But, I was thrilled when my daughter woke up in the wee hours to welcome me at home and said 'I want you as my dad in all the janams!' My wife Shivangi told me that she loves me more than ever now! So, I am really blessed and feeling rejuvenated," says he (less)

His body kept in a casket, decked with flowers, was taken to the crematorium in a motorcade as his admirers paid him rich tributes. His wife Kalpana Kartik could not attend as she had high blood pressure and remained behind in the Washington Mayfair hotel where the actor breathed his last.

Besides his son Suneil and daughter Devina, his sister Sheila Kapoor, the mother of filmmaker Shekhar Kapur, were also present. So were the acting High Commissioner of India Rakesh Prasad, his close friend Kartar Lalvani, Lord Karan Billimoria, and Baroness Shreela Flather.

Dev Anand died here on December 3 at the age of 88 with his son by his side. While fans in India could not have a last glimpse of the star, his ashes will be flown back to Mumbai, the city associated for over 60 years with the thespian's incomparable body of work.

A memorial service will be held at the Mehboob studio in Mumbai on December 15. True to his full-of-life image, his final journey saw some of his remarkable songs being sung as a tribute.

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Our houses share the same boundary wall," says Chirag Paswan , when asked about Rahul Gandhi's coming to watch the special screening of Chirag's debut " Miley Naa Miley Hum ". He says, "I won't say we're the best of friends, but we've grown up together and our families are very close, so I didn't have to convince him to watch my film.

In fact, he agreed instantly to watch my film at the first opportunity he got." So what was Rahul's reaction after he saw the film? "Oh, he enjoyed the movie.

The best part, he said, was the strong social message that our movie has. He even enjoyed the songs and the tennis sequences in the film," says Chirag (less)

After the screening, he spent a lot of time talking to Suriya. Director A R Murugadoss was held up with some work and couldn't make it to the screening.

" Rajini and Prabhu are not the only two big stars to watch the film at special screenings. Kamal Haasan, whose daughter Shruti makes her Tamil debut with this film, saw it a day before Rajini (less)

A final decision on the issue would be announced today after discussing it with leaders of other parties, he said. Maharashtra minister Shivajirao Moghe and Varsha Gaikwad were present at the screening held in a South Mumbai theatre.

The film, starring Amitabh Bachchan, Saif Ali Khan, Manoj Bajpai, Deepika Padukone and Prateik Babbar among others in pivotal roles, has kicked up a controversy for its alleged anti-reservation stand. It is set to hit the screens this Friday.

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Some of the stars tweeted about the evening and wished the newly-wed couple. Shabana Azmi : "Boman's son Danesh marries my classmate Ayra's daughter Rhea.

Met up with school friends and teachers. Nothing quite beats nostalgia.

" Amitabh Bachchan| : "Returning from wedding of Boman Irani's son..

conducted in 150 year old Parsi home in the middle of most congested Tardeo ..

. Amazing.

" Kabir Bedi : "Just met Dilip Kumar, after 22 yrs, at Boman Irani's son's star-studded wedding reception. Deeply touched, he remembered me clearly.

" Arshad Warsi : "Had an awesome time last night. Met most of the people I used to work with when I was a choreographer, brought back irreplaceable memories.

" Riteish Deshmukh : "What a Beautiful Wedding Reception for @bomanirani 's son. Classy n Elegant.

Yummy food - met all colleagues n friends from the industry." Ritesh Sidhwani : "Off to bed after a amazing parsi bhonoo @bomanirani sons wedding reception.

Cannot forget to mention the magnificent location Adenwala Baug." Shah Rukh Khan : "Congratulations my man.

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love and happiness to the couple and our nite out is pending." Tweet (less)

Earlier he had produced shows like Ishaan and Ghar Ki Baat . He had also planned to revisit Fauji (his acting debut) but it never saw the light of day.

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Earlier he had produced shows like Ishaan and Ghar Ki Baat . He had also planned to revisit Fauji (his acting debut) but it never saw the light of day.

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"I went to all directors to make this film ( RA.One ) and even my own friends like Karan or Aditya.

They all are 'lallu' (idiots) I say. I wanted to do something more than a romantic comedy," Shah Rukh told his friend, actress Preity Zinta on UTV Stars' Up Close and Personal with PZ .

The 45-year-old, who plays a superhero in the film which is releasing Oct 26, is hoping for positive things for the project. It is directed by Anubhav Sinha.

"I have been informed that I am officially broke and [that] RA.One has turned out to be one of the most expensive films.

If this film does well, it will go down the history and will be remembered. I am glad I have bought something to India which has never been seen before.

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I am very inspired by Krish and Drona ," he said. RA.

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This isn't the first time Sonakshi has skipped a Salman event. The actress also missed his birthday bash in Panvel earlier this month, and a film trial hosted by the Khan clan - Kangana and Asin attended.

A source reveals, "Sonakshi is a part of Dabangg 2 and the Salman brigade. But her constant absence from his events has definitely raised a few eyebrows.

Though she's in the middle of a shoot, she could've flown down for a day." The source adds that Kangana's addition to the brand ambassador team could have something to do with it as well.

"Sonakshi and Kangana aren't really friends. They are mere acquaintances.

Kangana is closer to Genelia; if Sonakshi was present, she would have felt left out. It perhaps made sense for her to miss the opening ceremony.

" However, Sona's close aide refutes a rift between Khan and her: "She has been really busy with the shoot of two films - Lootera and Rowdy Rathore . Since her dates had been blocked in advance there was no way she could skip work.

Even for Salman's birthday, she personally called and explained why she couldn't make it to Panvel. As far as Dubai is concerned, her dates were with the producers and she didn't want to cause them any monetary losses.

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Here is what they have to say: Bipasha Basu: My birthday has just gone..

.now it is Hrithik, fellow Capricorn, so ya Happy Birthday.

Sonu Niigaam: Hrithik Roshan is one of the most handsome men in the world and very talented. Wishing him a very Happy Birthday.

Sonal Chauhan: I would like to wish a very Happy Birthday and I hope this year is fantastic for him and his films are a super hit and I am really looking forward to "Agneepath". Arjun Rampal: Hrithik we love you.

You have become so fit and you are an inspiration for all of us, have a superb year. Asmit Patel: He is one of my initial inspirations to come into Bollywood.

He's a fellow Capricorn. My birthday is after three days.

He is very hard working. I wish him a very Happy birthday.

Asin Thottumkal: I wish him a very Happy Birthday and a great year ahead and a great life ahead. After "Agneepath", Hrithik will be seen in "Krrish 2" alongside Priyanka Chopra , Kangana Ranaut and Vivek Oberoi.

Some of his friends took to twitter to wish him. Preity Zinta: Happy Birthday to my dearest, hottest and sweetest friend with the nicest heart!!! Love you.

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Have a Rocking 2012. Farhan Akhtar: Happy birthday @iHrithik.

Wish you a Super-heroic year. Vivek Oberoi: Hrithik happy birthday bro! hope u have a great one.

Abhishek Bachchan: Happy birthday @iHrithik have a great year brobraz!!! (less)

Although Farah spent the better part of Monday railing against her former 'best friend' SRK for slapping her husband and attacking him for "no reason", she and Kunder will not be approaching the police. Kunder on Monday evening tweeted: "We have no intention of filing an FIR or a police complaint.

" Both Dutt, who had attempted to separate the two, and SRK are maintaining a stony silence. The incident took place around 4.

15am on Monday at a party hosted in Dutt's honour by the owner of the nightclub following Sunday's Filmfare Awards . Eyewitnesses give conflicting accounts of the nature of the scuffle: some say the duo came to blows, others say the actor simply slapped Kunder.

Shah Rukh arrived at Dutt's party around 3.15am.

A few minutes into the party, the superstar hit the dance floor and began dancing with Dutt, his wife Manyata and a group of friends. He was in a good mood, and even posed for pictures.

An eyewitness present at the party said, "Shirish Kunder kept hovering around Shah Rukh and followed him onto the dance floor, but the actor simply ignored him." The relationship between the two was at an all-time low after Kunder had criticized SRK's recent film 'Ra One' on a microblogging site.

He had posted an insulting, 'I just heard a Rs150 crore firework fizzle' remark online. "Khan refused to acknowledge Kunder at the party.

Even when Dutt escorted SRK outside the venue to introduce him to a close friend, Kunder unabashedly followed them," said an eyewitness. "Kunder placed himself right behind SRK and murmured something into his ear.

" It was the proverbial straw that broke the camel, or in this case, Khan's back. "An annoyed SRK, who was actually preparing to leave the party, turned around, held Kunder by the scruff of the neck, and forced him to sit on a sofa near the nightclub's exit," said the guest.

After a heated exchange of words, SRK slapped Kunder. Dutt, who was aware of the acrimonious relationship between the two, rushed to defuse the situation and pulled them apart.

Here eyewitness accounts differ with many claiming that Dutt allegedly responded in like when Kunder pushed him roughly. Farah, who had not attended the party, maintained that her husband did nothing to provoke SRK.

She said, "Those who were present told me that the attack was completely unprovoked. Shirish didn't even know that Shah Rukh was at the party.

" In a mass sms sent to the media, Farah said: "Shah Rukh has always told me that physical abuse is the worst way to sort out a problem. It means the attacker has either a personal or professional crisis going on.

It saddens me to see him doing the same." This is not the first time that Kunder has taken a swipe at SRK.

At another Bollywood party, Kunder had criticized Ra One, sources told TOI. The party quickly wrapped up after the fracas: Dutt and his wife Manyata left in one car, while builder and owner of the club Baba Dewan and SRK left in another vehicle.

The party had been hosted by Dewan for Dutt following the success of the latter's latest release Agneepath. Apart from Shah Rukh Khan some of the A-listers who attended the party included Amisha Patel , Ajay Devgan , Priyanka Chopra , Karisma Kapoor, Abhishek Bachchan Vivek Oberoi and Arshad Warsi (less)

Her mother, who was with him at the time, suffered serious injuries and was bedridden for two years. FAVOURITIES : Actors: Guru Dutt, Sanjay Dutt, Aamir Khan, Shahrukh Khan & Al Pacino Actresses: Madhubala, Waheeda Rehman, Sridevi Color: Electric blue Perfumes: Envy, Gucci for Men Clothes: string pyjamas and anything comfortable Food: Home-made food and ice-creams Other facts: she hates waking up early in the morning Debut Film: Dil Se (1998) Address: C/10A, Ranwar, Waroda Rd, Off.

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I am very emotional," Sabira Sokolovic said. A story of love between a Muslim woman and a Serb man against the background of Bosnia's 1992-95 inter-ethnic war, the movie sparked controversy in Sarajevo earlier this year when local media speculated it would tell the story of a Muslim rape victim who fell in love with her Serb attacker.

In fact the film tells the story of a couple who had a fling before the war and meet up again when the woman is taken prisoner by a unit of the Bosnian Serb army commanded by her former lover. He shields her at first but is transferred and she suffers the same abuse and rape as the other women held with her.

The film shows stark scenes of rape, executions and other war crimes. Many viewers praised the film for its realistic portrayal of the horrors of the war that turned neighbours and friends into enemies when the country's Muslims, Croats and Serbs were pitted against each other.

"It is a lesson for future generations. Every inhabitant of Bosnia and the former Yugoslavia should see it," pensioner Seid Karic said.

"The movie is moving because it shows what really happend in Bosnia." But not everyone liked the Hollywood treatment.

"The film is a disaster. I did not like it, I was a witness to the siege (of Sarajevo) and it was nothing like that," thirty-something Elvira, who did not want to give her last name, said after the screening.

In the Land of Blood and Honey will be screened twice a day in Sarajevo until December 28 - two months before it officially opens in Europe. The international preview took place on December 5 in New York and the movie will open in the United States on Friday.

It will go on general release in Europe in early February. Bosnia's 1992-95 war claimed some 100,000 lives.

Tens of thousands of people were held in prison camps where torture and abuse were commonplace. Government officials estimate that some 20,000 women were raped during the conflict.

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Shammi's body was brought to the cremation ground around 10.30 in the morning and the last rites were performed by his son, Aditya Raj Kapoor, who was wearing his father's beads around his neck.

The late actor's brother, Shashi Kapoor , who is himself unwell, attended the cremation on a wheelchair. His nephews Randhir and Rishi Kapoor and his grandnephew Ranbir were also present for the last rites.

Apart from the family, many Bollywood celebrities like Amitabh Bachchan , Aamir Khan , Ashutosh Gowarikar, Prakash Jha, Sanjay Leela Bhansali , Ketan Desai, Satish Kaushik, Subhash Ghai, Jug Mundhra, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, Yash Chopra, Nikhil Advani and Sudhir Mishra also came to the cremation ground. Danny Denzongpa , Ranjeet, Fardeen Khan , Vinod Khanna , Anil Kapoor, Sanjay Kapoor, Tom Alter, Shatrughan Sinha , Tinu Anand and Kabir Bedi were also there.

Among the actress who came for the funeral were Priyanka Chopra and Madhuri Dixit. Stringent security measures were taken and the entire area was full of police personnel (less)

One " but they chickened out. "I went to all directors to make this film ('RA.

One') and even my own friends like Karan or Aditya. They all are 'lallu' (idiots) I say.

I wanted to do something more than a romantic comedy," Shah Rukh told his friend, actress Preity Zinta on a TV Show The 45-year-old, who plays a superhero in the film which is releasing Oct 26, is hoping for positive things for the project. It is directed by Anubhav Sinha.

"I have been informed that I am officially broke and 'RA.One' has turned out to be one of the most expensive films.

If this film does well, it will go down the history and will be remembered. I am glad I have bought something to India which has never been seen before.

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I am very inspired by 'Krish' and 'Drona'," he said. "RA.

One" also features Arjun Rampal and Kareena Kapoor , with a cameo by superstar Rajinikanth and a special voiceover by Amitabh Bachchan (less)

But all that seems to be a thing of the past. To welcome the new addition to their family, the Bachchans threw a grand party to celebrate the baby shower.

Aishwarya's godbharai was attended by the who's who of the film industry including Pinky Roshan, Poonam Sinha, Shobhaa Kapoor, Twinkle Khanna , Maanyata Dutt , Bipasha Basu , Urmila Matondkar , Shefali Shah, Shaina NC, Asha Parekh and Neelam. Considering maa-in-law Jaya Bachchan and sister-in-law Shweta Nanda had personally invited every guest, the dazzling turnout did not come as a surprise.

What did made us sit up and take notice was the surprise guest in this ladies' affair - Mr Karan Johar . A good friend of the Bachchans, KJo was the only male spotted apart from proud daddy Abhishek.

Each and every lady was seen carrying a goody bag on her way out. With a colourful leheriya (tie-and-dye) sari peeking out of the bag, we wonder what else was in there.

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The couple got engaged at Muvattupuzha in Ernakulam district last month. Mamta, 26, made her debut with Mayookham directed by veteran director Hariharan in 2005.

She has acted in 30 films, including Tamil, Telegu and Kannada. In a short span she created her space in the Malayalam industry and has acted alongside all the three superstars -- Mammootty, Mohanlal and Suresh Gopi -- besides other top stars including Jayaram, Dileep, Prithviraj and Kunchacko Boban.

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Christened Khiladi Kumar after his first blockbuster, Akshay Kumar slowly but steadily rose to stardom. Completing 20 years in Bollywood, the actor recalls his struggle to the top, marriage to superstar Rajesh Khanna's daughter and missing his own father.

"I was in my gym swinging from the monkey bars, the day I officially completed 20 years in the industry. Honestly, I didn't know what to feel.

Back then, I never thought I would still be making movies 20 years down the line. I remember taking my family for the first screening of my debut film thinking, 'There you go, this is enough to make them proud'.

Their happiness gave me the strength and determination to try harder every day. At every screening, since my first, the smiles on their faces make all the pain and effort seem worthwhile," recalls the actor.

Born in Amritsar, raised in Delhi and then working as a chef in Bangkok , Akshay had no connections to the film industry. And after his initial break, the actor had to try really hard to create his own space in the industry.

"No matter how much you are loved or respected, the minute you lose focus, or make a small mistake, people will tear you apart. One has to deal with it.

You give your best, stay immune to gossip and think only about your goal. "The best way to survive in this industry is to be the person 'you' want to be and do what 'you' feel is right," adds the actor.

It was like a fairytale for Akshay when having found his foothold in the industry; he won the heart of superstar Rajesh Khanna's daughter Twinkle. "Every man's ultimate dream is to marry the woman he loves.

But for me, marrying a woman born to a world I could only dream about..

.was something else.

My soul mate was waiting for me here. Had I not made an effort to get where I am in life, I may never have met Twinkle - the one woman who made me the man I am and the father I was destined to be.

" Even after twenty years in the industry, Akshay doesn't let people get too close to him. "No one has got close enough to use or abuse me and even if they did, I wouldn't get too emotional about it.

The only thing I ever get emotional about is my family. I am kind to everyone but I trust no one.

That keeps me from getting hurt," reveals the actor. Even today, the one person Akshay misses is his father, late Hariom Bhatia.

"I miss him more in happier times. When the going gets tough, I think about all that he ever taught me.

But in happier times, I miss him more. I miss not sharing my happiness with him.

Every day I wish my father could see me with my son Aarav. That's when I miss him the most.

Work is work, but family is for life. That's what really matters to me," concludes the Khiladi of Bollywood.

Akki's rise to stardom 1991: Makes a humble beginning with Saugandh 1992: Success strikes with Khiladi 1992: Enters the big league, signs Yash Chopra's production Yeh Dillagi 1993: Gets the best actor nomination for Yeh Dillagi 1995: The Khiladi era begins: strikes gold with films like Sabse Bada Khiladi and Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi 1997: Best supporting actor nomination for yet another YRF venture Dil To Pagal hai 2000: Khiladi decides to jump to a new genre, stars in Priyadarshan's Hera Pheri 2005: Wins an award for best performance in a comic role for Garam Masala 2007: Launches his own production house Hariom Productions 2007: His best year ever with four consecutive hits (Namastey London , Heyy Babyy , Bhool Bhulaiyaa and Welcome) and no flops at the box office 2008: Becomes Bollywood's highest paid actor and makes his small screen debut with Khatron Ke Khiladi - Fear Factor (less)

His body kept in a casket, decked with flowers, was taken to the crematorium in a motorcade as his admirers paid him rich tributes. His wife Kalpana Kartik could not attend as she had high blood pressure and remained behind in the Washington Mayfair hotel where the actor breathed his last.

Besides his son Suneil and daughter Devina, his sister Sheila Kapoor, the mother of filmmaker Shekhar Kapur, were also present. So were the acting High Commissioner of India Rakesh Prasad, his close friend Kartar Lalvani, Lord Karan Billimoria, and Baroness Shreela Flather.

Dev Anand died here on December 3 at the age of 88 with his son by his side. While fans in India could not have a last glimpse of the star, his ashes will be flown back to Mumbai, the city associated for over 60 years with the thespian's incomparable body of work.

A memorial service will be held at the Mehboob studio in Mumbai on December 15. True to his full-of-life image, his final journey saw some of his remarkable songs being sung as a tribute.

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They might not essentially be flops but turned low on the immense expectations that they came with. As we reach the yearend starts the predictable countdown to the best of the year.

While most award functions will go on to honour the good works of 2011, we go a step ahead to list down some of the most disappointing films of the year. They might not essentially be flops but turned low on the immense expectations and promise that they came with.

Here's the Top 10 list..

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) Aarakshan Director: Prakash Jha Cast: Amitabh Bachchan , Manoj Bajpayee, Saif Ali Khan , Deepika Padukone , Prateik Babbar With Prakash Jha's past repertoire one may reserve the right to believe that his films are social, sensible, well-researched, hard-hitting and conveys a message. But he proved us wrong with Aarakshan .

This film touched its core theme of educational reservations only partially and peripherally. Jha played safe by barely emphasizing anything about reservations beyond what is common knowledge.

The issue and its implications were seen through the confines of the viewpoint of its principal protagonist (Amitabh Bachchan) and the narrative lacked any broader perspective on the national issue. Not only does the film fail to offer any solution to the issue, it doesn't even illuminate interlinked concerns like the debate over the extent of reservations or the aftermath of compromise on merit.

Moreover the narrative very conveniently overlooks one of the most potent and prevalent hidden-agenda behind the quota system - the vote-bank politics of government. The film reeked of idealism and yet attempted to tackle a practical issue! 2.

) Dhobi Ghat Director: Kiran Rao Cast: Prateik, Monica Dogra , Aamir Khan , Kriti Malhotra What would you call a film whose central characters comprise of an aspiring actor, a photographer, a painter and a videographer? 'Art' cinema! Well jokes apart and with due respect to arthouse cinema, which can be an enriching and exquisite experience, Kiran Rao's directorial debut seems like a pretentious attempt to adapt to the prerequisites of the offbeat genre. Minimalism, as a tool, is effective when it adds merit to the medium.

But here it only leads to nothingness in the narrative. Dhobi Ghat is the kind of cinema where you expect the end-credits to appear after any random scene in the concluding reels.

The long pauses, slow pacing, extended shot-taking, erratic editing and a murky look at Mumbai clearly work towards giving the film its intended artistic aura. However the story lacks the depth that could have added more meaning to this tangential look at the town.

Blame it to the weak chemistry of the characters or the premature culmination of the plot but the melancholy of the characters fails to move you beyond a point. Mumbai is predictably captured by means of ordinary people like housemaid, vegetable vendor, fisherwoman, street rat-killers to the laundryman ( dhobi ) - like how it is regularly portrayed to the international audience in its underprivileged glory.

Unfortunately the depiction of Mumbai as an additional character in the film doesn't add any new dimension to the narrative. All it does is give a new Indian ambassador to the world - so after dabbawala , it's now the dhobi .

Is that what you mean by world cinema? 3.) Game Director: Abhinay Deo Cast: Abhishek Bachchan, Kangana Ranaut, Sarah Jane Dias, Boman Irani Coming from ever-bankable Farhan Akhtar and Delhi Belly director Abhinay Deo, Game was surprisingly a weak attempt.

It only played with our sensibilities. The narrative of Game was as much inconsistent as the continuously changing geography of the plot that kept shifting from Thailand , Istanbul , India, UK to Greece.

Under the guise of an espionage thriller and a slick murder mystery, Game ended up being a formula flick driven by ancient cliched conflicts like badle-ki-aag and jaydaad-ki-ladaai . It was too convoluted, cliched, convenient and coincidental for a suspense thriller.

Surprisingly Farhan Akhtar's dialogues only added to the corniness. The direction was mediocre and storytelling blemished with too many loose ends.

Abhishek Bachchan tried too hard to be cool but he needs to 'get idea' of good scripts. 4.

) Mausam Director: Pankaj Kapur Cast: Shahid Kapoor , Sonam Kapoor What you expect to be a timeless love story turns to be an endless episode in Pankaj Kapur's Mausam . Kapur uses actual unfortunate events from communal riots to terrorist attacks as the backdrop to symbolize changing seasons of love in his coming of age love story.

And the sluggish story makes an attempt to push itself 'only' during these adversities. So disillusioned are you after a point that you hopelessly pray for another catastrophe to strike and thereby end your turmoil.

Sonam Kapoor appears too juvenile for the role and lacks the maturity and range to handle a character which spans a decade and demands diverse emotions. The entire basis of this ill-fated love story heavily depends on the chemistry between Sonam and Shahid but it certainly wasn't of the kind that one could rave about.

And with their mediocre rapport, you don't feel as much for the love birds as one should ideally have. Marred by its unrelenting length, what Mausam serves in its three-hour runtime is so shallow and stretched that you yearn for the onset of the next season.

5.) Rascals Director: David Dhawan Cast: Sanjay Dutt, Ajay Devgn, Kangana Ranaut Rascals is what one can call a 'vacation' filmmaking stint where everyone works on the film as if they were on a 'holiday' and the audience is expected to 'leave' their senses behind.

The actors make least efforts to add conviction to their performances and the patchy writing just allows them to play as they please. Invariably the director tries to camouflage the shallowness in the story by adding depth only in the decibel levels of the dialogue delivery.

The one-upmanship between Sanjay Dutt and Ajay Devgn doesn't work primarily because Kangana Ranaut doesn't share any chemistry with either men and so their persistent pursuit to get the girl falls flat. Also thanks to the dull camaraderie, the viewer never really bothers which hero would actually win the heroine in the end.

The humour lacks imagination or wit and one can easily see through most of the worn-out gags. You laugh more on the corniness of the scenes than the comedy per se.

The tone of humour is consistently loud and commotional. Ajay Devgn keeps screaming most of the time and hams outrageously.

Sanjay Dutt doesn't seem interested. Kangana Ranaut is ill at ease in comedy.

She struggles to hold her own and emerges as a bimbo in her act. Rascals ended up being a silly and stupid comedy! 6.

) Thank You Director: Anees Bazmee Cast: Akshay Kumar, Sonam Kapoor, Bobby Deol, Irrfan Khan, Suniel Shetty In times when comedy is being redefined with rational and refreshing wit, the likes of Anees Bazmee have demoted themselves to the old school of humour. This is another comedy on the theme of adultery, perhaps with commercial considerations of reviving the success of Bazmee's No Entry .

Akshay Kumar is ruthlessly repetitive and remains in his comfort zone. Knowing that Sonam Kapoor and Bobby Deol can't act for nuts, Bazmee tries to balance it off by giving Irrfan Khan and Rimmi Sen more mileage.

And though the two try their best to salvage the situation with their decent comic timings, the load is too much for them to handle. Sadly this Shaadi No.

1 -meets- Biwi No.1 narrative is adulterated with so many tacky references that you end up saying thank you but no thank you.

7.) Ra.

One Director: Anubhav Sinha Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Kareena Kapoor , Arjun Rampal Shah Rukh Khan's superhero character takes too long to boot in this science fiction flick. G.

One arrives just five minutes before the interval point by when you have already restarted your system several times, which has been hanging into nothingness. And the film's title character Ra.

One, a skeletal villain, gets a face (Arjun Rampal) even later in the second half. Is it worth the wait? Only intermittently and inconsistently! While the sci-fi film is able to pull off some visual dazzlery, fast-paced storytelling and thrilling action sequences, it relies too much on SRK's stardom than the script.

The title character Ra.One is not half as menacing as it claims to be.

Not only is Arjun Rampal inducted pretty late in the plot, being an 'outcome' of virtual reality he is too shallow and ineffective as the main villain Also the film has a very crude sense of humour and surprisingly the dialogues are more vulgar than witty for a film largely targeted at the family audience. With the theory that anything sells in the name of Shah Rukh, you are served with butt-spanking, crotch-grabbing, cleavage-popping, nose-picking, condom innuendoes, gayish and garish gags.

While any other actor doing that would have been tagged as 'cheap', girls going gaga over SRK would still like to call it 'charming' over here. At best Ra.

One qualified for a 'one' time watch. 8.

) Dil Toh Bachcha Hai Ji Director: Madhur Bhandarkar Cast: Ajay Devgn, Emraan Hashmi, Omi Vaidya A love story seen through the male perspective, Dil Toh Bachcha Hai Ji with three stars in its cast failed to achieve (or even come close to) what Pyaar Ka Punchnama did with its complete new cast (arriving a few months later). That's because the latter had a brilliant story to say while the former didn't.

Surprisingly the makers should have sensed this considering both the films came from the same production house. Madhur Bhandarkar's first attempt at making a lighthearted 'feel-good' film got an adult censor certificate but it certainly turned out to be a certified childish attempt at comedy.

The film tried too hard to be funny but became bland and repetitive after a point. The pacing was too laidback, proceedings too predictable and the graph of the narrative never picked up.

Emraan Hashmi was in his comfort zone. Ajay Devgn seemed uncomfortable.

Shahazn Padamsee irritated with her constant childish demeanour. And the only (unintentionally) funny moment in the film is whenever actor Aditya Raj Kapoor attempts to speak any casual line.

It's good that Madhur Bhandarkar is sticking to his brand of expose cinema (making ' Heroine ' next), because this juvenile attempt has exposed his weakness in handling other genres. 9.

) Mere Brother Ki Dulhan Director: Abbas Ali Zafar Cast: Katrina Kaif , Imran Khan, Ali Zafar It's more than obvious with a self-explanatory title like Mere Brother Ki Dulhan that the story of the film would be about a guy falling for his brother's bride-to-be. Predictability seeps in this Yash Raj romantic comedy from the title itself.

When Imran Khan does a takeoff on the three ruling Khans of Bollywood in the opening credits, you somehow sense that the film has defined its domain. And it isn't long before you realize that the narrative is taking the route of Shah Rukh Khan's Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge .

By the time the boy comprehends his love for the girl, she is already engaged to someone else. Only this time it's the boy's brother - so it's more of an inhouse affair! With Imran Khan restricted in his range and the immensely talented Ali Zafar being reduced to a second fiddle and grossly underused, it's left up to Katrina to save the ship which she ably does as far as the average script allows her to.

Mere Brother ki Dulhan was relatively old and familiar entertainment. 10.

) Tell Me O Kkhuda Director: Hema Malini Cast: Esha Deol, Dharmendra , Vinod Khanna , Rishi Kapoor Life seems to have come full circle for Hema Malini . In an attempt to reintroduce daughter Esha Deol with Tell Me O Kkhuda , the yesteryear dreamgirl does a spinoff on Dil Aashna Hai (1992), a film with which she attempted to launch herself as a feature filmmaker.

And the outcome is the same - dud! A girl who learns she's an adopted child sets on an aimless, endless and pointless journey to find her biological parents. She has managed to preserve her 24-year old hospital birth tag (phew) that wins her paternal prescriptions from the municipal hospital.

And every time the hospital is refurbished, she gets new options for Daddy dear! Hema Malini's direction is slack, shallow and lacks the dramatic punches when the scene demands and, on the contrary, gets melodramatic when not required. There is no palpable tension when the protagonist confronts any of her prospective papas for the first time.

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And though she had faced stiff opposition from her family for her decision to remarry, the Roshans had eventually rallied around their precious daughter and helped her set up a luxurious home after she had to move out of her parental home. Sunaina's current marital troubles have brought the close-knit Roshan family closer still.

In fact, just last week, Hrithik and Susanne had hosted a cheer-up party for Sunaina at the Roshans' Juhu residence. In attendance, were some of the troubled lady's close friends and family.

While there is no word on the divorce yet, we can reveal that Sunaina right now is soaking up all the unconditional TLC coming her way. Partners in script After four years, writer duo Tushar Hiranandani and Milap Zaveri have teamed up again to script the sequel to the 2004 hit Masti.

Previously, the two had worked together on Pyare Mohan, Kyun Ho Gaya Na. Their last collaborative venture was in 2006 for the thriller Naqsha.

When contacted, Milap told Mirror, "Tushar and I have been very good friends, but when I stopped writing full time and got into direction, we didn't get a chance to work together. I am glad to team up with him again for Masti 2.

" While Milap worked on Desi Boyz and Sajid Khan's Housefull, Tushar was responsible for scripting the films Double Dhamaal and F.A.

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Earlier he had produced shows like Ishaan and Ghar Ki Baat . He had also planned to revisit Fauji (his acting debut) but it never saw the light of day.

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A source said, "He has confirmed his arrival date to India and also his presence at the Bigg Boss launch event." Salman will arrive in time to start shooting for Bigg Boss 5 , which goes on air on October 2, 2011.

He is slated to launch the reality show at a special event to be held at Mehboob Studios on Thursday evening along with Sanjay Dutt. Salman will also travel to Karjat for the shoot of the reality show over the weekend where the Bigg Boss house has been set up.

Sallu had left for his medical treatment in the last week of August. He then directly reported for his shooting schedule in Ireland for Ek Tha Tiger .

He had wrote on Twitter before his departure: "Challo see you guys. On my way to fix the short circuit in my nerve.

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take care." For now, at least, his nerve issue seems to be under control.

And, if the promos of the show is anything to go by, the camaraderie between the two hosts should be fun to watch. Tweet (less)

m. to 7 p.

m. at Mehboob Studio, Bandra, Mumbai," the actor's close associate Mohan Churiwala , told IANS.

The meet is expected to be attended by the who's who of the Hindi film industry, for which the actor will always be alive like a guiding star. Dev Anand, who dedicated 65 years of his life to cinema and acted in more than 110 movies, died in London Dec 3.

He was 88. He was cremated in London Saturday and his close friends and family members were present at the Putney Vale electric crematorium for his last rites.

The memorial service is being organised at the Mehboob Studio for a special reason. "It is being organised there because of the sentimental reasons.

The studio has his personal make-up room and which has been kept just like that. It still has his costumes, his make-up kit, etc," Churiwala had earlier told IANS (less)

The excitement among visitors was at an all-time high when seminars and workshops were attended by the likes of Sanjay Kapoor , Singeetham Srinivas Rao, Santosh Anand along with Shakti Kapoor , Razak Khan, Pankaj Parashar, Keshav Arora, Deepshikha Nagpal, K Hariharan, Crazy Cat, Tinu Anand, Peter Wobster, Akshay Marwah and others. During the festival, the guests were entertained by artistes like Arun Bakshi, Jasbir Jassi and Shankar Sahney .

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Says Hema's friend and contemporary Rekha, who was present at the special screening of the film a few days back, "I support Hema completely. Her best is yet to come.

" Touted as Esha Deol's comeback vehicle after about three years, Rekha is all praise for the star daughter. Commenting on Esha's performance, Rekha said, "She is far beyond her age, I am proud of her performance.

I am pleasantly surprised. She never ceases to amaze me.

Esha has matured as an actor and a person but has managed to retain that child-like quality, just like her mother." Filmmaker Ramesh Sippy is of the opinion that the film is Esha's best performance to date.

"It's a very interesting, emotionally driven concept and Hema has directed it straight from the heart. There are some very tender moments and Esha's journey ends with a touching climax," says Sippy, who directed Hema in Seeta Aur Geeta, Andaz and his cult film Sholay.

Adds Subhash Ghai , "The film's high point is its climax, where all three - Dharmendra, Hema and Esha - come together. It is a very emotional moment.

The story is gripping and heart-warming. The film will definitely work with a family audience.

" Yash Chopra is deeply impressed by the performances of industry veterans like Dharmendra, Vinod Khanna and Rishi Kapoor. "The film's direction is very good and all the senior actors have done a great job.

The production values are top class and the camel race sequence is the highlight of the climax," he says. And Vinod Khanna found it to be a thoroughly enjoyable film with a simple narrative "that touches the heart" (less)

While Aamir, Dilip Kumar , Big B and the creme-de-la-creme of B-town attended Boman Irani's son's wedding, Hrithik skipped this B-town shaadi for another one. The Roshan boy is very fond of Boman, and though he knew that most of the Bollywood brigade would converge for this one, there was another shaadi that he simply couldn't miss.

Hrithik is very close to his staff, and when his secretary from many years, announced that his daughter was tying-the-knot the same day as Boman's son, Hrithik quickly changed plans and promised that he'd be there. Not just that, he was more than a guest, or a special guest at the wedding.

Along with the father-of-the-bride, he left his stardom aside, and played a host to the baraat. Well, that's what makes him a superstar, hai na? (less)

He also invited the PM to a special screening of the film in Delhi. Says Chirag, " It was a real honour to meet the PM personally, and present him with a CD of the project which is so close to my heart.

He was very encouraging. To receive this sort of encouragement from the PM himself felt really great.

In morning I was fortunate to meet Sonia Gandhi and Rahul. They too gave me there best wishes.

" Currently tied up with multi-city promotions, Chirag says that he is living his dream. "I am very confident that the movie will click with the audience.

It is a complete entertainer. It has everything great music, great stars, engaging script and most important, it has me," Chirag laughs.

Chirag, who is the son of Ram Vilas Paswan, a Rajya Sabha MP and president of the Lok Janshakti Party feels that it is because of his parents support that he could pursue his ambition. "Now when my movie is releasing, my dad is the one who is more excited.

Apart from supporting me, he is doing everything to promote the movie among his friends," he says. In the film Chirag essays the role of a young tennis player, who romances not one, but three leading ladies - Kangna Ranaut, Neeru Bajwa and Sagarika Ghatge.

"It was a privilege working with three actresses in my debut movie. I couldn't have asked for more.

In fact, being the only newcomer, I was pampered like a kid on the sets by all three," shares the debutant. -- Suruchi Sharma (less)

The groom's tweet was preceded by one from actor Shahid Kapoor, announcing the wedding of his Chance Pe Dance co- star. " And G is married !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Unbeleivable .

:)," he posted. The wedding, held in traditional Marathi style, was attended by bigwigs from the film and political world - among them Sharad Pawar, Prithviraj Chavan, Praful Patel, Shah Rukh Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Ajay Devgn and Kajol.

Riteish, wearing a white sherwani and red feta (turban), entered the Grand Hyatt on a ghodi. The baaraat started from the grounds near Grand Hyatt and reached the hotel.

The actor's politician father, Vilasrao Deshmukh, was dressed in a brown sherwani. Click here to see the pics Earlier, Riteish set the mood for the wedding with this tweet a few hours ago: "Saw the Last sunset as a Bachelor.

" Riteish and Genelia's wedding today is expected to draw bigwigs from the film industry and politics. Father of the groom, Vilasrao Deshmukh, is the former chief minister of Maharashtra and is the Union Minister for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences.

Riteish, Genelia's grand sangeet Both Riteish and his bride-to-be Genelia are on Twitter, this morning. Both sent tweets to Mona Kapoor, entrepreneur and first wife of producer Boney Kapoor, wishing her on her birthday.

Earlier, they posted tweets to actor Priyanka Chopra who missed their sangeet due to filming. Dressed in their best, stars at sangeet Yesterday Riteish and Genelia wrapped up chores (their last as singles).

We spotted them first at Linking Road in Bandra and later, Genelia prayed at her church. Known to be religious, Genelia wore her pre-bridal glow, which added sheen to her otherwise casual jeans and blazer look.

A party, a grand sangeet on Tuesday and rituals have preceded the wedding. While Riteish and Genelia's colleagues stepped out in their best traditional outfits and spent happy hours at the sangeet, Genelia was seen dancing her heart out at a ritual yesterday.

Moving away from tradition for a bit, a party was hosted for them by producer Sajid Nadiadwala and actor Fardeen Khan on January 24. Riteish and Genelia first met while shooting their debut film Tujhe Meri Kasam in 2003.

Despite leading public lives, their eight-year courtship has been largely private. Post marriage, the two will be seen together in a love story on screen - Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya - a Hindi film scheduled to release at the end of this month.

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