instead of the traditional mare bringing the groom to Shilpa Shetty's doorsteps, Raj Kundra has decided to ride an elaborate chariot.
It will set the tone for an elaborate yet exclusive Shilpa-Raj Kundra marriage on Nov 22 where, according to a close friend of Shilpa, "Tarun Tahiliani has designed the wedding outfit that no bride in Bollywood or outside has ever worn before".
The guest list of 150 people for the Nov 22 wedding is restricted to Shilpa and Raj's family only. Raj's parents and sister are expected any moment from London and his relatives from Ludhiana and Amritsar are expected to arrive closer to the wedding.
The wedding will be conducted fully in the Bunt tradition, according to the Mangalorean community that the Shettys belong to.
The wedding will be held at Shilpa’s good friend Kiran Bawa’s farmhouse in Khandala. The mehendi and the sangeet ceremony too will be held at the same place on November 21.
Post that a grand reception will be held at a 5-star hotel in Mumbai on November 24, which will have over 500 guests.
Shilpa and Raj will then fly to London for a reception organised by Raj for his family and friends there. This will be followed by a one-month honeymoon.
Why the rushed wedding, a lot of people are wondering.
"Shilpa's mom consulted the astrological documents and found that the next auspicious date was not before April 2010. Shilpa's first response was, 'Not without my sister'. But now that Shamita is well on the way out of 'Bigg Boss' Shilpa doesn't mind the rush, though she would be shooting until the very last moment for the Indo-Chinese production 'Desire' in Hyderabad," says a very close friend of the Shettys.
The last thing Shilpa wants to do at the moment is to work. "But a commitment is a commitment," says Shilpa's friend.
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