9 Most Expensive Bollywood Weddings That Looked Like A Royal Affair

Lets take a look at some of the most famous B-town couples, who left everyone from the industry and outside awestruck with their ultra-expensive wedding celebrations.

1. Vivek Oberoi and Priyanka Alva

The opulence-crazy couple got married in a splendid style in 2010, at the lavish Alva farmhouse, near Hebbal Lake, in Bangalore. Bollywood star, Vivek Oberoi and Priyanka Alva, daughter of former Indian politician Jeevraj Alva, had a royal themed wedding. Even before the wedding functions started, they had everyone’s attention with their opulent wedding cards. Their wedding invite was a limited-edition piece; the two-tiered box contained an expensive Ganjifa artwork, which made it a collector’s item.

2. Shilpa Shetty and Raj Kundra

The wedding of Bollywood actress, Shilpa Shetty, and London-based businessman, Raj Kundra, was an over-the-top majestic ceremony for its pompous, lavish and unforgettable royal celebrations. They got married on November 22, 2009, at Bawa’s Villa in Khandala. Be it mehendi, sangeet or the wedding, the ceremonies were enough to display the royalty of this celebrity couple.

3. Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan

This was one lavish ceremony that was meant to go in the history of B-town celeb weddings. Not all the details about Abhi-Ash wedding have been disclosed, but as per the reports, the cost for this larger-than-life event was incredible. The gorgeous blue-eyed actress, Aishwarya Rai, tied the knot with Abhishek Bachchan, on April 20, 2007, at the Bachchan bungalow, Prateeksha. It was a regal ceremony filled with their closest friends and family. Though their wedding was a low key affair, it was still a lavish celebration. It included many of Bollywood’s and politics’ big names like Anil Ambani, Karan Johar, Amar Singh, and more.

4. Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan

Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor's wedding on October 16, 2012, took the concept of ‘pomp and show’ to another level. The celebrations and merriment was never-ending for their five-day long nuptial ceremony. Celebrities from royal families and the world of sports, films and politics made the royal wedding a stunning spectacle with their mighty presence.

5. Genelia D'Souza and Riteish Deshmukh

The cute couple pulled out all the stops to have a gala wedding and make their big day an affair to remember. The amount of cash that the lovebirds, Genelia D'Souza and Riteish Deshmukh dropped on their nuptials was off-limit. Their wedding on February 3, 2012, was held in a grand and high-class Maharashtrian style. After this, the couple went on to formalise their wedding with Catholic rituals in a church. It was a grand five-day affair; and the actual wedding was held in the Taj Lands End hotel, Mumbai.

6. Avantika Malik and Imran Khan

Imran Khan married his childhood sweetheart, Avantika Malik, on January 10, 2011. Their glamorous affair turned into a glitzy wedding that was nothing short of spectacular. Celebs and stars from every field came to attend their elaborate wedding functions. Reports also suggest that the family especially had chefs flown in from Lucknow to prepare traditional delicacies.

7. Asin Thottumkal and Rahul Sharma

Bollywood actress Asin Thottumkal married Micromax CEO Rahul Sharma on January 19, 2016, in Delhi. The couple had twin wedding ceremonies and it was a grand affair. They had a Christian wedding ceremony followed by a Hindu wedding. And both the ceremonies were attended by their close friends and family members. Later they threw a grand reception party on January 23 in Mumbai, which was attended by various bigshots of Bollywood.

8. Bipasha Basu and Karan Singh Grover

The Bong beauty, Bipasha Basu got married to Punjabi munda, Karan Singh Grover on April 30, 2016 and their love story is nothing less than a fairytale. A dreamy proposal, a grand lavish wedding followed by an exotic honeymoon, they are truly the ‘monkey couple’ of Bollywood. The couple announced their wedding with a series of photographs from their pre-wedding shoot, which set a new benchmark for relationship goals.

9. Soha Ali Khan and Kunal Khemu

The daughter of the Nawab gharana, Soha Ali Khan tied the knot with her long-time beau Kunal Khemu on January 25, 2015. While their wedding was a private affair, the celebrations included everything that forms a part of any big fat Indian wedding.

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