(((Rare to see Bollywood celebrity tittle-tattle burst all over global
TV screens, but a wedding will do it if anything will. Aishwarya-shek are even big here in Croatia.)))
(((There's no clan like a Bollywood clan. Of course you'd have to ask Preity Zinta to attend, even if she's not family... in fact,
Preity Zinta isn't even a beauty queen, but she belongs there anyhow just because Preity's such a class industry act.)))
Link: BBC NEWS | South Asia | Bollywood celebrates star wedding.
Close friends, including industrialist Anil Ambani (((obligatory zillionaire) and politician Amar Singh, (((centipede wiretap victim))) as well as fellow actors Kajol (((wow))) and her husband Ajay Devgan, (((best actor in Bollywood))) Preity Zinta (((former psychology major))) and Sanjay Dutt, (((tough-guy actor))) were among those on the guest list.
The groom's childhood friends, including directors Apoorva Lakhia and Rohan Sippy, were there too.
Rai had been expected to wear a special outfit created by her long-time designer, Neeta Lulla, while Bachchan is thought to have opted for an ensemble designed by duo Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla, who are close to the Bachchan family.
A friend of the family said the Bachchans wanted to keep it small as the groom's grandmother is unwell and undergoing treatment in hospital. (((Bad karma juju.)))
'No honeymoon'
The big day was preceded by the sangeet, or music night, on Wednesday, when relatives and friends joined the couple to dance and sing songs. (((It's incredible that they actually *dance and sing songs for each other* — given that they have to do that for a living, you'd think that they'd sit still during weddings for a few rounds of pinochle or Monopoly or something.)))
Amitabh Bachchan and his wife Jaya reportedly performed a special waltz for the couple, while their friends gave special performances....
