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A brigade of party-loving celebrities from Bollywood descended upon the island of Venice for the destination wedding of London-based industrialist couple Kimi and Pamela Grover’s son Ashwin to socialite Riya Khilnani. The highlight of the four-day extravaganza was the marriage ceremony on June 13. The groom’s mother is a close friend of many Bollywood stars.
Prominent guest included former IPL commissioner Lalit Modi, who is facing a probe into allegations of financial irregularities in the IPL and who posted pictures of the baaratis ‘dancing away’ in a procession.
He also posted pictures of his wife and sister-in-laws from the wedding.
And one of himself and his daughter on their first day in Venice
The Bollywood roll call was led by actor Shah Rukh Khan’s wife Gauri, actor Amitabh Bachchan’s wife Jaya, their daughter Shweta Nanda, Rishi Kapoor’s wife Neetu Singh, her sister-in-law Reema Jain, VJ-actress Sophie Choudry, filmmaker Karan Johar and designer Manish Malhotra. Industrialist Anil Ambani’s wife Tina, a close friend of the Bachchans and the Kapoors, was also invited.
weddingRiAshTravelDiariesvenicehttp://t.co/r5D3nNLVKNpic.twitter.com/l1cL7Bpx1P
Farah Oomerbhoy (@FarahOomerbhoy) June 11, 2015
#wedding#RiAsh#SummerIsHere#TravelDiaries#venicehttp://t.co/e0XsmRwg9apic.twitter.com/dA0zRCcJp3
h; Farah Oomerbhoy (@FarahOomerbhoy) June 11, 2015
Neetuji also posted a video of her ‘rocking performance’ with sister-in-law Reema Jain at the sangeet
Sophie Choudry, who dazzled in outfits by Manish Malhotra both at the wedding and the sangeet, posed for pictures with the designer.
#AboutLastNight#RiAsh ki shaadi with the ever handsome @ManishMalhotra .. Tku for this beautiful outfit pic.twitter.com/zKxKjSqwXG
SOPHIE CHOUDRY (@Sophie_Choudry) June 14, 2015
In GOLD crop top and Mustard skirt @Sophie_Choudry at the sangeet here in Venice pic.twitter.com/nJdVElrkxG
Manish Malhotra (@ManishMalhotra) June 13, 2015
While the bride looked radiant in embellished orange for her big day, the groom complemented her in a cream sherwani.
The Bollywood fraternity stayed close together and explored the city between the celebrations, bonding over lavish lunches and sightseeing expeditions:
Day in beautiful VENICE pic.twitter.com/xHu0oprS3B
? Manish Malhotra (@ManishMalhotra) June 13, 2015
#lunch#venice#SummerIsHere#TravelDiarieshttp://t.co/09mF7FshVypic.twitter.com/SK6QRa5dAh
h; Farah Oomerbhoy (@FarahOomerbhoy) June 13, 2015
Ashwin is the younger son of the Grovers, who are known for their love of an expensive wedding. The 2013 wedding of his elder brother Kunal took place in Cannes and was an equally extravagant affair and was attended by the likes of Shah Rukh Khan, Neetu and Rishi Kapoor, Ekta Kapoor and Rakesh and Pinky Roshan.
