The most expensive marriage of bolywood celebrities

A-list celebrity guests, accommodated in seven star hotels, treated to most exotic cuisines, utterly amazing venues, marvellous designer outfits, heavy designer jewellery, and immense media coverage. By now, you must have understood that we are talking about the jaw-dropping and overly expensive marriages of Bollywood. Our superstar couples certainly leave no stone unturned to make their holy union a memorable one.

So, 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.

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.

Shah Rukh Khan and Gauri Khan

The ‘King of Bollywood’, Shah Rukh Khan married Gauri Chibber, a Punjabi Hindu, in a traditional way. The ceremony was held on 25 October 1991, after a six year courtship. In those days, Shah Rukh wasn’t a much successful actor, but he managed to spend over 1 crore on his wedding. This is basically his love marriage.

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.

Akshay Kumar and Twinkle Khanna

Akshay has long been in love affairs with a number of fashion models and Bollywood actresses. But finally, he announced his marriage with actress Twinkle Khanna, the daughter of Rajesh Khanna and Dimple Kapadia. The two stars married of 17 January 2001. Their son named Aarav was born in September 2002. Akshay spent over 3.5 crores on this wedding.

Hrithik and Suzanne

This wedding was considered to be the most heartbreaking especially since Hrithik became Bollywood’s most adorable and loved celeb. Regardless of the what happened next, the couple seemed to have made the perfect wedding couple.

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 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.

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.

Avantika and Imran Khan

Imran Khan announced his wedding with his ladylove Avantika Mallik. The couple invited various Bollywood celebrities on this occasion. Imran and Avantika’s mehendi ceremony took place at Avantika’s parent’s farmhouse in Karjat. The baraat was arranged at the Taj Lands End hotel of Mumbai. The estimated cost of this wedding was 5.2 crores.

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.

Arpita and Aayush

Bollywood superstar Salman Khan’s sister, Arpita has recently wed with Delhi based boy Aayush Sharma. Salman arranged royal settings for the VIP guests. The most lavish part was when the guests including the President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi were entertained in the Taj Falaknuma Palace in Hyderabad, and 60 exclusive rooms were booked. The wedding was held on November 18, 2014, and Salman spent around 5 crores on it.

The Most Expensive Indian Movies Of All Time!

Bollywood film making has taken gargantuan proportions thanks to the enormous funding coming its way these days. With major companies and production houses getting in on the game, it’s no wonder why the budgets of movies are sky rocketing by the day. So we scoured the net and decided to let you know about the most expensive Bollywood movies ever made! Enjoy!

1. Robot 2.0 (350 CR)

You can’t expect a movie with Rajnikanth and Akshay Kumar to be anything short of Legendary. 2.0, the sequel to Enthiran(Robot) is going to be the most expensive movie ever made in India.

2. Baahubali (200 CR)

Baahubali is a bi lingual epic of gargantuan proportions, this movie shot at a mind boggling budget of 200 crores is the biggest movie production undertaken in India. Here’s to hoping for bigger and better movies! The total cost of both the parts is said to be 320 Crores which is still 30 crores short of the most expensive movie in India.

3. I (180 CR)

Director Shankar has a penchant for upping his ante when it comes to budgets. So when he made his latest movie, he raised the bar to a 100 crores. The movie released both in Tamil and Hindi.

4. Prem Ratan Dhan Payo (180 CR)

The Larger than life image portrayed by Salman Khan in the movie came at a cost which only a Salman starrer movie could earn back. Needless to say, Suraj Barjatiya’s bet paid off and PRDP became one of the highest grossing movies of all time.

5. Dhoom 3 (175 CR)

The third part of the Dhoom series had to pack a punch when it released. They hired Amir Khan as the main villain and Katrina Kaif as the female lead. With the rest of the leading cast remaining the same and a lot of special effects and massive stunt scenes added to it, it’s no wonder why this film cost up to 175 crores!

6. Bang Bang (160 CR)

This Indian version of the Hollywood flick ‘Kinght and Day’ starring Hrithik Roshan and Katrina Kaif, went all out with the action sequences and dance numbers when it came to impressing the audience. It was made at the whopping cost of 140 crores!

7. Happy New Year (150 CR)

It doesn’t matter if you liked the movie or not, it sure was grand. Shot in Dubai, multi-starrer and everything that glitters cost the movie a whopping 150 crores.

8. Kick (140 CR)

This mega hit movie starring Salman Khan and Jacqueline Fernandez tells the tale of Devil Lal Singh(Salman Khan) who has a big love for getting ‘Kicks’ in life. The film was made on a budget of 120 crores.

9. Robot (132 CR)

Director S.Shankar is known for making movies that no one else could attempt, that is the reason he has appeared thrice in the list. Shankar has already announced the most expensive movie of all time which is the sequel to his blockbuster Enthiran which also cost more than most movies.

10. Ra.One (130 CR)

This super hero flick starring Shahrukh Khan and Kareena Kapoor, where Shahrukh plays the role of both the master scientist and his ingenious robot was made at a production cost of 130 crores!

11. Mughal-E-Azam (Special Mention) (1.5 crores)

This movie was made in 1960 at a budget of 1.5 crores. It might seem a paltry sum now, but back then that sum was unheard of!

The bollywood actresses who disppeared from the screen after their marriage.

There are many Bollywood beauties who have left their fame and career behind to focus on their marriage and family. In Hollywood it is common for married actresses to be successful, but in Bollywood, the tides are yet to change. No matter how successful they became, these actresses chose to settle down for good with their partners after tying the knot. Take a look at B-town actresses who quit films after marriage.

1. Twinkle Khanna

Twinkle Khanna could not make a big name for herself in Bollywood. She was last seen in Love ke Liye Saala Kuch Bhi Karega, after which she tied the knot with Akshay Kumar. We have not seen the actress on the big screen since then.

2. Gayatri Oberoi:

Gayatri Joshi had the perfect Indian looks and decent acting skills to be the next big thing in Bollywood. This graceful actress became popular for her role opposite Shah Rukh Khan in the film Swades. She stopped doing films after her marriage to businessman Vikas Oberoi in the year 2005.and now has two sons with him.

3. Meenakshi Sheshadri

She was Bollywood box office gold in the late ‘80s, ruling the roost with films like Hero, Ghayal and Damini. she married the investment banker, Harish Mysore and said goodbye to the glamour world forever. She moved to the U.S.A. where she now lives with her husband and two kids. A gifted dancer, Meenakshi now teaches various forms of Indian classical dances to students in Sugarland, Texas.

4. Babita

Babita acted in only 19 films before she left Bollywood for good. She was 23 years old when she married Randhir Kapoor. However, they separated only a few years after Karisma and Kareena were born. After about 20 years of separation, Randhir and Babita patched things up again. Now her daughters Karisma and Kareena have made a name for themselves in Bollywood.

5. Bhagyashree

The Maine Pyaar Kiya actress became popular after her debut performance opposite Salman Khan. The film was a huge success and her character ‘Suman’ became the ideal girl for the youth in India. However, she broke her fans’ hearts, when she married actor Himalaya at the age of 19. In her words, I sacrificed for the person I love the most.

6. Sonali Bendre

Sonali Bendre: Known as the Humma Humma girl, Sonali Bendre got married to director Goldie Behl in 2002. We haven't seen her acting in films post marriage. She married film actor-director Goldie Behl on 12 November, 2002 and left the film industry. After marriage Sonali was seen just once on silver screen in 2003, doing a special appearance in ‘Kal Ho Na Ho’. Now the actress is often seen on TV's reality shows.

7. Namrata Shirodkar

Namrata acted in some prominent films like Bride and Prejudice, Vaastav and Pukaar. She met her then future husband, Mahesh Babu on the sets of their film, Vamsi in 2000. She started dating him after the filming was over. After five years, they got married in 2005, and now she lives in Hyderabad with her family.

8. Saira Banu

Saira Bano was one of the most beautiful heroines of her time. Saira was an ultimate diva whose one sight would take anyone's heart away. Saira Bano was an established actress, but she happily gave up the limelight to revel in her role as a wife and a homemaker. She was 22 years old when she married her dream man, the legendary actor, Dilip Kumar, in 1966. She says, I have no regrets of not doing too many films post my marriage.

Lesser Known Marriages of These Bollywood Celebrities

Om Puri got hitched to Nandita Puri in 1993 however they went separate ways following a couple of years as he was purportedly blamed for aggressive behavior at home.

Manisha Koirala met Samrat Dahal through Facebook and the two got hitched in 2010 however in 2012 they split up when their own disparities began turning out.

Mahima Chaudhry got married with draftsman specialist Bobby Mukherjee in 2006 and later they isolated and now she lives with her girl Ariana.

Kamal Hassan and Sarika Thakur wedded in 1988, however in 2004 they went separate ways before Kamal began living with south Indian film on-screen character Gouthami Tadimalla.

In 1972, Javed Akhtar wedded another author Honey Irani, yet things between them began turning sour professedly because of the expanding closeness between Javad Ji and performing artist Shabana Azmi.

Mithun Chakraborty and Sridevi's marriage was a to a great degree mystery issue, they never revealed it, yet when the media thought of a photograph of their marriage authentication then Mithun had let it out.

Bollywood Celebrities who got secretly married?

TV celebs maybe public figures, but they have a lot of secrets, especially about their marital status. Some announce their engagement, but not their wedding date, some shock everyone with their wedding news and some tell about their true marital status after years.Whatever it may be, we know that not every celeb is comfortable about revealing their marital status. Just take a look at some of the bollywood celebs who kept their wedding under wraps.

1. Dharmendra and Hemamalini

When Dharmendra's first wife, Prakash Kaur refused to divorce him, both the actor and Hema Malini both converted to Islam to finally settle down as a married couple. The wedding took place despite opposition from Dharmendra's family. And it was a secret wedding that solemnized their union.

2. Sridevi and Boney Kapoor

Theirs is a famous secret marriage. Oh the irony! Though Boney Kapoor was already married, he secretly tied the knot to Sridevi and divorced his first wife later.

3. Juhi Chawla and Jai Mehtha

Juhi Chawla always claimed that Jai Mehta was her good friend, until their secret got revealed to the world. These "so-called friends" soon became Mr and Mrs and proud parents of their only daughter.

4. Madhuri Dixit and Dr Sriram Nene

The dhak dhak girl broke millions of hearts when her Indian fans came to know about her wedding. The actor tied the knot with Dr Sriram Nene in a private ceremony in LA at her brother's house.

5. Akshay Kumar and Twinkle Khanna

An official date for their wedding was set in February. But suddenly the wedding was preponed to January for reasons unknown. But Akshay Kumar and Twinkle Khanna got married with less than 50 guests in attendance. Perhaps, a trick to avoid the media?

6. Rani Mukerjee and Aditya Chopra

Aditya Chopra who was earlier married to Payal Khanna got divorced in 2009. The couple were rumoured to be dating but none of the two confirmed the news. Later there was a news that the couple secretly tied the knot in Italy in 2014, in a private ceremony.

7. Kunal Kapoor and Naina Bachchan

The talented actor Kunal Kapoor and Amitabh Bachchan's niece Naina Bachchan secretly tied the knot in Seychelles on Monday. The guest list had only the immediate members of the family only. The couple has been dating for the past two years.

8. Aftab Shivdasani and Nin Dusanj

Just few months after Rani and Aditya revealed their marriage another bollywood Celeb Aftab revealed that he has married his Fiance in a secret wedding which was attended by the bride and groom family only.

9. John Abraham and Priya Runchal

We bet you are as shocked as we are! But this Desi Boy got married to Priya in the USA and chose to break the news with the following tweet: ‘Wishing you and your loved ones a blessed 2014! May this year bring you love, good fortune and joy. Love, John and Priya Abraham.’

10. Preity Zinta and Gene Goodenough

Star Preity Zinta got married to long-time boyfriend Gene Goodenough in a private ceremony in Los Angeles. Instead of making the wedding a big Bollywood affair in India, the actress whisked off her friends like Sussanne Roshan, Hrithik Roshan’s ex wife, and Surily Goel to LA.

11. Urmila Matondkar and Mohsin Akhtar

Actor Urmila Matondkar got married to model Mohsin Akhtar Mir in a low-key ceremony in Mumbai on 3rd March 2016 . The two met at designer Manish Malhotra’s niece Rridhi’s wedding in December 2014 and fell for each other. Reportedly, Mir, who hails from a Kashmir-based business family, is 10 years younger to the Rangeela actor.

Bollywood has been always known for its glam quotient.Talking about being unconventional in relationships, we have seen a lot of Bollywood couples, where an actress married a divorcee. But, today we are going to talk about the celebrity men from this industry, who married divorced women. So, here they are:

1. Anupam Kher - Kirron Kher,
he bubbly couple of Bollywood, Anupam Kher and Kirron Kher, too have a similar story. Kirron was earlier married to a Mumbai-based businessman, Gautam Berry. But, their marriage ended in 1985. Later in the same year, she married Anupam Kher, who was her friend as she knew him since her early theatre days.

2. Gulzar - Raakhee

Gulzar married actress Raakhee, who was earlier married during her teenage years to a Bengali film director, Ajay Biswas. However, Gulzar and Rakhee separated just a year after their marriage. But, the two never got divorced. It is believed that their relationship hit a rock bottom when Rakhee planned to return to films after marriage.

3. Samir Soni - Neelam Kothari

Samir Soni was initially married to an Indian model, Rajlakshmi Khanvilkar. But, their wedding did not last for more than six months. After Rajlakshmi, he married former actress, Neelam Kothari, who was earlier married to Rishi Sethia, a UK-based businessman.

4. Rahul Roy - Rajlakshmi Khanvilkar

After her divorce from Sameer Soni, Rajlakshmi Khanvilkar dated theAashiqui boy, Rahul Roy, for quite some time. And, they finally tied the knot in 2000.

5. Leander Paes - Rhea Pillai

Tennis maestro, who debuted in Bollywood with the movie, Rajdhani Express: Point Blank Justice, was in a live-in relationship with Rhea Pillai, who is Sanjay Dutt’s ex-wife.

6. Sanjay Dutt - Manyata,

No matter how many girls you associate with 'Sanju baba', the lady who finally holds the string of Sanjay Dutt’s entire life is, Manyata (born as Dilnawaz Shaikh). Manyata was earlier married to Miraj-ur-Rehman Shaikh.

7. Mithun Chakraborty - Yogeeta Bali,

Bollywood’s Disco Dancer, Mithun Chakraborty, married Yogeeta Bali, who was the third wife of the legend, Kishore Kumar. Yogeeta Bali and Kishore Kumar got married in 1976, and the two parted ways in 1978. And then, Mithun and Yogeeta got married in 1979.