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‘Ranbir ko puri vidhi samjha ke (shaadi) karani thi’
Vinay MR Mishra
On Thursday evening, actor couple Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt were announced Mr and Miss. The two had an intimate wedding with almost 50 guests. The couple ensured the RK legacy was maintained through the rituals. The nuptials were performed by Pandit Rajesh Sharma, who was a regular at Krishna Raj house. Kapoor and Bhatt took four pheras and had a saptapadi.
Talking to us about the wedding, Sharma shares, “Rishi (Kapoor) ji ka aashirwad lete huye, saare functions kiya hai unhone. It was a traditional Punjabi wedding, with all the rituals that the Kapoor family has been following. They made sure everything happens just like it has always.”
Sharma reveals Kapoor and Bhatt took seven vows right from being each other’s closest friends to having a healthy child. “Ranbir ki iccha thi ki, Panditji puri vidhi samjha ke (shaadi) karana,” he adds. While Sharma says he has been a regular at the Bhatt’s, he lost touch with the Kapoor family in the recent times. “Ranbir and I recently met at Shamshera’s muhurat. That is when he said meri shaadi aap hi karwaoge,” he recalls.
Sharma discloses that the Sehra Bandi (a ritual where the groom’s head is tied with the garlands and pagdi) was done at 3pm. “Four sisters (Natasha Nanda, Riddhima Kapoor Sahani, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Karisma Kapoor) applied teeka to Ranbir. Shweta Bachchan
Nanda played the role of Bhabhi and applied the kaala teeka,” Sharma says.
Post the ritual, the ladke waale including the Kapoor family, Akash Ambani and film-maker Karan Johar broke into “baraat-like bhangra”. It was followed by the Milni ceremony, varmala and the wedding ceremony ended by 5.20 pm. Bhatt’s parents Mahesh Bhatt and Soni Razdan did the kanyadaan.
Sharma adds how he took a dig at Kapoor’s infamous temper during a ritual where Bhatt’s brothers hold her toes on a stone. “They gave advice that there could be instances jaha kisi ki khopdi garam ho, but you need to remain rock steady like this rock. Everyone started laughing at this,” he shares.