Wedding Archives

Checking on Bitoo and Shruti, Nine Years After Band Baaja Baaraat

We managed to get hold of Bitoo Sharma and Shruti Kakkar’s marriage counsellor, who, on the condition of anonymity, agreed to spill the beans on the couple’s life post the end-credits of Band Baaja Baaraat.

Jackie Thakkar July 23, 2016

Bollywood

Ranveer Singh: Making Femininity Manly Again

How many Indian men can so lightly embody the many contradictions of Ranveer Singh? In our determinedly binary society, his love of lehengas on anyone else might have garnered epithets of “sissy” or “hijra”. But then, as his infamous t-shirt once declared, Ranveer always makes one thing abundantly clear: he’s got no fucks to give.

Kahini Iyer June 15, 2016

Bollywood

What Do Ranveer and Deepika Have that Virushka, Nickyanka, & Sonam-Anand Don’t?

The Ranveer Singh-Deepika Padukone romance, captured in heartfelt confessions, mushy Instagram comments, and photos so sweet that they make singletons burst into tears, feels strikingly genuine in an industry where, dating is often used as a PR strategy.

Kahini Iyer May 24, 2016

Bollywood

Person of the Week: Priyanka Chopra

Put Baby Taimur back in the crib, the “hottest woman on the planet”, Priyanka Chopra, has a wedding to attend.

Arré Bench May 19, 2016

Bollywood

And the Chief Non-Guest at the Sonam Kapoor-Anand Ahuja Wedding Is…

The Sonam Kapoor-Anand Ahuja shaadi is a sacred occasion for every Bollywood wedding’s chief non-guest: the paparazzi. For the great Indian pap, it’s also a trying time, solely because it necessitates that they give up doing groundbreaking work on two of the most pertinent issues of today: airport looks and documenting Taimur’s afternoons.

Arré Bench May 7, 2016

POV

Shaadi Ke Side Effects: How I Broke Up With The Perfect Sabyasachi Wedding Saree

I grew up watching dilwales chasing dulhaniyas, sindoors and saat pheras, and no matter how progressive I chose to be in my real life, when it came to being a bride, I was as clichéd as a Yashraj film. All I wanted was the perfect red saree.

Divya Unny May 5, 2016

POV

Deepika-Ranveer Ki Shaadi: An Extended Diwali Celebration for Good News-Deprived India

Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli promoted their wedding with a Manyavar ad, Sonam Kapoor ended up marrying Anand Ahuja to promote Veere Di Wedding. So it’s only fair that Deepika and Ranveer get to enjoy their innumerable wedding announcements on Koffee With Karan.

Kalpak Bhave May 4, 2016

Modern Family

By Sheltering an Inter-Caste Couple, My Conservative Father Discovered His “Wokeness”

My old-fashioned father, who still believes women should do the bulk of cooking and tolerates no criticism of Narendra Modi, suddenly turned liberal when a young couple needed his help. Unlike most people from our generation, who use social media to signal our virtues, my father had become the IRL definition of woke.

Hardik Rajgor April 18, 2016

Bollywood

How Low is the Bar Set That Ranveer Singh Gets Labelled Husband of the Century?

It’s been only two weeks but we’ve already declared Ranveer Singh the husband of the year/decade/century/millennium. Why exactly? For helping his wife navigate the pallu of her sari at their wedding reception? Or blowing kisses to her in public?

Sonali Kokra March 27, 2016

Culture

Tam Brahm Weddings: The Holy Union of Boredom and Bananas

We live in a time when the nation has joyfully adopted Karan Johar’s vision of the ultimate shaadi. But when everyone else has boarded the party bus, the Tam Brahm prefers endless agarbatti-fuelled ceremonies, Bharatnatyam, and a lunch of rice and sambar.

Kahini Iyer March 24, 2016