Dream Girl Hema Malini is excited about her younger daughter Ahana's "big fat Punjabi wedding" and says that this was something which she missed when she got married to veteran actor Dharmendra.
Ahana, who will get married to Delhi based businessman Vaibhav Vora on Sunday, had her mehendi fuction on Friday.
"My marriage happened very quietly and quickly. There was no time or occasion for a big ceremony. But now there is finally going to be a big fat Punjabi wedding in my family," said Hema.
"From the very Punjabi baraati to our doorstep to a very Tamil welcoming of the groom into the mandap (platform for wedding rituals). I am very excited," she added.
The wedding would have Punjabi as well as South Indian touch to it.
"Like a true Hindi film my daughter's wedding will have two halves. The first-half of the wedding ceremony would be done in Punjabi style. The second-half of the wedding would be done in Tamil style," she said adding that there will be "two pundits (priests), one from north India and the other from the south".
The wedding of her younger daughter comers more than one and a half years after her elder daughter Esha Deol's wedding to diamond merchant Bharat Takhtani. This has made things easier for Hema, but she says that she still has her hands full.
"As Ahana's is the second wedding in my family in quick succession it's easier this time to arrange everything since we already know what all needs to be done. Having said that, it's no less difficult for us to make all the wedding arrangements for the second time," she said.
"Luckily for me all the nitty-gritty is being taken care of by my two bhabhis (sisters-in-law), the wives of my two brothers Jagannath and Kannan. I don't know what I'd have done without them," she said.
The bride's father Dharmendra is even more nervous than the bride and her mother.
"I've told Dharamji, tension bilkul nahin lene ka (don't take any tension). He's very nervous and tense. Ahana is his laadli (favourite). I've told him to just relax and leave everything to me and my family and then of course, there is the events manager, who is following our instructions," she said.
Ahana Deol ties the knot with Delhi based businessman Vaibhav Vora in a traditional style in Mumbai. The bride and groom pose with Hema Malini, Dharmendra, Esha Deol, Bharat Takhtani and Abhay Deol at the wedding.
Dharmendra and Hema Malini’s younger daughter Ahana Deol wed Delhi-based businessman Vaibhav Vora in a grand ceremony.
But what enlightened the wedding was the unconditional love and blessings the bride got from the family, friends and other well wishers.
While it was no doubt a grand Bollywood affair, the simplicity of family bond remained intact and showed up in the wedding ceremonies too. He might be tagged as the He-Man of Bollywood, but even father Dharmendra could not resist his emotions and shed tears each moment he recalled that soon he has to bid adieu to his daughter.
With many B’town biggies marking their presence at the wedding reception, the function was a gala affair having a lot to rejoice for. Hema Malini, and Dharmendra threw a lavish reception last night in Mumbai, that was attended by Shah Rukh Khan, Sonakshi Sinha, Baba Ramdev among other guests from Bollywood Industry.
And the Delhi reception was attended by bigwigs of political arena.
Talking about her family, the Sholay actress is thrilled to welcome another son-in-law.
"You know, this is exactly why I've never felt any need for friends. My family is my friend. My brothers and their wives take care of everything. Now I've two sons to complete my family," she said.
"People always reminded me that I've no sons, only two daughters. But I want to tell them that now I've two sons. Both my sons-in-law are as good as my own sons. In any case, my daughters are like my sons as well as daughters. Esha always says she is my son," she said.
While Esha has stayed close to her mother in Mumbai after marriage, Ahana will move to Delhi after the wedding.
"Her husband and his family are Delhi-based, so naturally she will shift base to the Capital. Ahana gets very sad when she thinks of the impending distance between us. But I keep telling her not to fret," she said.
"Traveling from Delhi to Mumbai is now like catching a bus from your home to the suburbs. Besides, Ahana's sasural is very close to the airport in Delhi. Ahana's mother-in-law keeps reassuring her she would never have to miss her mother," she added.
Coming back to the impending wedding the busy mother of the bride says, "The Mehendi ceremony will be followed by the wedding and reception. So the next few days are going to go in a mad swirl of activities."
Ahana's wedding clothes are being designed by Neeta Lulla.
"She (Neeta Lulla) is an old family friend. She she took over the responsibility of almost the entire pre-wedding, wedding and post-wedding clothes for my daughters and I. Almost all our clothes are being done by Neeta, except a few by Manish Malhotra and Shyamal and Bhumika," she said.
The first big Bollywood wedding of the year was attended by industry's A-list stars. Take a look!
Hema Malini and Dharmendra's younger daughter Ahana Deol tied the knot with Delhi-based businessman beau Vaibhav Vora in a part-South Indian, part-Punjabi ceremony on February 2.
Held at the ITC Maratha in Mumbai, the wedding was preceded by an intimate mehndi ceremony and sangeet.
Later the same day, the lavish reception at the five-star hotel was attended by practically the entire film industry.
Rekha, who looked fabulous in her signature kanjeevaram outfit, greets the newlyweds upon arrival.
The who's who of Bollywood was present at the wedding of Hema Malini and Dharmendra's younger daughter Ahana.
The bride and the groom looked made for each other. Ahana looked gorgeous in a peach Manish Malhotra floor-length anarkali while Vaibhav was dashing in a black sherwani.
Hema Malini’s daughter Ahana Deol got married a few days back and here are the inside photos that capture some priceless moments from the wedding.
Ahana tied the knot with the Delhi-based businessman Vaibhav Vora last Sunday in Mumbai. Since the groom is Punjabi and the bride Tamil, there were two ceremonies. The first-half of the wedding ceremony was done in Punjabi style, the second-half in Tamil style. There were even two priests: one from north India, the other from south India.
we see Ahana getting ready for the wedding. There’s a beautiful moment when Hema admires Ahana in the mirror and plants a kiss on her cheek. There are snaps of Ahana Deol and Vaibhav Vora taking marital vows, doing the pheras and the sindhoor ritual as well.
Also seen is the joyous Dharmendra. Step brothers Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol missed the wedding ceremony but cousin Abhay Deol did turn up with girlfriend Preeti Desai to congratulate the couple.
I am not quite sure whether you can consider Ahaana Deol a celebrity, but lets go with it shall we :)
The girl recently tied the knot at a star studded Mumbai wedding event to { dont remember rich business mans name} and these are some of the pictures from her wedding reception.
Ahaana Deol wore a coral and silver floor length anarkali. I just dont feel the styling or makeup honestly, and i feel like the silhouette is really over done no?
The bride (In sky blue) also chose a lehenga for her sangeet. Which i have to say once again- not a fan. It just seems SO dated doesnt it? Like a karan johar movie of the 80’s
After a star-studded wedding celebration in Mumbai, the festivities and the Deol parivar moved to Delhi for the reception. While there were still ‘stars’ attending the Delhi reception, these stars were significantly lacking in their prettiness and fashion department .(Politicians you see, you cannot expect much from LK Advani now can you??? I thought of showing you guest photos but everywhere I looked I saw bald political heads so lets not go there ) . What did work however was Ahaana Deols Reception Gown. After a string of very ‘meh’ sort of outfits for her Sangeet and Wedding , this ice blue Shantanu & Nikhil gown was quite flattering for her body type
An ice blue-grey Shantanu & Nikhil Gown on Ahaana for the reception. The couple looks kind of cute huh? It’s the perfect height-difference combination ! If she had just done her hair up, skipped the diamond necklace and opted for large sapphire earrings with dark smokey eyes, that would have just killed it !
Esha turned up in what looked like a purple fluffy cake- don’t miss the jewelled hand sling.
Hema Malini looked ever elegant minus the jewelry though! What the hell is happening with that?
Ahaana wore Minimal choora- just about 6 bangles- that’s what I wore !
What do you think of wearing gowns for Indian events like receptions? They are becoming increasingly popular in India- would you wear one?? I think it depends on the gown- Ahaana’s gown was quite ‘Indianish’ in the embroidery and stuff- its the red carpet style gowns which tend to look out-of-place !
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