Bollywood’s most luxury, grand and expensive weddings; Here’s the list of stars who got married in exotic locations!

If there is one occasion that personifies luxury and grandeur in the nation, it is the famous Indian wedding.
By Alisha Limbachia - Feb 7, 2023 10:23 PM IST
Bollywood’s most luxury, grand and expensive weddings; Here’s the list of stars who got married in exotic locations!
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The list of opulent weddings appears to become longer and better with each passing. These newlyweds and their families spent a lot of money on their nuptials, from extravagant wedding invitations to out-of-the-ordinary locations and sumptuous menus. The best friends and family come together to celebrate love at weddings. If you're a superstar, you usually have the means to do things much more opulently and luxuriously than the average person.

Particularly some Bollywood superstars spend a tonne of money on their special day. No effort is spared by our A-list couples to make their sacred union a special one. You'll be in wonder after reading this list of the eight most expensive celebrity weddings in Bollywood.

PRIYANKA CHOPRA & NICK JONAS

He closed down the entire Tiffany store in London to choose the $200,000 cushion-cut diamond ring he used to propose in Crete. 2018 saw the union of Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas at the Umaid Bhawan Palace in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The festivities lasted for three days and included both a Christian and a Hindu wedding ceremony.

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A source informed People the following days before their weekend-long celebration: “It is super important to Priyanka to have an Indian ceremony that honours her heritage and culture, just as it’s important to also have a Western ceremony that honours Nick’s Christian upbringing.”

The hotel itself cost Priyanka and Nick an astounding $4,61,000 and includes guest rooms as well as spaces for events. You can tell that this wedding was expensive when you include in the price of the designer attire, jewellery, and catering.

SHILPA SHETTY & RAJ KUNDRA

Raj Kundra, a businessman, and Shilpa Shetty got married in November 2009. Tarun Tahiliani created her wedding saree, which was valued at Rs 50 lakh, and her engagement ring, which reportedly cost Rs 3 million. In Paris, Raj Kundra had popped the question to Shilpa Shetty. In an interview with Shibani Dandekar for The Love Laugh Live Show, Shilpa stated how Raj's proposal caught her off guard: “I was in Paris for the Karl Lagerfeld show. Raj flew down and proposed to me. He had booked out the whole banqueting hall at the Grand.”

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Raj prepared a nice supper for Shilpa and got down on one knee to pop the question during the meal's last course. Shilpa continued: “It was a five-carat diamond ring and I might sound really materialistic but I was like, ‘It’s just five carats.’ I took a while to say yes because I was like, ‘This is not what I imagined.’ “No, no, I am just joking. Because I took two seconds more, he was like, ‘The wedding ring will be bigger.’ So I said yes there and then.”

ANUSHKA SHARMA & VIRAT KOHLI

On the sets of a television commercial shoot for the shampoo company Clear in 2013, Virat first got to know Anushka. He said in a Bensinger interview: “When I met her for the first time, I cracked a joke.”He recounted that at the time, he had been extremely anxious and had been at a loss for what to do: “I was just there, standing, being all nervous and jittery.”

Virat and Anushka discovered that they come from extremely similar backgrounds during the three-day long ad shoot. Both of them, in Virat's words, are from “middle-class families, made it in our respective careers, worked hard, got to a certain stage.”

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In 2017, Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma exchanged vows in Tuscany, Italy's second-most expensive resort. The hotel rooms at Borgo Finocchieto cost Rs 13.5 lakh per night. Dreamy was the intimate wedding of Anushka and Virat. The bride and groom both wore Sabyasachi clothing, and they looked stunning together.

AISHWARYA RAI & ABHISHEK BACHCHAN

On April 20, 2007, Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan exchanged vows. Abhishek Bachchan proposed to Aishwarya Rai in New York following the Toronto premiere of the movie Guru, and she said "yes" right away. In the pair's first interview after their wedding, Abhishek told Oprah Winfrey the specifics.He has previously stated that their wedding in the Mumbai Bachchan home, Prateeksha, was nothing short of a regal occasion. Aishwarya Rai's lovely saree was embellished with Neeta Lulla's exquisite red and gold zari patterns. She also wore classic gold jewellery as accessories. And, I used to stand on the balcony of my hotel room and wish that, ‘One day, wouldn’t it be nice if I was together with her, married.’ “Years later, we were there for the premiere of Guru. After the premiere, we were back in the hotel. “So, I took her to the very same balcony, and I asked her to marry me.”

The event, which was held at Prateeksha Bachchan's residence in Mumbai, was truly a royal occasion. Aishwarya Rai's lovely saree was embellished with Neeta Lulla's exquisite red and gold zari patterns. She was additionally accessorised with classic gold jewellery.

DEEPIKA PADUKONE & RANVEER SINGH

Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh, a power couple in Bollywood, wed in Italy in 2018. The full wedding party took place at the Villa Del Balbianello on Lake Como. According to reports, the resort bills more than Rs 24 lakh a night. There were at least five days of celebrations, and everything was personalised, including handkerchiefs and shoes. Deepika and Ranveer are said to have started dating while working together on the sets of Ram Leela, a movie by director Sanjay Leela Bhansali. “Don't we look fantastic together,” Ranveer Singh said beside their photo in a post honouring the movie's fourth anniversary. They would go on to act in two more Bhansali movies, solidifying their status as one of the sexiest on-screen couples in Bollywood.

KAREENA KAPOOR & SAIF ALI KHAN

Saif and Kareena fell in love while filming Tashan in 2008 after having collaborated on the sets of LOC Kargil and Omkara. Kareena posted the following in a 2019 Humans of Bombay post: “I’d met him before, but while we were filming Tashan, something changed. I wore my heart on my sleeve! He was so charming; I fell for him hook, line & sinker.”

The 2012 wedding took place at a number of locations, including the opulent Pataudi House, owned by Saif and his family, and the VVIP Bungalow No. 31 on Aurangzeb Road in New Delhi. According to reports, Kareena Kapoor's lehenga cost Rs. 50 lakhs and the gold jewellery she reportedly donned on her wedding day alone was worth Rs. 4 crore.

KATRINA KAIF AND VICKY KAUSHAL

The show has provided entertainment and revealed many celebrity secrets, but it has also acted as a fertile environment for romance. When Karan Johar asked Katrina on the show who she would look nice with, Katrina responded, "Vicky Kaushal." This is when, according to numerous stories, things between the two began to heat up. In another episode, Vicky was informed of that by Karan, and the Bollywood star feigned to pass out upon hearing Katrina's response. Although the two kept their romance a strict secret, the paparazzi followed them around and documented everything that happened before their wedding in Rajasthan months before it was announced.

SONAM KAPOOR & ANAND AHUJA

Before they were formally wed, the couple dated for more than two years. When Akshay Kumar hosted a special party at his house in honour of Will Smith, Sonam Kapoor and Anand Ahuja made their first public appearance together. This was the first time her ex-boyfriend gained public recognition after a picture of the two went popular on social media. After three years of dating, the pair was married during a magnificent three-day ceremony that was attended by VIPs and numerous other celebrities from across the world. In Mumbai, the couple married in a small ceremony and celebrated with a large reception. On social media, all the beautiful wedding photos and videos from their ceremony were shared, highlighting the magnificent clothing the bride was decked out in.

Even well-known international fashion houses like Ralph and Russo and other internationally renowned Indian fashion houses attended the wedding and took part in the festivities in the centre of Mumbai. If you've ever attended or watched an Indian wedding, you'll understand why they're called "big fat Indian weddings." An Indian wedding, with its festivities stretching over several days and its large guest list, is incomplete without a performance. Bollywood celebs have no limits when it comes to spending money, particularly on weddings. There is never a shortage of riches at a celebrity wedding because extravagant worldwide extravaganzas are becoming the style.

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