While the aam aadmi suffers and waits in queues to exchange their hard-earned money, looks like the demonisation drive has not affected the super rich of India including Karnataka mining baron Janardhan Reddy.
After the wedding invite that came with an LCD screen (which cost a whopping 5 crores!), Gali Janaradhan Reddy pulled all stops to make sure that his daughter's wedding is an extravagant affair, even if it comes with a price of 550 crores! Yes, that's right!
Reddy's daughter Brahmani at her Mehndi ceremony.
Despite being on bail for his involvement in the illegal Bellary mining case, reports say that the Reddy wedding has the topmost Tollywood stars and even a few Bollywood celebs in attendance at the wedding that would take place at the Bengaluru Palace Grounds today.
21-year-old Brahmani, a BBM graduate, is getting married to 25-year-old Rajiv Reddy, son of Hyderabad-based businessman Vikram Deva Reddy, who is a highly successful industrialist himself. 50,000 guests are expected at the wedding.
Reddy with her daughter at one of the pre-wedding ceremonies. Allegedly, the bride's jewellery is worth 90 crores!
Here are other highlights of the most expensive wedding of the year:
1. The larger than life wedding set: A massive set has been erected to resemble the ruins of Hampi. Set designer and art director Shashidhar Adapa says, "The whole focus is on making everything look aesthetic. This is tastefully done, and of course at a scale to match the wedding."
The wedding set that is being constructed at the Bengaluru Palace grounds is being designed by popular Tollywood art director Shashidhar Adapa.
2. Wedding Mandap to resemble Tirupati temple: The main wedding ceremony will be held at an elaborate stage that would resemble the famous Tirupati temple. Eight priests from the temple will perform the wedding rituals.
Continue reading on the next page for other details of the Reddy wedding!
3. The guests, especially the VVIPs, will be ferried from the entrance to the mandap area on cushioned bullock carts.
Reddy with his daughter at the Haldi ceremony!
4. The 17-crore saree: The bride's expensive trousseau also includes a 17-crore saree and around 90 crores of jewellery, say reports.
5. The wedding would be a nine-day affair: The nine-day long wedding extravaganza began with elaborate pujas and rituals. The sangeet ceremony had especially choreographed song-and-dance sequences that were also performed by the bride and the groom.
6. The grand date: The wedding will take place on Wednesday, November 16, and is likely to draw at least 50,000 invitees to the venue, the Bengaluru Palace Grounds.
7. Biggies to perform at the wedding: Bollywood and Tollywood stars are expected to perform and attend the wedding including Shah Rukh Khan, Katrina Kaif, Prabhu Deva and Tamannaah Bhatia and singer Sonu Nigam.
All we can say is that we can't wait to see the wedding pictures!
Also Read: Karnataka Billionaire's extravagant wedding invite might be the costliest ever!
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