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Abhishek, Aishwarya to
marry in April 20
New Delhi - Two of Bollywood's
top stars - Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan - will wed next month,
but the marriage celebrations are likely to be low-key since Bachchan's
grandmother is unwell, news reports said Tuesday. Rai, a former Miss World,
and Bachchan, son of Hindi film icon Amitabh Bachchan, were engaged at
a private ceremony in January.
This function is with limited
guests. There may be only 20 guests, which may include shree Amar singh,
Mulayam singh, May be Gandhi family, Kapoor family, Anil- Tina, Nanda
family, Preety zinta and Rani mukherjee.
The wedding, billed as Bollywood's
biggest in decades, is expected to take place between April 18 and 20 at
Bachchan's home in Mumbai, newspapers and TV channels said.
"I can tell you a date has
been discussed, but I am not in a position to disclose it now," spokesperson
for Rai said. "It is for the two families to make any announcement."
The wedding is expected
to take place on April 20 at the Bachchan residence in India's entertainment
capital of Mumbai, the NDTV network reported.
Bachchan's spokesman could
not be reached for comment.
The Times of India newspaper
said April 20 had been vetted by astrologers as an auspicious day for both
stars.
"The date April 20 is free
of 'doshas' or bad combinations," Naveen Khanna, an astrologer, was quoted
as saying.
Bachchan and Rai got engaged
in January, ending fevered speculation about their hush-hush romance. Abhi
and Ash, as the Indian media calls them, have been likened to Hollywood
celebrity couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie.
The wedding ceremony at Bachchan's
home is likely to be a strictly private affair with only about 15 close
family and friends invited, the media reports said. Bachchan's octogenarian
grandmother is in hospital.
Rai, 33, and Bachchan, 31,
have worked together in at least five films. Rai was crowned Miss World
in 1994.
Rai is considered one of
the most beautiful women in the world and endorses several international
brands while Bachchan, one of Bollywood's hottest actors, was named the
sexiest man in Asia in a survey conducted by a British newspaper last year.
Both of them have been linked
to other Bollywood stars in the past. Bachchan was earlier engaged to film
actress Karisma Kapoor for a short while. Rai has been linked to actors
Salman Khan and Vivek Oberoi.
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