Hyderabad: The big day is finally here. Bollywood actor Parineeti Chopra and political leader Raghav Chadha are just hours away from tying the knot. The couple's pre-wedding festivities began with an ardas ritual in Delhi, followed by a Sufi night. The couple then travelled all the way to Udaipur for their royal wedding scheduled for Sunday.
- Couple kickstars grand reception
Parineeti and Raghav after the vidaai headed to the reception area. The couple hosted a grand reception party for the guests tonight. Pictures of a decked up Leela Palace made its way to X (formerly known as Twitter).
- Parineeti Chopra-Raghav Chadha are now married
Bollywood actor Parineeti Chopra and political leader Raghav Chadha are now a married couple. The two got married on September 24 at the Leela Palace in Udaipur. After completing pehras, now the bride is prepping for the vidaai.
- Vidaai song revealed
The song Kabira from Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani could be heard playing at the wedding location while marriage ceremonies were underway. As Parineeti's vidaai ceremony began, the songs Dulhe Ka Sehra from Dhadkan and Tainu Leke Main Jawanga from Priyanka Chopra's film Salaam-e-Ishq were heard playing at the wedding venue.
- Pheras begin as wedding mantra heard
Parineeti Chopra and Raghav Chadha take pheras as the priest can be heard reciting wedding mantras. Before heading for the sacred pheras, Parineeti and Raghav attended a Shanti Path. The two then took pheras as the priest recited wedding mantras.
- Jaimala done, couple to take pheras soon
After a rocking pre-wedding festivities on Saturday, the couple today will enter wedlock. The groom has already left for the venue where he and Parineeti will be taking their wedding vows in the middle of lake Pichola. In the latest development in the grand wedding, the star couple has exchanged garlands and will soon take pheras.
- Raghav leaves in a boat with baaraatis
Prior to this, the groom was spotted leaving for the nuptial venue in a boat. However, he made sure to dodge the spying cameras as he made his way to the wedding venue. Huge sheets and large sized umbrellas were used by the staff to secure Raghav from getting clicked. As per sources in the know how, Parineeti has opted for a Manish Malhotra ensemble for her big day and Raghav is dressed in a light coloured sherwani following the theme based around white pearl.
Raghav and his family are seen in a video having a luxurious boat ride from Leela Palace to Taj Lake Palace in Udaipur. The entire boat was draped in curtains. When he arrived for the boat ride, his bodyguards covered him with umbrellas while media personnel continued to film him.
Raghav took a boat ride, as reported earlier, to travel with his baaraat to The Leela Palace to marry Parineeti. Family members, friends, politicians and celebs including Manish Malhotra and Sania Mirza were spotted arriving in Udaipur for the wedding. The pheras is scheduled for 4.30 p.m., and the reception will be followed after the vidaai in the evening.
