Arpita and Aayush’ Star Studded Reception

arpita1A resplendent Aayush and Arpita pose for press photos

Yes, it may be overused to say, but the wedding of Arpita Khan and Ayush Sharma was a fairytale, in a palatial setting with almost all of Bollywood attending. The newlywed’s reception was no different, with the luxurious event being held on Friday at the Taj Lands End Hotel, Bandra.

arpita2The ever helpful brother assisting Arpita down stairs

The wedding cavalcade moved from Hyderabad to the trendy metropolis of Mumbai, and the guest list, with Mumbai being the Hindi film industry’s homeland, was literally a who’s who of talent.

arpita3arpita4Above: Aayush and Arpita with a selection of friends and family Below: The Khan Family

So, just who attended this lavish shindig to end all lavish shindigs? Let’s start with the Khan family. Salman khan proved the most vocal, on social media, giving us up to the minute info on all the happenings. Taking us through the wedding to the reception.

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2014-11-25 17.44.20Salman’s intimate shots on Twitter and Instagram proved a massive hit with the public.

The celebrities were decked out in suitably gorgeous attire, Ameesha Patel attended wearing a lavish pink ensemble by Manish Malhotra, and jewels by Amol Jewellers, others donning a bit of Manish Malhotra were Patralekhaa, Sonakshi Sinha, who looked equally stunning. Gaurav Gupta proved another favourite for female guests, such as Divya Kumar Khosla, and Anita Dongre being favoured by Karisma Kapoor and Sangeeta Bijlani.

arpita5 arpita6 arpita7 arpita81. Rajkumar Rao with wife Patralekhaa 2. Sonakshi Sinha 3. Karishma Kapoor 4. Sangeeta Bijlani

Other guests included legendry actor and director Dilip Kumar, Saira Banu, Asha Parekh, Ajay Devgn, Riteish Deshmukh, Genelia D’Souza, Govinda, Vinod Khanna, Shraddha Kapoor, Bobby Deol, Lara Dutta and her husband Mahesh Bhupathi, and Jacqueline Fernandez, among others.

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If you thought the wedding at Falaknuma Palace was extravagant then the reception was the cherry on the cake.

arpita14 arpita15 arpita16 1. Shahrukh Khan and Salman Khan 2. Lara Dutta and Mahesh Bhupathi, Genelia and Riteish Deshmukh, Imran Khan and Avantika 3. Actors Hrithik Roshan, Aditya Roy Kapur, Sidharth Malhotra

Photos courtesy of Pink Villa, NDTV, Express, Instagram and Twitter