Business of Marriages
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The elite always feel comfortable in their own circles, be it the alleys of power & politics or the corporate corridors of India Inc. Here is an in-depth look at the whos who of the country and a sneak peek at who they got married to. Anil Ambani’s R-ADAG group vice-chairman Amitabh Jhunjhunwala’s son Abhinav tied the knot with Kolkata jute baron Ghanshyam Sarda’s daughter Prerna last year. While Abhinav is a graduate from UC Berkeley and works in Singapore, Prerna is a graduate from New York University, and is in her father’s business.
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In 2004, Lakshmi Mittal’s only daughter Vanisha got married to Amit Bhatia, a businessman in London. Amit is the Chairman of Hope Construction Materials, UK’s largest independent supplier of concrete, cement, aggregates and asphalts. Lakshmi MIttal spent 30 million pound (Rs.240 crore), on the 6-day extravaganza, making it one of the most expensive Indian weddings ever
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Nikhil Nanda, JMD of Escorts Group, is married to Shweta Bachchan, daughter of megastar Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan. Nikhil’s mother Ritu Nanda is daughter of thespian Raj Kapoor.
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Infosys’ boss Narayana Murthy’s son Rohan Murthy, wooed and won over Lakshmi Venu, daughter of TVS Motor chairman and managing director Venu Srinivasan. The wedding reception was an elegant affair, which had a South Indian theme of grace and style with classical music and gleaming Kancheevarams.
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Raakhe Kapoor, daughter of YES Bank boss Rana Kapoor, is married to entrepreneur Alkesh Tandon. Alkesh is based in Dubai, where he runs Best Interiors, an international boutique design house. He is also related to billionaire Lakshmi Mittal. The wedding, which was held in Delhi, was attended by stars like Vinod Khanna, former tennis star Boris Becker as well as political big wigs including Anand Sharma, P Chidambaram and Salman Khurshid. (BCCL)
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Saurabh Dhoot, son of Pradeep Dhoot of Videocon Industries, is married to Radhika Singhal, the daughter of Sanjay Singhal, chairman of Bhushan Power and Steel. The Who’s Who of India attended the big fat wedding. The rumour has it that Katrina Kaif got Rs 50 lakh to perform at the wedding. Bipasha Basu and Malaika Arora Khan also performed.
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Union minister of state for parliamentary affairs and Chairman of Indian Premier League, Rajeev Shukla is married to Anurradha Prasad, MD of BAG Films, an integrated media and entertainment brand in India. Anurradha Prasad is the sister of BJP leader and former Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad. (BCCL)
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Sushanto Roy, the son of Sahara Chief Subrata Roy, got married to Richa, the daughter of Lucknow-based Aamesh Ahuja. Four days later, Saharasri’s second son Seemanto Roy married Chandni, the daughter of Lt. Col. Malkiyat Singh Toor. More than 11,000 invitees from around the world descended at Sahara Shaher, the imposing township of Sahara India in Lucknow, for the big fat weddings
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Tanushri Dhoot from the Videocon family is married to Vivek Biyani, nephew of Kishore Biyani of Big Bazaar and Future Group. The lavish ceremony in Mumbai had a host of political, business, sports and bollywood biggies as attendees.
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Sachin Pilot, Union minister for corporate affairs and son of Late Congress MP Rajesh Pilot, is married to Sara, daughter of Farooq Abdullah, Union minister for new & renewable energy, and sister of Jammu & Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah. (BCCL)
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Deepender Hooda, son of Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, is married to Shweta, the grand-daughter of Nathuram Mirdha, a former leader of the INC in Rajasthan, and sister of Jyoti Mirdha, a Congress MP for Nagaur, Rajasthan. (BCCL)
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Baijayant Panda, Biju Janta Dal MP, is married to Jaggi, co-founder of Ortel Communications, a broadband company in Orissa.
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Actor and former BJP MP Vinod Khanna is married to Kavita Daftary, a businesswoman. She is the granddaughter of industrialist Lalchand Hirachand (brother of Walchand Hirachand) through her mother Sharayu Daftary, herself the promoter of Bharat Radiators. (BCCL)
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The Chairman, Managing Director of JSW Steel, Sajjan Jindal’s daughter Tanvi Jindal is married to the food services company Radhakrishna Group MD Raju Shete’s son Krishna Shete. The couple tied the nuptial knot during an exotic ceremony at Florence, Italy, in June 2010.
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Swapnali Bhosale, the daughter of Avinash Bhosale of construction group ABIL, is married to Vishwajit, an educationist and Youth Congress leader and son of Maharashtra’s minister of state for forests, Patangrao Kadam. The nuptial knot was tied at a massive temple set which accommodated a guest list of reportedly one lakh invitees.
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Veteran Andhra Pradesh Congress leader T Subbarami Reddy’s daughter Pinky is married to V Sanjay Reddy, son of GVK Reddy of the GVK Group. Sanjay is the vice-chairman of the Indian conglomerate with diversified interests across various sectors. (BCCL)
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Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Praful Patel’s second daughter Niyati is married to Samarth Parekh, son of Utsav Parekh, a well-known financial advisor to many renowned industry groups, also a veteran fund manager and entrepreneur. He is also on the board of several companies. (BCCL)
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Karan Adani, the son of the king of ports Gautam Adani, recently got married to Paridhi Shroff, the daughter of Cyril Shroff, arguably the biggest name in India’s corporate law terrain. The Who’s Who of India attended the big fat wedding in Goa.
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Surpiya Sule, MP, and daughter of Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, is married to Sadanand Sule, a businessman and son of BR Sule, who was the MD of Mahindra & Mahindra. (BCCL)
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