Mumbai, Sept 29: The lissome blue-eyed actress of the Indian celluloid screen, Karisma Kapoor, today tied the nuptial knot with her childhood friend and Delhi-based businessman Sunjay Kapur at the family`s Deonar residence here.
Dressed in a Manish Malhotra-designed light pink wedding apparel, encrusted with crystals and bedecked in a dazzling set of diamonds, a ravishing Karisma was brought to the wedding ‘mandap’ by her family members, including sister Kareena Kapoor, dressed in a light green apparel.
The couple completed the marriage rites by going around the holy Granth Sahib as per the rituals followed in a traditional Sikh wedding, according to sources at the R K Studio.

Among those who attended the ceremony were actor Vinod Khanna, Govinda, actress Sridevi, cricketer Azharuddin and wife Sangeeta, industrialist Rahul Bajaj, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Chhagan Bhujbal and film producer Smita Thackeray.
However, conspicuous by their absence was the Bachchan family. Megastar Amitabh Bachchan had last year announced on his birthday his son`s engagement to Karisma but it was called off due to some disagreement.

The huge wrought-iron gate of the Kapoor residence was covered with strings of fresh jasmine flowers and crimson red roses, lending an air of festivity to the much-looked forward wedding in the film industry.
Private security guards stood guard at the entrance to prevent anyone from gate-crashing. The media was kept out of bounds of the venue as per the wishes of the bride.
The road opposite the Deonar residence was choc-a-block with onlookers, fans and mediapersons, who spilled into the streets, bringing traffic to a standstill.

Celebrities coming out of the ‘mandap’ were mobbed by media persons, to gain bits of information about the much-talked wedding.

Though the wedding was supposed to be a close family affair, the guest-list far exceeded expectations.

Those who were cheered as they made it to the wedding venue included a ravishing looking Sridevi, dressed in a heavily embroidered alluring saree, accompanied by her two daughters, bedecked for the occasion.

Actor Jackie Shroff, to the glee of bemused onlookers, left in a motorbike to avoid the traffic jam and the barrage of questions from the media.

Directors J P Dutta, Rakesh Roshan, David Dhawan, producers Bharat Shah, Bonnie Kapoor, actors Vivek Oberoi, Akshay Kumar, actress Poonam Dhillon also made to the venue after jostling with media and onlookers.

The wedding feast-- a multi-cuisine menu of over 170 dishes, included Swiss cheese, French breads, Italian pastas, Thai curries, Chinese soups and a mix fare from the traditional Indian ‘thali’.

Bureau Report