Bollywood glamour couple Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor tied the knot on Tuesday in Mumbai in the most anticipated Indian celebrity wedding of the year.
Kapoor, 32, and Khan, 42, held an official ceremony at the groom's home in the Mumbai suburb of Bandra, to be followed by an evening party at the grand Taj Mahal Palace hotel.
“It was a registered marriage with three witnesses -- Kareena's father Randhir Kapoor, her mother Babita and Saif's mother Sharmila,” said marriage Registrar Surekha Ramesh.
The newly-weds emerged to pose and wave to the large press pack waiting outside the residence. Kapoor appeared in a green salwar-kurta with a heavy embellished red dupatta wrapped around her, minimal jewellery, red bangles and her hair down. Khan stayed simple in a grey kurta.
Friends have been tight-lipped about the private event, but the bride's uncle, actor Rishi Kapoor, confirmed to AFP that the wedding day would be followed by a reception in Delhi in the near future.
“It is a very joyous moment for our family,” he said.
Randhir and his elder daughter Karisma later waved to the waiting fans and media from the balcony of the house.
There is a buzz that a reception will be held on Wednesday at a city hotel. This will be followed by another reception in Delhi on October 18 and a ceremony at Khan's ancestral Pataudi Palace in Haryana.
Khan became the new Nawab (Muslim prince) of the former princely state of Pataudi last year after the death of his famous cricketing father Mansur Ali Khan, known as “Tiger Pataudi”. Khan's mother Sharmila Tagore is an award-winning actress and his sister Soha is also in the movie business.
Kapoor hails from one of Bollywood's foremost acting dynasties, started by her great-grandfather Prithviraj.
Her grandfather Raj Kapoor was a cinematic legend while his brothers and a number of relatives have become well-known names in the industry.
Khan, who has appeared in about 50 films including 2001's “Dil Chahta Hai” (The Heart Desires) and “Hum Tum” (You and Me, 2004), has two children, son Ibrahim and daughter Sara, with his previous wife Amrita Singh. They divorced in 2004.
Kapoor, entering her first marriage, has similar number of film credits to her name include hits like “3 Idiots” (2009) and “Jab We Met” (When We Met, 2007).
Khan's mother had converted to Islam after her marriage to Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi. When asked earlier if she would convert to Islam, Kapoor had said, “It is a very personal question and I cannot answer it”.
She appeared alongside Khan in this year's spy flick "Agent Vinod".
