Bollywood
stars
Katrina
Kaif
and
Vicky
Kaushal
will
host
an
intimate
haldi
and
sangeet
ceremony
for
their
close
family
members
as
well
as
friends
at
a
luxury
hotel
here
in
Sawai
Madhopur
on
Wednesday.
The
three-day
wedding
festivities
of
the
couple
began
on
Tuesday
with
a
mehendi
ceremony
held
at
the
posh
Six
Senses
Fort
Barwara,
a
Fort
converted
into
a
hotel
in
Rajasthan.
Kaif,
38,
and
Kaushal,
33,
are
tying
the
knot
after
dating
for
more
than
a
year.
According
to
sources,
the
festivities
on
day
two
would
also
be
a
private
affair.
"Just
like
the
wedding,
the
haldi
and
sangeet
are
also
going
to
be
a
private
and
intimate
affair
with
their
closest
family
and
immediate
inner
circle
of
friends.
Their
friends
who
will
be
attending
the
wedding
have
known
the
couple
since
they
were
teenagers," sources
said.
While
the
arrangements
and
guest
list
for
the
wedding
have
been
closely
guarded,
close
friends
and
colleagues
of
the
couple,
including
Kaif’s
frequent
collaborator
filmmaker
Kabir
Khan,
his
actor
wife
Mini
Mathur,
director
Vijay
Krishna
Achara
of
“Dhoom
3”
and
“Thugs
of
Hindostan”
fame,
actor
couple
Neha
Dhupia
and
Angad
Bedi
are
among
those
attending
the
wedding.
As
per
the
sources,
it
was
a
conscious
decision
to
limit
the
number
of
guests
due
to
the
coronavirus
pandemic.
"Given
the
Covid
situation
right
now,
the
couple
wants
to
limit
the
guests
for
the
safety
of
everyone
involved.
Having
said
that,
the
couple
is
looking
forward
to
celebrating
with
their
industry
friends
at
a
later
date
and
they
will
be
planning
a
reception
with
them
sometime
soon,"
the
sources
added.
For
the
mehendi
ceremony,
nearly
20
kg
of
"organic
mehendi" powder
was
supplied
from
Sojat
town
of
Rajasthan’s
Pali
district.
Apart
from
the
mehendi
powder,
400
pieces
of
mehendi
cones
were
also
sent
for
the
couple’s
wedding.
Sojat
is
famous
for
mehendi
cultivation.
On
Tuesday,
the
luxurious
property--
guarded
by
private
security
personnel
and
bouncers--
was
lit
up
in
bright
yellow
lights
for
the
wedding
celebrations.
Elaborate
security
arrangements
are
in
place
in
and
around
the
hotel.
While
both
the
gates
of
the
hotel
are
being
guarded
by
private
security
personnel,
local
policemen
are
also
seen
deployed
in
the
area.
The
big
fat
wedding
of
B-town
has
naturally
sparked
interest
in
media,
with
various
stories
being
speculated
about
the
three-day
elaborative
festivities,
such
as
sufi
theme
for
sangeet,
no
camera
policy,
guests
required
to
sign
an
NDA
or
the
couple
selling
their
wedding
photo
rights
for
huge
amounts.