By Priyanka Srivastava
Last updated at 4:22 PM on 4th February 2012
Bollywood lovebirds Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia D'Souza had a traditional Marathi wedding on Friday at a Mumbai five-star, even as many from B-town's A-list, the political power set and the city's Page 3 swish set turned up to wish the young couple.
A beaming Riteish arrived on horseback in the morning even as his father, former chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, led the baraat.
The groom donned an embellished sherwani with a baashingh, a traditional Maratha ornament, adorning his forehead over a red saafa.
When they got knotty: Riteish Deshmukh and his bride Genelia D'Souza had a traditional Marathi weddingThe atmosphere was one of grand celebration as a long line of Laavni dancers dressed in colourful attire ushered the baraat into the venue as traditional musicians played the flute and the nagada. Genelia's mother Jeanette led the welcome of the baraatis.
The wedding took place shortly after noon, once the baraatis - comprising the groom's family members, a few of his industry buddies and political associates of Deshmukh senior - had settled down.
With his blessings: Riteish?s father and former Maharashtra CM Vilasrao Deshmukh led the baraatThe tech-savvy Riteish didn't waste time in going online to share the good news with fans.
He tweeted a picture of himself and his blushing bride captioned 'Mr & Mrs Deshmukh'.
Genelia looked resplendent in a Marathi get-up. She wore a red paithani saree designed by Neeta Lulla, teamed with a huge nath and baashingh along with kundan and gold ornaments.
They were there too: Shah Rukh Khan with Leander Paes (left) and Suniel Shetty with Shahid Kapoor (right) all posed for the shutterbugsHer Marathi look was styled by Neeta's daughter, Nishka Lulla. The buzz is that Genelia wore a prestitched saree for comfort.
Bollywood glitterati spotted at the do included Shah Rukh Khan with wife Gauri and kids, Ajay Devgn and Kajol, Akshay Kumar, Shahid Kapoor, Abhishek and Jaya Bachchan, Jackie Shroff, Suniel Shetty, Aashish Choudhary, Sophie Chowdry, Maria Goretti, Karan Johar with mother Hiroo, Ashutosh Gowariker with wife Sunita among others.
The glittering guests: Pictured from left, Riteish?s brother Dheeraj Deshmukh, Jaya and Abhishek Bachchan, and Ajay Devgn with KajolTennis ace Leander Paes came with wife Rhea Pillai, while socialite entrepreneur Parmeshwar Godrej was spotted with daughter Tanya Dubash.
Sources said the sumptuous menu at the wedding had Indian, Continental and Mughlai cuisine. Soon after coming out, SRK tweeted: 'Wot a lovely wedding... ritesh & genelia looked beautiful... may Allah bless them with happiness. Side Note: the chola roti was very nice too (sic).'
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