BOMBAY TIMES (November 15, 2018)

The biggest wedding of the season was solemnised yesterday, at Lake Como’s Villa del Balbianello. Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh tied the knot in a traditional Konkani ceremony. Today, the couple will have an Anand Karaj (Sikh) ceremony.

Meanwhile, in their wedding invite, DeepVeer had requested that ‘all gifts should be in the form of a donation’ to the charity they support. However, filmmaker-choreographer Farah Khan has come up with a unique gift for the couple — their personalised hand impression made by reputed life casting artist, Bhavna Jasra.

When Ranveer and Deepika visited Farah at her place to seek her blessings, she surprised them by revealing that their hands will be cast in a special impression, which will eventually be a lifelong memento.

Bhavna, who has made mementos for the Ambanis, Bachchans, the World Cup-winning Indian cricket team, Akshay Kumar and even Prime Minister Narendra Modi, reveals, “Farah is a dear friend. She called me one morning, asking me if I could come to her place, as she wanted me to make a special wedding gift for Deepika and Ranveer. She wanted to surprise them and literally hid me in another room.”

Once DeepVeer arrived at Farah’s home, she revealed the surprise to the couple. Bhavna shares, “I heard them arrive and greet Farah with great affection. Farah then told them that she has organised a surprise gift for their wedding and called out my name to do the honours. They greeted me with happy smiles and on knowing what the surprise was, they gleamed with joy. Directing the couple on how they should put their hands together to make a tight clasp was a special moment. I felt as if time stood still when Ranveer and Deepika posed for pictures with their hands clasped tightly in my clay. Thank you, Farah, for making me a part of Ranveer and Deepika’s love story.”