Guests mingled with the groom’s furry friend and sampled Turkish ice-cream
Natasha Coutinho (MUMBAI MIRROR; December 17, 2018)

Kapil Sharma and Ginni Chatrath followed up their traditional Hindu wedding and a Sikh ceremony on December 12 in Jalandhar with a reception in the groom’s hometown, Amritsar, on Friday night. Daler Mehndi was belting out hit numbers like “Bolo Tara Rara” and “Tunak Tunak” which upped the temperature and took the winter chill away.

The function started at 8 pm but Kapil arrived with his better half only past 10 pm and the party went on till late in the night. Kapil’s friends including Sumona (Chakravarti), Kiku (Sharda), Rajiv (Thakur), Chandan (Prabhakar) and singers Jasmine Sandlas and Zeus were all present at the bash. Krushna Abhishek had to leave because of a prior commitment in Mumbai but Abbas and Mustan, who directed Kapil’s debut film, stood out in their signature all-white. “His pet Shih Tzu, Cheeku (left; below), was a special guest, dressed in a specially-tailored suit with mirrorwork and a clip in his hair,” informed a guest.

There was lots of seafood and a live chutney counter, a Turkish ice-cream counter and cakes and pastry counters. “There was also Italian cuisine and of course, all the traditional Punjabi dishes,” added the source, saying all the leftover from the reception was parcelled off to a non-profit organisation with volunteers turning up at 4am.

The groom will be back in Mumbai on Tuesday to resume shooting for The Kapil Sharma show. Buzz is, Shah Rukh Khan will be his next guest. The couple’s Mumbai reception will be on December 24.