The couple tied the knot in Sikh and Hindu ceremonies on Wednesday; Salman Khan, Bachchans, among others, on guest list for Mumbai reception on Dec 24
Natasha Coutinho (MUMBAI MIRROR; December 13, 2018)

Comedian-actor Kapil Sharma and his long-time girlfriend Ginni Chatrath tied the knot on Wednesday in two weddings in the latter’s hometown of Jalandhar. The Sikh ceremony took place at 11.30 pm and was followed by a Hindu ceremony at 4 am.

A source close to the groom told Mirror, “Kapil reached Amritsar on December 8, just before the pre-wedding ceremonies were to take off, as he had been busy shooting for his TV show comeback, The Kapil Sharma Show, with his first two guests – Salman Khan and family and Ranveer Singh, Sonu Sood and Sara Ali Khan.”

According to the source, director-duo Abbas-Mustan, who had helmed Kapil’s 2015 big screen debut Kis Kis Ko Pyar Karoon, were among the guests at the wedding ceremony along with singer Gurdas Maan, who also performed. On the menu were traditional Punjabi dishes, along with Chinese delicacies.

Next up, Kapil, whose comeback show premieres on December 21, will host a wedding reception in Mumbai for his friends from the film and TV industries on December 24 at a suburban five-star. Guests expected to attend the do include the Bachchan family and Salman Khan, among others. Incidentally, Kapil’s comeback show is scheduled to premiere on December 29.

“Kapil and Ginni will go on a honeymoon later as he is required to resume shooting for his show early next week,” the source added.

Kapil and Ginni’s pre-wedding celebrations had kicked off last week with Akhand Path and chooda ceremony, which took place at the bride’s residence. Mehendi and sangeet were held at a five-star in Amritsar (Kapil’s hometown) on Sunday. The next day, the bride’s family had a Mata Ki Chowki at their residence, which was followed by a cocktail and dinner party hosted by the couple for their friends and colleagues, including Bharti Singh and Harsh Limbachiyaa, Krushna Abhishek, Sumona Chakravarti, Rajiv Thakur, singer Richa Sharma and Kapil’s Firangi director Rajiv Dhingra on Tuesday. “Later in the evening, both families took part in a ceremony where jaagos (pots decorated with lights) and decorated sticks (jaago sticks) are used as part of the celebrations. Guests danced and sang during the ceremony which went on till early hours of Thursday.

A few days ago, Kapil had sent out wedding invitations in cream-and-gold-plated boxes to his guests. The couple’s initials were emblazoned on the boxes with dry fruit panjeeri, almond chana bite, herbal green tea, mysore pak and baked cashew squares inside it.