BOMBAY TIMES (November 17, 2021)

On Monday afternoon, Rajkummar Rao and Patralekhaa tied the knot at a remote seven-star wedding venue away from the city of Chandigarh. The couple took to social media to share pictures from their dreamy wedding ceremony soon after.

“Finally after 11 years of love, romance, friendship and fun, I got married to my everything today, my soulmate, my best friend, my family. Today there is no greater happiness for me than being called your husband @patralekhaa Here’s to forever .. and beyond (sic),” wrote Rajkummar, while Patralekhaa posted, “I got married to my everything today; my boyfriend, my partner in crime, my family, my soulmate...My best friend for the last 11 years! There is no greater feeling than to be your wife! Here’s to our forever (sic).”

Besides celebrities like Farah Khan, Huma Qureshi, her brother Saqib Saleem, Aditi Rao Hydari, and filmmakers Mudassar Aziz and Amar Kaushik, the wedding also saw Haryana Chief Minister, Manohar Lal Khattar, in attendance.

During the couple’s reception in the evening, Rajkummar was seen dancing with Patralekhaa to Shah Rukh Khan’s songs played by a live band helmed by playback singer Tushar Joshi, who has sung for films like Jagga Jasoos and Chhichhore.

Says a source, “Since Rajkummar is a big SRK fan, it was a given that songs from SRK’s films would play at the wedding.” Later, Rajkummar even joined the band on stage to belt out a few of his favourite SRK tracks. He also sang Channa Mereya from the film, Ae Dil Hai Mushkil.

Patralekhaa joined Rajkummar for the initial few moments of the band’s performance, and then was seen hanging out with friends Huma Qureshi and Aditi Rao Hydari, as well as her family members. Rajkummar, however, didn’t leave the spot near the stage, grooving enthusiastically to tracks like, Dil Se Re. The event went on till the wee hours of November 16.


Farah Khan tied Rajkummar’s saafa, which is a ritual traditionally performed by the groom’s sister.


Rajkummar sang several Shah Rukh Khan numbers on stage alongside the live band at his reception