Arpita Khan gets the wedding of her dreams; Bollywood gathers to give Sallu's sister blessings
P Pavan (MUMBAI MIRROR; November 19, 2014)

Salman Khan's youngest sister Arpita wed Delhi-based entrepreneur Aayush Sharma on Tuesday in Hyderabad.

The ceremony took place at the Falaknuma Palace which hosted Aamir Khan, Karan Johar, Katrina Kaif, David and Varun Dhawan, Baba Siddiqui and Riteish Deshmukh, among 250 select guests over two-days.

The bride, dressed in a lehenga by Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla, entered the Durbar Hall, which once hosted the likes of King George V and Czar Nicholas II, around 5 pm. The groom, who had arrived in a horse-drawn carriage flanked by musicians and relatives, was waiting for her. The couple was wed as per Hindu traditions with the rituals of a Punjabi wedding. And so, with the saat pheras and sindoor, Arpita wed Aayush in what has become the most talked about wedding this year.

While most of the invitees had flown in from Mumbai, the guest list also included Southern stars Chiranjeevi, Venkatesh and Nagarjuna. The bride-to-be had arrived on Monday with her famous family and checked into Falaknuma, which has reportedly been hired at the cost of Rs 1 crore per day. After dropping his sister and mother, Salman made another trip to the airport to pick up his soon-to-be brother-in-law.

The hotel was booked in Salman's name. The actor booked the duplex presidency room, the bedroom of the sixth Nizam, for Aayush, while Arpita settled into the Queen's suite. Hotel officials took instructions directly from the actor. The service providers, were issued special passes with letters AA, referring to the bride and groom--Arpita and Aayush.

City police commissioner M Mahender Reddy supervised the security arrangements. Salman was accompanied by his own bouncers and they took care of the three inner layers of security while local police took care of the peripheral bandobust.

The feast which topped off the celebration was dominated by Deccani cuisine--Hyderabadi biryani, Haleem and Double ka meetha, all favourites of Salman. 

Bharati Dubey (MID-DAY; October 23, 2014)

A double celebration is on the cards for Salman Khan’s family next month. His sister, Arpita, scheduled to marry her longtime boyfriend in early 2015, will now exchange wedding vows with Aayush Sharma on November 18. The date has been advanced to coincide with the 50th anniversary of parents, Salim and Salma Khan.

A source close to the Khans said, “Salim Khan decided that Arpita’s marriage be solemnised on November 18, the same day he got married 50 years ago, so that it can be a sort of double bonanza for the family.”

The wedding will be held at Taj Falaknuma Palace in Hyderabad. Arpita and Aayush, a Delhi-based businessman, have reportedly been in a relationship for almost a year now. Arpita has been spending time with the boy’s parents and had posted some photographs of her with them on a holiday in Shimla.

It is learnt that the Khans will be travelling to Goa in the first week of November and on their return, start intense wedding preparations.