Meena Iyer (BOMBAY TIMES; July 4, 2015)

Neha Maheshwri Bhagat (BOMBAY TIMES; March 31, 2015)

Shaheen Parkar (MID-DAY; February 4, 2014)

Sunny and Bobby Deol preferred to do a no show at half-sister Ahaana Deol’s wedding that was held over the weekend. The brothers were not spotted at any of the events marking the wedding of Hema Malini and Dharmendra’s younger daughter to Delhi- based businessman Vaibhav Vora.

Prior to Ahaana’s nuptials, Hema Malini had reportedly stated that Sunny and Bobby would attend the wedding celebrations. She had said that there was no reason why the brothers would skip the same, even though they were conspicuous by their absence even during her older daughter Esha Deol’s wedding in 2012. At that time, Hema Malini had claimed that the Deol brothers were not in town during the wedding.
Says a source close to the family, “Sunny and Bobby’s absence comes as no surprise. Everyone knows they did it out of respect for their mother, Prakash. It was better for them to stay away as their presence would add to speculation.”

Bobby was in Dubai where he took part in Celebrity Cricket League 4 on Saturday. Though many stars were back in Mumbai on Sunday, he preferred to remain in Dubai and is slated to be back in the city today. Sunny, on the other hand, was very much in the city.

Though he avoids attending events unless it pertains to promotions for his film, he was spotted last week at an event hosted by Bharatiya Janata Party’s Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi’s event where Lata Mangeshkar was felicitated. Ironically, Modi attended Ahaana and Vaibhav’s reception.

It may be recalled that Dharmendra’s private life came under the scanner when he wed Hema Malini in 1980 even though he was already married to Prakash.

Ever since, Hema Malini has stayed separately with her two daughters, with only cousin Abhay Deol reaching out to them.

Ankur Pathak (MUMBAI MIRROR; February 3, 2014)

When Ahaana Deol took the saat pheras with Delhi businessman Vaibhav Vohra in a multi-cultural ceremony today, some of the biggest names in entertainment, business and politics were on the guest list.

The guests at the ceremony included Tina and Anil Ambani, Subroto Roy, Abhay Deol and Madhoo Shah.

The reception was a star studded affair and Kirron Kher with son Sikandar Kher were the first ones to arrive. Javed Akhtar and Shabana Azmi, Anupam Kher, Jeetendra and Sonakshi Sinha followed.

The Bachchan family was in attendance with Amitabh, Jaya, Abhishek and Aishwarya making a grand entrance together. Rekha entered five minutes after the foursome. Baba Ramdev and Uddhav Thackeray also joined the celebrations.

Narendra Modi almost stole the newlyweds' thunder with a much anticipated nine-minute appearance.

The wedding, presided over by the bride’s beaming parents, Hema Malini and Dharmendra, and took place at a suburban hotel and combined Punjabi and Tamil rituals. The boisterous baraat led by Vaibhav’s family danced their way to the venue from a nearby five star property and Ahaana’s cousin Abhay with girlfriend Preeti Desai joined in and shook a leg.

The groom was welcomed by the bride’s parents with Hema Malini sporting a traditional Kanjivaram from her collection of silk sarees while Dharmendra looked dapper in a suit, paired with a vibrant pink tie.

Vaibhav chose a belted Sabyasachi sherwani for the big day and a double string of emeralds completed the groom’s ensemble. The bride was resplendent in an elaborate Manish Malhotra outfit, in the colour scheme of fuschia and gold. The decor matched up to the pair’s outfit with peacocks and candle lit gazebos.

Upala KBR (DNA; January 31, 2014)

The big fat wedding that the film frat was looking forward to is right around the corner. Society’s who’s who are expected to attend Dharmendra and Hema Malini’s younger daughter Ahaana’s wedding to Vaibhav Vohra (below) on Sunday. However, two names which will be conspicuously absent from the grand event will be Sunny and Bobby Deol.

“Both bhaiyyas are very camera-shy so I don’t think they will come to Ahaana’s wedding,” says Esha. Abhay Deol, however, is expected to come. “We have sent the invites to all of them (the entire Deol family). Bobby and Sunny bhaiyya have always given us their love and support. It’s just that we do things privately in our world,” she adds.

While the mehendi is being held today at Hema’s Juhu home, the sangeet, wedding and reception will take place at ITC Maratha. Both Esha and Ahaana’s outfits have been designed by Neeta Lulla. Tushar Kapoor, Fardeen Khan, Zayed Khan, Riteish and Genelia Deshmukh are expected to attend.

Vickey Lalwani (MUMBAI MIRROR; January 30, 2014)