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Looking at lockdown star weddings

November 26, 2020 09:44 IST

Apart from embracing parenthood, movie and telly folk got married during the lockdown.

Namrata Thakker takes a look.

 

Photograph: Kind courtesy Sana Khan/Instagram

Jai Ho actor Sana Khan wed Anas Sayed on November 20 in Surat.

 

Photograph: Kind courtesy Rana Daggubati/Instagram

Baahubali actor Rana Daggubati broke millions of hearts when he tied the knot with fiance Miheeka Bajaj on August 8.

The couple had an intimate wedding ceremony in Hyderabad, attended by family and close friends.

 

Photograph: Kind courtesy Hardik Pandya/Instagram

Natasa Stankovic and cricketer Hardik Pandya took everyone by surprise when they announced their wedding as well as pregnancy on social media in May.

 

Photograph: Kind courtesy Prachi Tehlan/Instagram

Diya Aur Baati Hum actor Prachi Tehlan married Delhi businessman Rohit Saroha on August 7.

Prachi, who made her big screen debut in 2017 with the Punjabi film Arjan and was last seen in the Malayalam movie Mamangam, had a small wedding in Delhi with family and close friends in attendance.

 

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Telugu actor Nithiin and Shalini Kandukari had a grand wedding in Hyderabad while following pandemic rules and regulations on July 28.

 

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Another Telugu actor who had a lockdown wedding was Nikhil Siddhartha who tied the knot with girlfriend Pallavi Varma in May.

The couple had a simple wedding at a farm house in Hyderabad, attended only by their families.

 

Photograph: Kind courtesy Nikhil Gowda/Instagram

Kannada actor Nikhil Gowda married fiancee Revathi on April 17. The couple were planning an elaborate wedding, but then went for a simple affair at a farmhouse in Ramanagara.

 

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Popular television actress Niti Taylor got hitched to longtime beau Parikshit Bawa on August 13. The marriage ceremony took place at a gurdwara in Gurgaon and was a low-key affair.

 

Photograph: Kind courtesy Puja Banerjee/Instagram

Another telly beauty who got married this year is Puja Banerjee.

The actor and her beau Kunal Verma were supposed to have a grand wedding on April 15. But due to the ongoing pandemic, they called off the celebrations and instead made a donation.

Puja and Kunal did get their marriage registered a month before their wedding.

 

Photograph: Kind courtesy Manish Raisinghan/Instagram

Sasural Simar Ka actor Manish Raisinghan wed girlfriend Sangeita Chauhan in a gurdwara on June 30.

Following the rules religiously, their families attended the ceremony virtually.

 

Photograph: Kind courtesy Ankit Shah/Instagram

Dil Toh Happy Hai Ji actor Ankit Shah had a hush-hush wedding with girlfriend Aashima Nair on June 30.

 

Photograph: Kind courtesy Anamika Khanna/Instagram

Singham actress Kajal Agarwal joined the bandwagon and wed beau Gautam Kitchlu on October 30.

The couple had a Punjabi-Kashmiri wedding in Mumbai graced by family and close friends.

 

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NAMRATA THAKKER