Vidya Balan and Siddharth Roy Kapur’s Wedding

This is Vidya Balan’s first marriage. This is Siddharth Roy Kapur’s third marriage. Siddharth Kapur knew his first wife since he was a kid. Siddharth Roy Kapur’s second wife was a Television producer. Siddharth separated from his second wife in 2008 and the divorce came through in the end of 2011.The happiness at their wedding is evident on Siddharth and Vidya’s face.
Vidya Balan and Siddharth Roy Kapoor’s wedding took place at “Green Gifts” (“Green Mile”) bungalow in Bandra. This bungalow is used for Hindi film and serial shooting.Above pictures are of the traditional Indian wedding “Mandap” where Vidya and Siddharth were married. During the actual marriage ceremony, Vidya Balan wore a traditional silk mustard colored sari with a pink blouse. She also wore lots of traditional Tamil wedding jewelry.
After the wedding Vidya changed into a Sabyasachi Mukherjee designed red bridal Saree.
Siddharth Kapur wore an elegant and simple yellow Kurta and White pyjama. For his feet he wore “Kolhapuri Slippers“.Picture of Vidya Balan’s father performing “Kanyadaam” by placing her hand in Siddharth’s. Picture of Vidya Balan exchanging floral garlands with Siddarth.
Siddharth Kapur is half Christian (mother Salome Aaron, a former Miss India, is Christian) and half Punjabi. Vidya Balan is a Tamil Brahmin belonging to the “Palakkad Iyer” community or caste. Their wedding incorporated their religious and cultural backgrounds.
In true Punjabi fashion, Siddharth Kapoor arrived at the wedding venue with a Band and his “Baarat” (friends and family who accompany the groom). He and his close relatives wore traditional Pink Turbans (“Paagdi“). Siddharth did not wear a traditional wedding “Shera” (veil worn by grooms to ward off evil).
Primarily Tamil marriage rituals were followed at Vidya Balan and Sidsharth Kapur’s wedding. These Tamil rituals included “Mangala Snanaan”, “Malai Mattal”, “Oonjal”, “Kanyadanam”, “Muhurtum”, “Saptapadi” and “Sammandhi Mariyathai”. (To know about these South Indian wedding rituals, please visit Esha Deol’s Wedding).
Many of the key Hindu marriage rituals are common among Punjabi and Tamil weddings. These include the bride wearing a “Mangalsutra” (“Mangala Snanaan” in Tamil), exchange of garlands (“Jaimala” in Punjabi, “Malai Mattal” in Tamil), “Saptapadi” (rounds around a Holy Fire), “Kanyadanam” (father of the bride giving the hand of the bride to her husband).
After the wedding, Vidya Balan wore traditional wedding “Chooda” (red and white marriage bangles) which is usually worn by a newly married Punjabi bride.