Routine sacraments of a wedding decree that the bride and groom exchange jaymalas (exchange of garlands) go through the kanyadaan (giving away the bride), take their oaths of loyalty and love during their pheras around the sacred fire and then begin the humdrum task of setting up their new home. And most important: Offer the guests a feast of ‘international’ cuisines including Thai, Chinese, Italian and of course Indian delicacies. Dance away the Punjabi bhangra, sing erotic Rajasthani ditties, dangle around a Maharashtrian mangalsutra and smear Bengali sindoor all over your hair. The mantra of the marriage market today is: Enjoy! Do not worry about your community or regional origins.ĭo as the stars do.
They are visiting mid-level boutiques to choose their salwar kameezes for the events that create the hoopla around the actual wedding day. Their jewellery is pan-Indian or international in style rather than typical of their communities or region. They are eyeing elaborate sherwanis for the wedding and formal wear for the receptions.īrides are busy trying out their ghagra chunnis with elaborate zardozi work over pink or peach-coloured silk. They are buying their kurta pyjamas for the sangeet and suits for their cocktails. There is only the Great Bollywood Wedding - with its glamour and fun ingredients planned with immaculate attention - which is setting a worldwide trend.Īccording to the regimen of this trend, the new bridegrooms are busy choosing saafas and sehras for the D-day. No longer are there South Indian kalyanams, Maharashtrian lagnas, Punjabi shaadis, Bengali vivahas or Rajasthani lagans. This wedding season, a sweeping phenomenon is visible throughout India.Įven middle class weddings are being celebrated in full Bollywood style, with the enthusiastic brides and their anxious grooms getting jittery over how to dress for each event and ritual.Īnd a list of the events and rituals - as well as the games and shenanigans planned by both parties - show a distinct influence of films made by Karan Johar, Dharmesh and Sunil Darshan, Yash Chopra, Suraj Barjatya, Abbas Mastaan and other well-known wedding-video directors. Traditional or innovative, wedding events, games and rituals have been ‘regimented’ by larger-than-life Bollywood films, writes Vimla Patil.
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