Rs 6.4 cr Indian wedding makes Shakira dance

Indian wedding in Venice gets bolder with Shakira sizzle

NRI industrialist Pramod Agarwal spent Rs 6.4 crore for his daughter's wedding, which saw elephants lumbering down canal city

Grand palazzos, gondolas and Colombian pop star Shakira in person! It couldn't get bigger than the grand Indian wedding of Britain-based industrialist Pramod Agarwal's daughter in Venice at a reported cost of 10 million euros (Rs 6.4 crore). The May 12-14 affair to remember saw as many as 800 guests and 72 hours of celebration, the high point of which was a performance by Shakira. The three-day extravaganza saw elephants and horses traipsing down the charming Italian city of canals.

Piping hot: Shakira's performance was the high point of the 72-hour

celebration that saw around 800 guests from across the globe. file pic

Singing sensation: Akon performed at another Indian wedding recently.

File pic

Agarwal, an Indian born metals commodities trader and investor, hosted the wedding of his daughter Vinita to Muqit Teja at the San Clemente Palace Hotel and Resort. According to weddingsutra.com, a huge team of coordinators and specialists from Mumbai and Delhi was flown down to conceptualise the grand affair, which included logistics and hospitality teams, decor tycoon Sumant Jayakrishnan along with ace photographers Badal and Raja Jain, while well-known chefs from India took care of the Indian cuisine.

This is not the first time an international artiste has performed at an Indian wedding. International popstar Akon also performed at the wedding reception of Mumbai socialites Kajal Fabiani and Gaurav Assomull in Monte Carlo this March. Bollywood is not far behind either. From Shah Rukh Khan and Malaika Arora, stars have often been seen performing at high-profile weddings.

Congress leader Kanwar Singh Tanwar's son's marriage in Delhi, for instance, saw a slew of Bollywood stars taking to the stage. These included Shah Rukh and Neha Dhupia, Zarine Khan. In 2004, ace businessman Laxmi Mittal's daughter's wedding saw Shah Rukh, Juhi Chawla, Saif Ali Khan and Rani Mukherjee showing dance moves choreographed by Farah Khan. Akshay Kumar and Aishwarya Rai also set the stage on fire with high-energy performances.