MUMBAI: Actors Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai were engaged on Sunday evening, an event that ended frenetic speculation about their relationship.
Apparently, their union was cleared by pandits and religious heads, who allayed concerns about Rai being a 'Manglik'. Rai is two years older than Bachchan; he turns 31 on February 5.
Hari Singh, Rai's business manager, confirmed that the ceremony was held at her Bandra residence. According to sources, the wedding is scheduled to take place next month.
Relations and friends of the two parties gathered at Amitabh Bachchan's residence, Jalsa, in Juhu to celebrate the engagement late on Sunday night. Fans flocked around the premises in large numbers well past midnight.
Those present at the engagement ceremony included Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan, the Rai family, Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh, industrialist Anil Ambani and his wife Tina.
Abhishek Bachchan reportedly proposed to Rai in New York on Friday at the premiere of Guru. Although their marriage was apparently being secretly planned for a long time, the film’s success is said to have been taken as a propitious signal. That Rai had not signed any films after Guru and Jodha Akbar, sources said, indicated that she was preparing for matrimony.
Bachchan and Rai have starred together in Dhai Akshar Prem Ke (their first film together), Kuch Na Kaho, and Umrao Jaan. But the two are said to have come close during the filming of Dhoom 2.
Both Bachchan and Rai have a past of sorts. Rai was in a relationship with actor Salman Khan for a long time, while Bachchan was engaged to be married to former actor Karisma Kapoor.
In November last, Rai — accompanied by the Bachchans — had visited the Sankat Mochan temple in Varanasi, sparking a media frenzy.
source : DNA
Apparently, their union was cleared by pandits and religious heads, who allayed concerns about Rai being a 'Manglik'. Rai is two years older than Bachchan; he turns 31 on February 5.
Hari Singh, Rai's business manager, confirmed that the ceremony was held at her Bandra residence. According to sources, the wedding is scheduled to take place next month.
Relations and friends of the two parties gathered at Amitabh Bachchan's residence, Jalsa, in Juhu to celebrate the engagement late on Sunday night. Fans flocked around the premises in large numbers well past midnight.
Those present at the engagement ceremony included Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan, the Rai family, Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh, industrialist Anil Ambani and his wife Tina.
Abhishek Bachchan reportedly proposed to Rai in New York on Friday at the premiere of Guru. Although their marriage was apparently being secretly planned for a long time, the film’s success is said to have been taken as a propitious signal. That Rai had not signed any films after Guru and Jodha Akbar, sources said, indicated that she was preparing for matrimony.
Bachchan and Rai have starred together in Dhai Akshar Prem Ke (their first film together), Kuch Na Kaho, and Umrao Jaan. But the two are said to have come close during the filming of Dhoom 2.
Both Bachchan and Rai have a past of sorts. Rai was in a relationship with actor Salman Khan for a long time, while Bachchan was engaged to be married to former actor Karisma Kapoor.
In November last, Rai — accompanied by the Bachchans — had visited the Sankat Mochan temple in Varanasi, sparking a media frenzy.
source : DNA