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Bollywood's Farhan Akhtar and Shibani Dandekar are now married

Bollywood's Farhan Akhtar and Shibani Dandekar are now married

The couple exchanged vows at Javed Akhtar and Shabana Azmi's farmhouse in Khandala.
Updated 23 Feb, 2022

Bollywood actor and ace filmmaker Farhan Akhtar tied the knot with singer Shibani Dandekar today (Feb 19) at his father Javed Akhtar's farmhouse in Mahrashtra.

The couple had been in the news for their wedding as reports first suggested that they would get married on Feb 21. The reports were then revised to state that they would get married on Feb 19 in a traditional Maharashtrian wedding. Photos of the couple surfacing on social media suggest that theirs was a contemporary event where they exchanged vows under a flower arch in the garden of the farmhouse. Only close friends and family have been spotted at the event.

Photos: Yogen Shah and Shibani Dandekar/Instagram
Photos: Yogen Shah and Shibani Dandekar/Instagram

In the first photos from the wedding, the Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara actor looks dapper in a black tuxedo paired with what looks like a white broach and classic black sunglasses. The bride wore a fitted red and cream gown. The outfit had a red veil matching the dress' floral pattern on its hem and was paired with red sling-back heels from Aquazzura.

The couple exchanged vows in front of a backdrop of red and pink flowers that complemented the bride's look. According to Times of India the groom's father recited a poem for the couple after the ceremony. Indian media outlets shared videos of Farhan making an entry on 'Sooraj ki Baahon Mein', a song from his film starring Abhay Deol, Katrina Kaif, Hrithik Roshan and Kalki Koechlin.

The couple also shook a leg on John Legend's 'All of Me' post wedding as everyone hit the dance floor. According to a clip shared by India Today the couple also danced to film Dil Chahta Hai's theme song. The 2001 film marked Farhan's directorial debut. Musical trio Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy that sung the song in the film performed it live at the event.

According to the Times of India, the wedding was attended by celebrities such as Hrithik Roshan, Rhea Chakraborty, Ashutosh Gowariker, Satish Shah, Saqib Saleem and Amrita Arora.

Comments

Anonymouseee Feb 19, 2022 05:48pm
I thought the guy Muslim, judging by his name.
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Sane Voice Feb 19, 2022 05:53pm
Bollywood news is big in Pakistan.
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Syed Hasni Feb 19, 2022 06:02pm
Finally its over, I am happy sanity prevailed , good to see that it was low keyed. I hope he did not say to the guests “Welcome back everyone!”?
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M. Saeed Feb 19, 2022 06:02pm
Why so eager to show locals audience, this second-hand Indian marriage of the both experienced hands?
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Taj Ahmad - Love to all Feb 19, 2022 06:26pm
All the best of luck and love to the new couple in 2022, the new pride of India.
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Mann Feb 19, 2022 06:27pm
Love Jihad?
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Tadka Feb 19, 2022 06:29pm
@M. Saeed wonderful language. Mr perfect
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Tadka Feb 19, 2022 06:30pm
@Sane Voice but no one's following him nor his wedding in India
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Facts Feb 19, 2022 07:42pm
@Mann he is not muslim. Does it look like muslim marriage ceremony to you? Hate it when people show ignorance at such a level.
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Tara Feb 19, 2022 08:47pm
Why so much coverage? He is hardly known in India.
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Jaswinder Feb 19, 2022 08:57pm
Arif a slam and Mahira we’re also at the wedding cleaning toilets
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Abid Syed Feb 19, 2022 09:13pm
@Jaswinder that was not needed.
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Skeptic Feb 19, 2022 09:23pm
Happy for them! At least she found a decent guy to love and marry outside her own community. Judging from the pathetic unemployed losers, Indian trolls who hang around on Dawn.com, who can blame her for choosing a Muslim man to live with??
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vin Feb 19, 2022 10:44pm
@Anonymouseee How name defined someone's religion? Also, his name is Persian or Zoroastrian but he is not Parsi. When you have noticed him going for Namaz? Remo D'souza is not Christian, Raghava Lawrence is not Christian. His entire family is leftist.
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Jay Hind Feb 19, 2022 11:32pm
@Anonymouseee Both he and his father consider themselves atheists. His father openly gave up Islam long ago, and this guy was never a Muslim.
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AJ Feb 19, 2022 11:56pm
@ Anonymouseee.. Bride is hindu and groom is muslim and christain wedding ceremony.. This is common in India..
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Maz Feb 20, 2022 12:03am
Why is this a news here? Hardly anybody interested to know.
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SecondPilot Feb 20, 2022 01:10am
@Mann *facepalm* - no one in India outside the bhakt brigade cares about that gaslighting any more. So you can give it a rest. Better luck next time.
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Roy Feb 20, 2022 04:41am
They should have married long ago, did Mr. Modi join the party?
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Multani Feb 20, 2022 05:14am
This looks like a filmy Hindu wedding but who cares for these unknown Bollywood actors
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ShadowLugia Feb 20, 2022 05:53am
@Mann Nah, he is agnostic not a practicing one
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A Feb 20, 2022 08:16am
@Anonymouseee “ thought the guy Muslim, judging by his name.” You might think Salma Hayek is Muslim as well.
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Tariq Choudry Feb 20, 2022 08:22am
@Jaswinder Do you have the toilets now !!!
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Rehana Bounse Feb 20, 2022 10:03am
@Sane Voice why? Same dog & pony show. Same makeup, same clothes & same dances. So why is it important?
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Shivaji Feb 20, 2022 11:07am
They chose ShivJayanti, an auspicious day, Feb 19. Was that Kumari Shivani's choice? Ga Ni Dandekar devoted whole life for Shivaji and Shivaji's history. He was engrossed so much that, he said he forgot to get married.
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Dhru Feb 20, 2022 12:16pm
@Facts Do you have any problem?
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Biswajit Feb 20, 2022 12:23pm
@Anonymouseee, if that guy was indeed a practising muslim then that girl would never have married him.
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Secular Indian Feb 20, 2022 12:57pm
Farhan’s mother was Parsi (Honey Irani) & his father is a secular Muslim. Despite negative propaganda, most Indians are truly secular at heart !
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tina Feb 20, 2022 01:07pm
@Multani It does not look anything like a traditional Hindu wedding more like a western wedding. I guess you haven't attended any Hindu wedding.
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Salvo Feb 20, 2022 06:33pm
@Anonymouseee he’s an Indian Muslim you wouldn’t understand
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Salvo Feb 20, 2022 06:34pm
@Tariq Choudry yes we call it Pakistan
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Firangi Feb 20, 2022 08:57pm
@Anonymouseee yes he is the son of Javed Akhtar a famous writer and poet. They are Faiz and Manti style family
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Apoc Feb 20, 2022 11:32pm
freedom of secularism. let us not judge.
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Rdeal Fasttrack Feb 21, 2022 12:53am
@Facts How is not muslim. He is Javed Akjhara's son.
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UM Feb 21, 2022 04:19pm
Somewhere lost in many of these spiteful comments is that a smitten man and a beautiful woman just got married. Let’s congratulate them and leave it at that…
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sama Feb 22, 2022 01:16pm
@Rdeal Fasttrack His father Javed Akhtar is born Muslim but is an Aheist as is son Farhan People can be born in any religion and decide what they want to believe
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