Pictures and details of Vidya Balan and Siddharth Roy Kapur’s Marriage, Wedding Reception, Sangeet, Mehndi, Honeymoon, Wedding Clothes, Bridal Trousseau and Guest List. Also Siddharth Kapur’s biography.
Vidya Balan and Siddharth Roy Kapur’s Wedding
Vidya Balan (34) and Disney UTV CEO Sidharth Roy Kapur (38) were married on 14 December, 2014.
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.
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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.
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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“.
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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.
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Siddharth and Vidya Balan have received praise for having a simple and elegant wedding. Only family and close friends attended the wedding. Among them were his boss Ronnie Screwvala, with his wife Zarina Mehta. Siddharth Roy Kapur is the CEO of UTV Motion Pictures.
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After the wedding, Vidya and Siddharth will travel to the Caribbean for their honeymoon. Post wedding they will live in their sea facing flat in “Parneta” on Juhu Tara Road. Many Hindi movie actors live in Juhu.
Vidya Balan and Siddarth fell in love on the sets of the 2010 Hindi movie “No One Killed Jessica”.
Pictures of Vidya Balan’s Mehendi Ritual
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Vidya Balan’s marriage “Mehendi” (Henna) ceremony took place on 12th December, 2012 at her house in Khar. Mainly family members and close friends attended the Mehndi ritual. The only celebrity from the Hindi film industry to attend Vidya’s Mehendi was Rekha.
Vidya Balan went with a simple Mehendi design for her hands. She wore a beautiful Sabyasachi Mukherjee sari worn in Bengali style.
Pictures of Vidya Balan and Siddharth Kapur’s Sangeet Ceremony
Vidya Balan and Sidharth Roy Kapur’s pre-wedding “Sangeet” ceremony was a family affair and was held at “La Mode” Banquet Hall in Juhu, Mumbai. Vidya Balan’s father, P R Balan, her mother, Saraswati Balan, sister, Priya, brother-in-law, Kedar, twins niece Ira, nephew Ruhaan, attended the “Sangeet”. Siddharth Kapur’s brothers Aditya Roy Kapur and Kunaal Roy Kapur were also present. Kunaal Kapur came with his wife Shayonti and his son. Vidya Balan wore a traditional Pattu saree.
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Dates For Vidya Balan – Siddharth Kapur Wedding, Reception, Sangeet
1] Vidya Balan and Siddharth Kapur Wedding Date
Siddharth Roy Kapoor and Vidya Balan were married on the afternoon of 14 December, 2012. Venue of Vidya Balan and Sidarth Roy Kapur’s marriage was “Green Gifts” (or “Green Mile”) bungalow in Bandra West, Mumbai.
For the Balan family, 14 December is a special date since Vidya’s sister, Priya, was also married on this day.
2] Vidya Balan and Sidharth Kapur Reception Date
Vidya and Sidharth’s Wedding Reception will take place in Chennai and will probably take place on the 16th of December.
3] Vidya Balan Sangeet Ceremony Date
Vidya Balan and Siddharth Roy Kapor’s Sangeet function was held on 11 December, 2012 at La Mode Banquet Hall in Juhu.
Vidya Balan Bridal Trousseau and Wedding Clothes
Indian designer Sabyasachi Mukherjee designed 18 sarees for Vidya Balan’s bridal trousseau. Of these, 2 special saris, made from Madras silk, were worn by Vidya Balan at her wedding. During her wedding, Vidya Balan wore a mustard colored silk saree with a bright pink blouse. Post the wedding, Vidya changed into a beautiful red silk bridal sari.
While most of Vidya’s wedding sarees were traditional Indian wedding dark colors, 6 saris were multi-colored. Some of these sarees were presents for her mother, sister (Priya) and her relatives.
Sabyasachi Mukherjee is Vidya Balan’s favorite designer. Vidya Balan has walked the ramp for Sabyasachi.
Among Sabyasachi’s patrons are Oprah Winfrey, Vidya Balan, Shabana Azmi, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Kareena Kapoor, Reese Witherspoon, Rene Zelleweger.
Who is Siddharth Roy Kapur? Profile
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Siddharth Roy Kapur’s Education and Work
- Siddharth Roy Kapur is the CEO of UTV Motion Pictures. He has been UTV CEO since 2006.
- Prior to UTV, Sidharth had worked for Murdoch owned Star Plus and Procter & Gamble.
- Post the launch of the movie “Rowdy Rathore”, all movies made by UTV Motion Pictures have Siddharth Roy Kapur as Producer.
- Siddharth Roy Kapoor did his schooling from the South Bombay school of G. D. Somani Memorial School, in Cuffe Parade. His family lived at Cuffe Parade’s “Jolly Maker Apartments”. Siddharth graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) degree from Mumbai’s Sydenham College and completed his post-graduation MBA from Mumbai’s prestigious Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies. Siddharth’s youth and education is centered on South Bombay.
Siddharth Roy Kapur’s Family and Their Association With Hindi Films
- Siddharth Roy Kapur’s family has a long association with the Hindi Film Industry. His paternal grandfather, Raghupat Roy Kapur, left the family business in Lahore and came to Mumbai to enter the film industry. His industry name was G Rakesh and he produced “Shahenshah Akbar” (1943), “Zanjeer” (1947), directed “Lekh” (1949), “Banwar” (with Raj Kapoor in 1950) among others.
- Siddharth Roy Kapur’s maternal grandparents, Ruby and Sam Aaron, were professional dancers who coached many Hindi movie stars in the art of dancing.
- Siddharth father joined the armed forces and later became a businessman. His father met his mother, Salome Aaron, while he was posted in Kashmir. Siddharth was born on August 2, 1974.
- Siddharth Roy Kapur’s mother, Salome Aaron / Salome Roy Kapur won the Miss India 1972 title organized by “Eve’s Weekly”. Salome has choreographed Hindi movies, including the super hit “Bobby“. Salome also modeled for Cadbury, Godrej, ITC, Taj Mahal Tea, Century Mills, etc. Salome Roy Kapur has also acted in the Hindi film “Tuhi Meri Zindagi” opposite Deb Mukherjee.
- Kunaal Roy Kapur is Siddharth Roy Kapur’s younger brother. Kunaal is an actor (“Delhi Belly“, “Yeh Jawaani Hai Dewani“, “Loins of Punjab“, “Mumbai Calling“), photographer, theater director and movie director (“The President Is Coming“). His future projects include directing a mystery horror movie called “The Pool”. He is also the main lead in John Abraham’s second home production.
- Aditya Roy Kapur is Siddharth Roy Kapur’s youngest brother. Aditya is a VJ and actor (“Aashique 2“, “Dawaat-E-Ishq“, “Yeh Jawaani Hai Dewani“, “Guzaarish“, “London Dreams“, “Action Replayy“, ).
- The “Roy” in Siddharth’s surname comes from the departmental store (“Roy Bros”) that his forefathers owned in Lahore. Over time the “Roy” got attached to the “Kapur” surname.
Vidya Balan’s Profile
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- Vidya Balan was born on 1 January, 1978 in Kerala, India.
- Vidya Balan made her movie debut in 2003 in the Bengali movie “Bhalo Theko”.
- Vidya became a household name after her second film “Parineeta”. Incidentally this movie was produced by UTV, but Sidharth Kapur was not yet associated with UTV.
- Her third film was the super hit “Lage Raho Munna Bhai”. Since then, she has acted in “Guru”, “Salaam-E-Ishq”, “Eklavya: The Royal Guard”, “Heyy Babyy”, “Bhool Bhulaiyaa”, “Om Shanti Om”, “Halla Bol”, “Kismat Konnection”, “Paa”, “Ishqiya”, “No One Killed Jessica”, “Urumi”, “Thank You”, “Dum Maaro Dum”, “The Dirty Picture”, “Kahaani”, “Ferrari Ki Sawaari”.
- Vidya Balan won the National Film Award for Best Actress for “The Dirty Picture”. She has also won four Filmfare awards for “Parineeta”, “Paa”, “Ishqiya” and “The Dirty Picture”.
- Vidya’s career did not start off well when he was replaced in the first three movies she was to star in – “Chakram” (Malayalam), “Run” (Tamil) and “Manasellam” (Tamil). This was a harrowing time for her.
- Vidya has also appeared in TV serial (“Hum Paanch”), commercials and music videos.
- Vidya is multilingual. She can speak Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, Bengali and Marathi.
- Vidya Balan did her schooling from “St. Anthony Girls’ High School” in Chembur, Mumbai. She majored in Sociology from St. Xavier’s College.
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