Shahid & Mira Kapoor's reception bash in Mumbai

The newly weds, Shahid & Mira Kapoor hosted a big reception bash yesterday 12th July, at the Palladium hotel in Lower Parel for Shahid's industry colleagues & friends.

Some of the guests included Anil Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan, Manish Paul, Karan Johar, and amongst the actresses, Shraddha Kapoor, Sonam Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Kriti Sanon, Dia Mirza, Preity Zinta & Kangana Ranaut.

Directors like Imtiaz Ali & Vishal Bhardwaj also attended the reception. Shahid's dance guru Shiamak Davar was also there, and choreographer and close friend Bosco Martis (who also attended the wedding ceremony in Delhi).

UTV head Siddharth Roy Kapur made a solo entry sans his wife Vidya Balan.

The top two floors of the Palladium hotel were booked for the event and dinner was served at Mekong, the hotel's award winning Asian restaurant. VVIP guests were served at Yuuka, the hotel's Japanese restaurant. The menu included Vietnamese hot and sour soup, sweet corn soup, Thai green curry and jasmine rice and wok-fried spinach noodles. Dessert featured Amer chocolate and mango pudding.

Take a look at some photos of the couple below and of the celebrity guests:

Both Shahid & Mira wore Manish Malhotra. Mira was wearing an Ivory & Blue Summer bridal wear from Manish's Blue Runway collection.

                                                                Big B interacting with Sasha

                            Here are some of the girls (left to right) Alia, Kangana & Sonam

I think Kangana was the best dressed amongst all the actresses who attended the wedding, in a simple light pink saree.

                                                     Manish Paul clicks a selfie with the couple

                                Shraddha Kapoor makes an entry with her brother Siddhanth

                                 Preity Zinta in a bright pink saree is somehow looking fat

                         Amongst the actors, Ranveer Singh was the most stylish and elegant

                                                          Baba, Arjun Kapoor was also invited

            Mira Kapoor says Namaste to Mr. Bachchan as she is introduced to him by hubby Sasha

Sonam, being a true fashionista, disappointed us big time with this purple and green anarkali

                                              Kriti Sanon looked pretty in a nice golden dress

                         
                                                                       Sonu Sood

                                           Selfie moment: Mira, Preity, Shahid & Shraddha

We hope you enjoyed the pictures. Tell us, who according to you was the best and worst dressed at #Shahidkishaadi?

Shahid Kapoor is a married man!

One of India & Bollywood's most eligible bachelors has tied the knot, breaking millions of hearts all over the world! All the buzz around his wedding has created a stir in the media #Shahidkishaadi

Shahid Kapoor got married to his fiancee Mira Rajput  July 7th in Delhi. The Punjabi style ceremony was a close knit affair with only around 50 guests, including family, close friends and members of the Radhasoami religious group through which they met. This was followed by a reception at the Oberoi hotel which was attended by 500 people.

                                              Shahid & Mira spotted at their wedding ceremony

                           Shahid is wearing a white sherwani by Kunal Rawal and Mira is wearing a
                            pink lehenga designed by Anamika Khanna

The sangeet, which took place on Monday night, a day before the wedding, was a full naach-ghana experience choreographed by Shahid's friend & choreographer Bosco Martis. Mira, along with Shahid, performed to some of his most famous songs, including Saree ke fall sa, Mauja hi mauja and Saj dhaj ke from the movie Mausam. Mira was taking dance lessons in Delhi before their shaadi in order to match steps with Shahid who we all know is a fabulous dancer.

                                       Shahid matching steps with his wife Mira at their sangeet

                                            The couple with choreographer Bosco Martis

The couple will host a grand Bollywood reception in Mumbai on July 12th for all of Shahid's colleagues in the industry. Apparently Shahid's ex girlfriend Kareena Kapoor Khan & Saif Ali Khan have NOT been invited to the wedding, after all Bebo didnt invite Sasha to her wedding either...

                                Shahid posted a selfie on his Instagram account with his wife


The couple will not be going on honeymoon straight away as Shahid has work commitments to look after.  He will be judging season 8 of the dance reality show Jhalak Dikhlajaa.

Bigbollywoodbuffs wishes the couple a very happy married life!

Jhalak Dikhlajaa season 8 to go on air 11th july on Colors tv

Jhalak Dikhlajaa's season 8 will go on air very soon on 11th July.

The new judge panel for this season has been confirmed: while Madhuri has been replaced by Shahid Kapoor, Remo D'Souza has been replaced by choreographer Ganesh Hedge and Karan Johar will remain there. Also, there is a new addition which is Lauren Gotlieb. Now this girl has sure come a long way from being a contestant on the show (season 6) to being a challenger on season 7 with Salman Yusuff Khan to actually becoming a judge on season 8! Wow, way to go girl! 

However, will the audiences accept a foreigner as a judge? She won't be able to give comments in Hindi or have so much knowledge about the expressions, she will surely be able to comment on the technical aspects of dance! 

Lauren recently posted the below image on her instagram account

I feel Salman Yusuff Khan should've been one of the judges, perhaps instead of Ganesh Hedge! He is a fabulous choreographer and a fantastic dancer and deserves his due. 

Some of the contestants of this season include Shamita Shetty, Ashish Chaudhary, Kavita Kaushik, Mohit Malik & Sanaya Irani. 

Watch the promo of Jhalak Dikhlajaa reloaded here:

Shahid Kapoor getting married

Sorry to disappoint all you Shahid Kapoor fans out there but the actor will be tying the nuptial knot to his fiancee from Delhi, Mira Rajput on 7th July 2015 in Gurgaon, Haryana,

Earlier there were speculations that the couple would be getting married in Byas, since they both strictly follow Radhasoami. Sasha is a pure vegetarian, does not drink alcohol and follows Radhasoami satsang and so is his fiance. They actually met through Radhasoami satsang over a year ago. It is an arranged marriage and Shahid had once said to the media that he wanted to get married to someone from outside the industry as she will give him a new perspective in life.

Shahid is 34 years old and Mira is 21 (she is 13 years younger than him). 

The ceremony will be held at the Oberoi hotel in Gurgaon and a reception will be held on the 12th July in Mumbai for Shahid's colleagues from the industry. 

Below is a glimpse of the wedding card

It reads the following:

Bela and Vikramaditya Rajput (Mira's parents)
Neelima Azeem (Shahid's stepmom)
Supriya and Pankaj Kapoor (Shahid's parents)
Request the honor of your presence to celebrate the wedding of their dearest
Mira and Shahid
As they Begin their new life together

We wonder who is invited from Bollywood, will his exes Bebo and PC make it to the guest list?

We wish Shahid all the best and wish him and Mira a very happy married life together. 

Shahid Kapoor replaces Madhuri Dixit Nene as a judge on Jhalak Dikhlajaa

Actor Shahid Kapoor has been roped in as a judge for Jhalak Dikhlajaa's season 8 which will be aired on Colors from July onwards. He has replaced Madhuri Dixit Nene who has been a judge on the show for the past three years.

Shahid is on a high these days, definitely on cloud 9 winning all the awards for his performance in the much critically acclaimed 'Haider'.

It seems that he will be paid a large sum of money for his television debut as a judge on the show.

Sasha is a very good fit for the judge chair as he has been an instructor at Shiamak Davar's dance institute SDIPA and is a trained professional dancer.

The two other judges are yet to be confirmed but there are speculations that it will be two out of the following three: Karan Johar (who has been a judge on the show for the past two seasons), choreographer Ganesh Hedge and dancer/actress Lauren Gotlieb who was a finalist on Jhalak season 6.

The hosts are yet to be confirmed but Manish Paul will probably be one of them.

             TV anchor/host Manish Paul, & Chief editor of  Big Bollywood buffs, Mohit Govindani

So people just stay tuned and watch this space for more as the best dance reality TV show will go on air next month, back with season 8!

Arijit Singh rocks Wembley Arena with his soulful voice

A few weeks ago, I attended Arijit Singh's concert in London at the Wembley SSE Arena, and I was completely touched by his soulful voice.

I flew all the way to London from Las Palmas (Spain) to attend this wonderful event with my friends and it was totally worth it.

This singing sensation sung some of his most popular tracks including Muskurane ki wajah (Citylights), Kabira (Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani), Phir le aaya dil (Barfi) and Phir mohabbat (Murder 2).

He ended the show on a great note by singing 'Tum hi ho' from Aashiqui 2, the song which made him so famous and won him all the awards that year for best playback singer male.

I would highly recommend all Arijit fans & Bollywood lovers to go to one of his shows if you get a chance, be it in Dubai, India or London.

Arijit will return to London next year, summer 2016 so make sure you don't miss it next time!

For now, check out the below videos of this breathtaking soulful performance!

Medley of his all time songs sung by other singers

                                                    Kabira (Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani)

Samjhawan (Humpty Sharma ki Dulhania)

                                                               Tum hi ho (Aashiqui 2)

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's different looks at Cannes

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan made her annual 13th appearance at Cannes this year and mesmerised everyone at the red carpet with her stunning looks.

                                    Ash wearing an Oscar de la renta fall 2015 red gown

                     Ash wearing a stylish outfit from Ralph & Russo's fall 2014 collection

In 2012, the 41-year-old actress had faced criticism, from within Bollywood, over her reluctance to shed post-pregnancy weight immediately after giving birth to daughter Aaradhya Bachchan.

However, she has since fought back, and three years on at the Cannes Film Festival 2015, Aishwarya Rai, has stunned critics with her remarkably slim figure.

                                                        Ash at Cannes in 2012

                                           Ash wearing a turquoise Elie Saab gown

                                       Ash in a Georges Chakra white fish gown


Which look of Ash did you like the most?