On Saturday, the Dhariwal family's bungalow in Koregaon Park was decked up with flowers and a beautiful mandap for the wedding of Janhavi Dhariwal, daughter of the late Rasiklal
Manikchand Dhariwal
, with businessman
Punit Balan
.
The couple had a traditional wedding which was attended by well-known personalities from the city, as well as celebrities from the world of sports and Bollywood. The groom arrived at the venue in a vintage car with an energetic group of dhol taasha players who got the guests grooving. Among those spotted shaking a leg in the baraat were former tennis champ
Leander Paes and his girlfriend, actress
Kim Sharma, cricketer
Yusuf Pathan, and others.
After tying the knot in a beautiful ceremony, Punit told us, "It's been a long journey and we are finally married." Janhvi, who looked lovely in a pink lehenga and kundan jewellery, added, “I am just happy that this day has come and I am looking forward to our journey together."
Besides Leander, Kim and Yusuf, we also spotted actors
Sharad Kelkar and Jay Bhanushali, director
Mahesh Limaye and music-composer duo Ajay-Atul enjoying the wedding. Talking about fun baraat, Sharad, who was joined by his wife Keerti, said, ‘I have attended a baraat like this after almost 15 years. I think the last baraat I was part of was at my own wedding!" For Leander, it was a one of a kind experience since he has never attended a wedding like this. He always wanted to be a part of baraat where he could dance his heart out. "I always wanted to be part of a baraat like this and dance in it. Finally, my dream of doing that came true as I danced to the beats with Kim. It felt great," says Leander. Irfan Pathan, who too was spotted among the guests, told us, “I met Punit through my brother Yusuf and our friendship goes back a long way. We are very happy for the couple and wish them the best."
The grand wedding was planned within 40 days and the wedding planners made sure that wedding is curated in the best way possible. "Our in-house creative team did all the designing and our operation team did great execution. We followed all the Covid guideline to make this wedding a safe space for everyone," says
Manoj Goplani
, founder of the company that organised the wedding.
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