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Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan’s Wedding Details & Photos

Pictures and details of Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor’s Wedding, Marriage Registration, Wedding Reception, Sangeet, Mehndi, Honeymoon. Also Saif and Kareena’s marriage clothes, bridal trousseau, guests and parents at the wedding. Indian Actor Saif Ali Khan is the “Nawab of Pataudi” and Kareena Kapoor is a fourth generation actress of the “Kapoor” family. Saif and Kareena are popularly referred to as “Saifeena”.

Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor’s Civil Marriage Registration, 16 Oct, 2012

Since the couple belong to different religions (Saif Ali Khan is a Muslim and Kareena Kapoor is a Punjabi – Sindhi Hindu and a practicing Christian), they need to get married under the “Indian Special Marriage Act, 1954”.
Around noon on 16 October, 2012, the Bandra Family Court Marriage Registrar, Surekha Lokhare, arrived at Fortune Heights at 29th Hill Road, Bandra (where Saif and Kareena live), to register the marriage of Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan. Sharmila Tagore, Randhir Kapoor and Babita Kapoor were the official witnesses for the civil wedding. With the signing of the marriage register, Saif and Karina legally became Husband and Wife. A religious marriage ceremony need not be conducted for Kareena and Saif to be married.
Saif’s name on the Marriage Certificate is Sajid Ali Khan, which is his real name.

As per the provisions of the “Indian Special Marriage Act, 1954”, Saif and Kareena had to give formal notice of their intention to wed to the Bandra Marriage Registrar’s Office 30 days before the wedding. Saif Ali Khan had informed the Marriage Registrar about his upcoming wedding on 12 September, 2012. The Bandra Marriage Officer made an entry in the Marriage Notice Book and put up a notice in the office. The reason behind this 30 day notice period is to allow anyone to raise an objection to Saif and Kareena’s wedding.

As per the “Indian Special Marriage Act, 1954”, a religious wedding ceremony is not required for a couple to be married. As per this Indian law, the registration of the marriage means that the wedding is legally solemnized. This act is unlike the 4 other Indian Religious Marriage laws (“Hindu Marriage Act”, “Muslim Marriage Act”, “Indian Christian Marriage Act” and “Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act”), where the couple have to first conduct a religious wedding ritual and only then register their marriage.

Post marriage, Kareena will take the name Kareena Kapoor Khan.

Kareena Kapoor and Saif Khan’s Religious Nikah Wedding, 16 Oct, 2012

Saif’s father, “Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi” passed away on 22 September, 2011. The Kapoor and Pataudi families have waited for the traditional one year mourning period to be over before Saif and Karina are married.
After their registered civil marriage, Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor once again exchanged marriage vows in a religious ceremony. The “Nikaah” ceremony took place on the evening of 16 October at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in South Mumbai. Those present suggested that it was less of a conventional “Nikaah” ceremony and more of a reaffirmation of wedding vows between Kareena and Saif Khan.
Kareena Kapoor wore a Pataudi family heirloom which was previously worn by Saif’s grandmother Begum Sajida Sultan in 1939 and her mother-in-law, Sharmila Tagore, at her wedding with Saif’s father Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi in 1969. Kareena’s heavy wedding “Sharara” or “Gharara” (wedding bridal dress) is in gold, rust and blue and it was restored by Ritu Kumar. Soon after the ceremony, Kareena changed into a champagne outfit by Indian designer and stylist Manish Malhotra. Saif’s wedding outfit was a traditional and simple golden “Achkan” and Turban designed by Raghuvendra Rathod. For more details, please refer to section on “Saif Ali Khan and Kareena’s Wedding Clothes”.
Talking to the press, Kareena’s father asserted that there was no religious conversion by either Saif or Kareena. Each would respect the others faith.

Guests at Kareena Kapoor and Saif’s Wedding in Mumbai on 16 Oct, 2012

Saif’s two children, daughter Sara Ali Khan (16) and son Ibrahim Ali Khan (10) attended his “Nikaah” to Kareena. Saif was previously married to Amrita Singh.
As per the wishes of Kareena and Saif, only close family members and friends attended the wedding at the Taj. By Bollywood standards, this was a rather small wedding/reception. The Reception in Delhi on 18 October was at a grander scale with over 600 people attending.
Practically the entire Kapoor clan was present from Kareena Kapoor’s parents Randhir, Babita, sister Karishma Kapur, Kareena’s uncles (Rishi Kapoor with wife Neetu Singh, Rajiv Kapoor), Kareena’s aunts (Ritu Nanda, Reema Jain), Kareena’s grandmother Krishna Kapoor, Kareena’s granduncle Shashi Kapoor, Randhir Kapoor’s cousins (Kunal Kapoor, Aditya Raj Kapoor), Kareena’s cousins (Nitasha Nanda, Nikhil Nanda with wife Shweta Bachchan Nanda, Ranbir Kapoor, Armaan Jain), Kareena’s niece (Samaira Kapoor) and nephew (Kiaan Raj Kapoor).
From Saif side of the family, his mother Sharmila Tagore and sisters, Saba and Soha attended the “Nikaah”. Soha’s partner, Kunal Khemu was also present.

Bollywood film fraternity guests who attended Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan’s wedding at the Taj Mahal hotel on October 16, 2012, included Shahrukh Khan with wife Gauri, Anil Kapoor with wife Sunita, daughter Sonam, nephew Arjun Kapoor, Preity Zinta, R Balki, Gauri Shinde, Tushar Kapoor, Karan Johar, Amrita Arora with husband Shakeel Ladakh, Malaika Arora Khan, Atul Agnihotri with wife Alvira, Sohail Khan with wife Seema Sachdev Khan, Dia Mirza, Fardeen Khan.

Indian designers Ritu Kumar, Manish Malhotra, Vikram Phadnis were also present at the wedding.
Surprisingly Ratan Tata, chairman of the Tata Group that owns the Taj Mahal Hotel, attended Saif and Kareena’s wedding/reception at the Taj. Ratan Tata’s retirement house is walking distance from the Taj.
A surprising absence was Mr Amitabh Bachchan who is related to Kareena Kapoor. Amitabh Bachchan’s daughter Shweta Bachchan Nanda is married to Kareena’s cousin Nikhil Nanda. Mr Bachchan was busy filming “Kaun Banega Crorepati” (KBC, India’s equivalent of “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?”). Shahrukh Khan arrived late at Kareena and Saif’s “Nikaah”, because he was filming an episode of KBC with Mr Bachchan. Mr Amitabh Bachchan was represented by daughter Shweta Bachchan Nanda, son-in-law, Nitasha Nanda, and grandson Agastye.

Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan’s Wedding Clothes

Kareena Kapoor wore mother-in-law, Sharmila Tagore’s bridal dress, a “Sharara” in gold, green and rust. Kareena’s bridal clothes consist of “Kurta”, “Dupatta” and “Farshi Paijama”. This bridal “Joda” originally belonged to Begum Sajida Sultan, the “Begum of Bhopal”, Sharmila Tagore’s mother-in-law and Saif’s grandmother. Indian designer Ritu Kumar restored this bridal trousseau and designer Manish Malhotra altered the bridal trousseau as per Kareena’s measurements and requirements.
Most of Kareena Kapoor’s bridal clothes have been designed by Manish Malhotra.
As part of her wedding jewelry, Kareena Kapur wore a large neck to waist gold necklace with diamonds and precious stones encrusted in it. The necklace made by Rajkot’s Kruti Jewellers is estimated to weigh 400 gms and cost around Rs 4 million.
Famous Stylist Mickey Contractor and make expert Subhash Vagal helped Kareena Kapoor with her makeup and look for the wedding and reception.
For his wedding Saif Ali Khan wore a simple, elegant golden knee length “Banarasi Achkan” and Turban designed by designer Raghavendra Rathod. His footwear was traditional Jodhpuri shoes. Raghuvendra Rathore also designed a “Bandhgala” (close neck) suit for Saif. Incidentally Raghuvendra Rathore is also designed a “Bandgala” for Lisa Ray’s husband, Jason Dehni, for Lisa Ray’s Wedding on 20 October.
Raghuvendra Rathod had previously designed Saif’s royal wardrobe for the movie “Eklavya”.

Saif and Kareena Kapoor’s Wedding Reception In Delhi on 18 October

Kareena Kapoor and Saif’s Wedding Reception is hosted by Sharmila Tagore.
Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor’s Marriage Reception (“Dawat-e-Walima”) will be held on 18 October, 2012.
Kareena and Saif’s Delhi Reception will be held in the VVIP bungalow number 32 on Aurangzeb Road in New Delhi.
Unlike the wedding, where only very close family and friends were invited, the wedding reception will be an opportunity for Kareena and Saif to share their joy with their large circle of friends and associates. Over 600 guests are expected to attend.
Among the invitees are Sonia Gandhi, cricketers Kapil Dev and Abbas Ali Baig, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Arun Jaitley.

Kareena and Saif’s Sangeet Party

Although there was no formal “Sangeet” ceremony, Kareena and Saif threw a private party on the roof of Saif’s Bandra residence, Satguru Apartments in Bandra, for close friends and family. This was the equivalent of their “Sangeet“.
Guests at Kareena and Saif’s “Sangeet” function included Saif’s daughter Sara, his sisters Saba Ali Khan, Soha Ali Khan, Kunal Khemu, Kareena’s aunts Reema Kapoor and Neetu Singh, Malaika Arora Khan, a very pregnant Amrita Arora with husband Shakeel Ladakh, Karan Johar, Sunil Lulla with wife Krishika, Tusshar Kapoor, Sanjay Kapoor with wife Maheep, Homi Adajania with wife Anaita Shroff, designers Manish Malhotra, Vikram Phadnis, Niranjan Iyenger.
For the party, Kareena wore a heavily embroidered Golden “Lehange” with an orange “Dupatta“.She had an impressive choker around her neck with matching earrings, Green bangles on her wrists and “Gajra” flowers in her hair. Saif wore an elegant White suit. (Please see the below photo).
After Kareena and Saif’s civil wedding on 15 October, there is a big party in the evening. Karan Johar will be involved in choreographing the dances for this party, so will Bollywood film choreographer Rajendra Masterji.

Saif and Kareena Kapoor’s Honeymoon and Post Wedding Plans

There are no immediate plans for a honeymoon since both Kareena and Saif are busy with work.
Kareena Kapoor will continue to work after her marriage. Starting with “Talaash”, movie credits will have the name Kareena Kapoor Khan.
Soon after her wedding Kareena will start shooting for an item song for Dabang 2. This movie will have a Christmas 2012 release. Kareena will also be busy with the promotion of the movie “Talaash”, which is a thriller starring Kareena, Amir Khan and Rani Mukherji. Kareena’s next film project is the Prakash Jha movie “Satyagraha”.
Saif next big movie, “Race 2″, will keep him busy. It is expected to be release by the end of 2012.

Saif and Kareena Follow Different Religion. Will Kareena convert to Islam

Kareena Kapoor’s father, Randhir Kapoor, is a Punjabi and her mother, Babita Shivdasani, is a Sindhi. Saif Ali Khan and his family are followers of Islam. Saif Ali Khan’s mother, Sharmila Tagore – the grand niece of Rabindranath Tagore, converted to Islam at the time of her marriage to Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi. After the passing of his father, Saif Ali Khan has been conferred the title of the 10^th Nawab of Pataudi. Although this is a ceremonial title, it entails certain social and religious responsibilities.
Saif has made it clear that he does not expect Kareena Kapoor to convert to Islam and become a Muslim. Saif, Kareena’s father, Randhir Kapoor and Kareena’s mother-in-law, Sharmila Tagore, have all asserted that Kareena can and should follow the religion of her choice.
When Saif had married Amrita Singh in 1994, Amrita had converted to Islam. According to Saif, there had been no pressure on Amrita to convert to Islam. Amrita was free to practice her religious beliefs. Amrita Singh was half Muslim to begin with. Amrita Singh’s father, Shivinder Singh, was a Sikh army officer and her mother, Ruksana Sultana, was a Muslim. Saif and Amrita had a Nikaah ceremony.
It will be interesting to see what role, if any, religion plays in the Kareena Kapoor – Saif Ali Khan marriage. Many young inter-religion couples may follow their example in their personal life. Kareena and Saif can be positive role models for young couples in a similar situation.