Aamir Khan, who is divorced from first wife Reena and has two children with her, is planning a wedding celebration on New Year's Day, at a resort in the hills of western India, with family and friends. Aamir, 41, will wed Kiran Rao, an assistant director for his 2001 hit, Lagaan.
Aamir's kids will attend the wedding, along with many members of the Bollywood fraternity, his father Tahir recently revealed. The shaadi is just a few days away. The buzz is that there are no wedding cards and the invites have been verbal or via SMS.
A hitList survey indicates that not many industrywallas have been invited. Read on to find out who made it to the A-list.
The few who have been invited, want to keep it secret — on Khan's orders. We checked with actors and directors who've worked with Aamir recently to see if they are attending the shaadi… Rimi Sen: No. I am not going. HitList: How come? Rimi: No one has invited me, so how do you expect me to go? Soha Ali Khan: (Rang De Basanti co-star) No. I am not going for Aamir's wedding. I am shooting on that day till the New Year, for Ahista Ahista. HitList: Have you been invited? Soha: Listen, I can't hear you. I need to hang up, because I am going for a shot HitList: (via SMS) Have you been invited? Soha: No reply. Ashutosh Gowariker: (Director, Lagaan) Sorry. I can't say anything on this. HitList: Why? Ashutosh: It's too personal. You know me. Rakeysh Mehra: (Director, Rang De Basanti) I don't want to reveal whether I am going or not. HitList: Have you been invited? Rakeysh: Invitations are a personal thing. Do I ask if you have been invited for such and such occasion? Mahesh Bhatt: I have no social contacts with Aamir Khan ever since we parted ways after Ghulam. HitList: That means you aren't going? Mahesh: Anyway, I am not a social animal Ketan Mehta: (Director, Mangal Pandey)Is this a question to be asked? HitList: Have you been invited? Ketan: I am sorry, I don't think I am supposed to answer this question. Bobby Bedi: (Producer, Mangal Pandey ) I don't know. HitList: What does that mean? Bobby: Probably I won't go. HitList: Have you been invited? Bobby: I can't answer that. I am in a meeting. Kunal Kapoor: (Rang De Basanti co-star) Yes, I will be attending Aamir's wedding. HitList: So you've been invited. Kunal Kapoor: (Laughs) Yes. I am not a gatecrasher. Aditya Lakhia (Kachra of Lagaan): I don't know if I am going. I haven't received an invite yet. HitList: You are a good friend of Aamir, aren't you? Aditya: I am his friend. HitList: So you will get an invitation? Aditya: I have no clue. So far, I haven't met anyone in the industry who has confirmed that he will be attending the wedding. Amin Hajee (Bagha of Lagaan): I don't wish to comment on this. HitList: But you'll be there, won't you? You are his best friend. Amin: It's a very personal thing. Please don't ask me anything about it.
Raj Zutshi (Ismail of Lagaan): I should be going. HitList: Finally, somebody who admits it! Raj: I don't understand this. I am family, so I should be going (the actor is married to Aamir Khan's sister). |
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