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| A 'priceless Banarasi lehanga' for Ash |
| Varanasi, Agencies: |
| The Bachchan family, which reportedly purchased choicest sarees during their newsmaking visit to the temple city on November 27, has ordered a priceless 'Banarasi lehanga' for the upcoming wedding of Abhishek Bachchan with Aishwarya Rai. |
"We received a telephone call this morning from people close to the Bachchan family in Lucknow, who ordered 21 shagun sarees worth Rs 2.33 lakh for the Ash-Abhishek wedding ceremony, the date of which is still to be finalised," owner of Jalan's Kabira dresswear showroom Vishnu Jalan told newspersons here on Monday.
These people had earlier bought 11 sarees worth Rs 50,000 as per Amitabh Bachchan's requirement during the family's visit to the temple city on November 27, he said. While the order for the 21 sarees will be dispatched to Lucknow on Monday itself, the Anmol Banarasi Lehenga that Ash is likely to wear on the wedding day will be ready by the end of this month, Mr Jalan added.
Mr Jalan said the lehenga to be crafted by a master weaver of the city famous for signature sarees will be an interplay of Banarasi Zardozi and Kolkatan-Jaipuri embroidery on a silken base to give it a star-spangled look.
Refusing to disclose the price of the lehenga, Mr Jalan said the silken delight, which will be worn by former Miss World on her marriage day, was "priceless". Enlisting the 21 sarees ordered by the Bachchan family, Mr Jalan said the order comprises mostly "georgette and bandez" sarees in varied hues including pink, scarlet, mustard, royal blue and magenta with exquisite pearl and stone work.
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