Indo-Asian News Service
Mumbai, April 19 (IANS) The sangeet ceremony that kick-started revelries for the Abhishek Bachchan-Aishwarya Rai wedding saw starry guests like Ajay Devgan and Preity Zinta, and a colour theme of purple and blue at the Bachchan residence Prateeksha in Juhu here.
The ceremony between 9.00 and 9.30 p.m. Wednesday saw close friends of the Bachchan family being escorted in by security personnel.
The A-list of guests who attended the ceremony include Anil Ambani, Subroto Roy, Amar Singh, Krishna Raj Kapoor and Ajitabh Bachchan.
According to sources, the rituals were performed at Prateeksha itself as the Bachchans want it to be a small affair since Teji Bachchan, Amitabh's mother, has been ailing for the past 10 months.
The sangeet ceremony will be followed by the mehndi (henna) ceremony Thursday with the marriage itself slated for Friday. The gates are manned by gun-toting security guards and it is virtually impossible for outsiders to get a peep in.
The two Bachchan bungalows - Prateeksha and Jalsa - have been converted into fortresses that are virtually impossible to enter.
Impatient fans outside Prateeksha are on the verge of hysteria.
Megha Joshi, a fan who has come all the way from South Africa for the wedding, said: "I am hoping to see them just once."
The 19-year-old, who met the stars in South Africa at the shooting for "Dhoom 2", said: "We could not speak to them or get an autograph as the security was tight, but we shook hands."
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