SEE PHOTOS | Sonam Kapoor-Anand Ahuja sangeet ceremony: Anil, Janhvi Kapoor, others stun in white
Sonam Kapoor will marry Delhi-based businessman Anand Ahuja on May 8, the family confirmed last week following weeks of speculation around the wedding.
Published: 07th May 2018 07:13 PM | Last Updated: 08th May 2018 10:16 AM | A+A A-
Bride-to-be Sonam Kapoor's look at her sangeet on Monday evening (ANI Photo)
Bollywood actress and fashionista Sonam Kapoor's sangeet ceremony began late Monday evening. Family and friends dressed in gorgeus white (the dress code) flocked to the actor’s pad in the luxury Sunteck Signature Island at Bandra Kurla Complex in Mumbai.
Sonam Kapoor will marry Delhi-based businessman Anand Ahuja on May 8, the family confirmed last week following weeks of speculation around the wedding.
Here is the first look of the bride-to-be from her sangeet:
Sonam's father actor Anil Kapoor outside the sangeet venue (PTI Photo)
Sonam's brother actor Harshvardhan Kapoor and uncle Boney Kapoor at the sangeet venue. (PTI)
Sonam's cousins Janhvi Kapoor (L) and Khushi Kapoor (R) at the sangeet. (PTI Photo)
Anand Ahuja and Sonam's best friend actress Jacqueline Fernandez at the sangeet (Instagram Photo)
Shilpa Shetty at the sangeet (PTI Photo)
with sister Rhea and brother Harshvardhan at the sangeet. (Instagram | @sonamkishaaadi)
Sonam's uncle Sanjay Kapoor at the sangeet (PTI Photo)
Sonam's best friend and ace designer Masaba Gupta at the sangeet ceremony (Instagram Photo)
Swara Bhasker, Sonam's Veere Di Wedding co-star, at the sangeet. (Instagram Photo)
Arjun Kapoor shared a picture from the function with the caption 'Family' (Twitter)
Katrina Kaif with the bride-to-be in the Sangeet function
Rani Mukerjee at Sonam's sangeet (PTI Photo)
Evergreen beauty Rekha at the Sangeet function
"The Kapoor and Ahuja families take great joy and pride in announcing the marriage of Sonam and Anand. The wedding will take place on May 8 in Mumbai," read the statement from the Kapoor and Ahuja families.
The families have said it is an "intimate affair" and have requested the media "to respect the family's need for privacy". "Thank you for all your blessings and love, as we celebrate this special moment in our lives," the statement read.
Sonam and Anand have been dating for some years, but it is only since a few months that they have been open about their moments and travel diaries together on social media.
PHOTOS FROM THE MEHENDI CEREMONY
The actor and her close friends and family yesterday kick-started the celebrations with an intimate mehendi ceremony at her Juhu residence.
Sonam's cousins including Arjun Kapoor, Mohit Marwah, Khushi and Janhvi Kapoor, uncle Sanjay Kapoor and filmmaker Karan Johar were in attendance.
Veteran actor Anil Kapoor, Sonam's father, reportedly commented at an event last week: "Media has always been with me and my family when we began our careers. We will share everything at the right time."
He added, "You all will know very soon. We won't hide these details. You will know why there is lighting outside the house."
Sonam, after debuting in Bollywood with "Saawariya" in 2008, has featured in movies like "Delhi-6", "Aisha", "Raanjhanaa", "Bhaag Milkha Bhaag", "Khoobsurat", "Prem Ratan Dhan Payo", "Neerja" and "Pad Man". Her performance in "Neerja" won her a Special Mention at the National Film Awards.
Now just days before her next film "Veere Di Wedding" releases on June 1, she is busy preparing for her own wedding.
A week after her D-day, Sonam will be seen at the 71st Cannes Film Festival red carpet to fulfil her commitment as a L'oreal Paris ambassdor.
WATCH SONAM AND ANAND DANCE
