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Ashwin Grover tied the knot with socialite Riya Khilnani in Venice. (Instagram/the_woonster)
The big fat Indian wedding of the Hindujas in Udaipur some time ago saw Hollywood celebrityJennifer Lopez and Nicole Scherzinger entertaining the guests.
And this time the Bachchans, Ambanis, and A-list Bollywood celebrities attended the big fat wedding at the St Regis Clemente in Venice.
Bollywood didn't just soak up the sun and enjoy the gondola rides in Venice, they did what they do best - entertain.
While Neetu Singh, her sister-in-law Reema Jain and Karan Johar took over the dance floor, Gauri Khan and Shweta Bachchan Nanda added the celebrity quotient.
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The groom (Ashwin Grover) and his bride-to-be (Riya Khilnani) are both from London. His parents are well known in London's A-list circuit.
The groom's mother Pamela Grover is a close friend of many bollywood superstars while his father Kimi Grover is a business tycoon.
According to one of the guests from Mumbai, the families have bought out the entire hotel room inventory for the 4-day celebrations in June.
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Most of the guests were staying at the St Regis property and the newly opened JW Marriott Venice Resort & Spa.
Venice's Cipriani Hotel was also part of the celebration.
The highlight of the four-day extravaganza was the sangeet (June 12) and the marriage ceremony on June 13.
Prominent guest included former IPL commissioner Lalit Modi, who is facing a probe into allegations of financial irregularities in the IPL and who posted several pictures of the wedding celebrations.
The Bollywood roll call was led by actor Shah Rukh Khan's wife Gauri, actor Amitabh Bachchan's wife Jaya, their daughter Shweta Nanda, Rishi Kapoor's wife Neetu Singh, her sister-in-law Reema Jain, VJ-actress Sophie Choudry, filmmaker Karan Johar and designer Manish Malhotra. Industrialist Anil Ambani's wife Tina, a close friend of the Bachchans and the Kapoors, was also invited.
In 2013, the Grover's hosted their elder son Kunal's glamorous wedding in Cannes.
The celebrations took place at some magnificent venues including Chateau Dieter, a glorious renaissance castle that was once home of acclaimed artists Henry and Marie Clews. Many of Bollywood’s biggest names were in Cannes for that wedding including Shah Rukh and Gauri Khan, Rakesh and Pinky Roshan, Ekta Kapoor, Rishi and Neetu Kapoor.
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