Con, elope: Bollywood's top secrets with Rani, John, Madhuri...

Weddings in India are usually an elaborate affair. Relatives, friends, neighbours, wedding planners makes sure it becomes the loudest day of the bride and groom's life.

With social networking sites taking the space of formal communication we get news of invitees, the bride and the groom's designer wears, venues and themes all on one platform.

And when Bollywood stars tie the knot the buzz around their wedding reaches madness.

But in this paparazzi-crazed world, some stars still manage to slip away and have their special day in private.

Conning the paparazzi is not easy for Bollywood stars but secret weddings have become a norm of late with actor Rani Mukerji, John Abraham also going for clandestine nuptials.

Rani Mukerji and Aditya Chopra: After years of staying mum and keeping everyone guessing, actress Rani Mukerji became Mrs Aditya Chopra in a private ceremony in Italy on Monday, April 21. The couple kept their relationship under wraps right from the time they began dating.

John Abraham-Priya Runchal: John Abraham married girlfriend Priya Runchal while holidaying in the US. The private ceremony was attended by family and close friends. The actor tweeted a few days after the wedding on January 3 this year - "Wishing you and your loved ones a blessed 2014! May this year bring you love, good fortune and joy. Love, John and Priya Abraham."

Celina Jaitley-Peter Haag: The Bollywood actor married her hotelier boyfriend Peter Haag in a small ceremony in a 1000-year old monastery in Austria. She announced the marriage of Twitter - "Beloved tweeple. ..With great pleasure I would like to announce my wedding with @peterhaag n the 23rd of last month at a thousand year old monastery in Austria. We seek your blessings and good wishes, and apologize for the delayed announcement due to a family tragedy ..."

Sameera Reddy and Akshai Varde: Actress Sameera Reddy married businessman Akshai Varde on January 21 this year in a private ceremony in Mumbai. Akshai, the the co-owner of Vardenchi motorcycles, and Sameera had reportedly been dating for two years.

Madhuri Dixit-Sriram Nene: The actor tied the knot with Dr Sriram Nene in a private ceremony in LA at her brother's house.

Juhi Chawla-Jay Mehta: Juhi Chawla married Jay Mehta while she was at the peak of her career, but she kept her marital status under wraps for a while. The world came to know about their marriage only after Juhi got pregnant.

Amitabh Bachchan-Jaya Bhaduri: They fell in love on the sets of Zanjeer. Amitabh revealed that the duo wanted to go to abroad together, but dad Harivansh Rai Bachchan wanted them to marry first. They tied the knot in a rush.

Amrita Singh-Saif Ali Khan: Saif Ali Khan got married to Amrita Singh in a secret ceremony, after his parents disapproved of the relationship.

Aamir Khan-Reena Dutta: They were married much before 'Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak' was released, but announced their marriage much later.

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