Mallika, Siddharth Reddy's wedding ceremony

Mallika and Siddharth Reddy’s sangeet in Hyderabad on Friday may have been a Bollywood extravaganza, but when it came to the shaadi, the Reddys decided to go all traditional. The bride and groom, resplendent in their designerwear – Mallika in a gold sari and Siddharth in an embroidered sherwani – were at the centre of one of the biggest and fattest weddings in the past few months. Of course, the glitterati were still there in full force. Industrialist Anil Ambani came in with his youngest son and hung around for a long time. South star Chiranjeevi was dapper in a traditional dress. However, the only star from Tollywood to have made it to the wedding was actor Mahesh Babu and wife Namrata, since the others are busy with CCL. Sridevi and husband Boney Kapoor came in with their daughters, Khushi and Jhanvi. Sri and her girls wore colour-coordinated outfits. Vyjayanthimala Bali even commented that Sri’s eldest daughter is the next star in the making. The mandap was tastefully done up in red velvet and gold. There was a separate VIP enclosure where the stars were chilling out while other guests sat at the mandap, watching the wedding. Shah Rukh Khan came in at around 10pm and stayed for 45 minutes, mostly in the VIP enclosure. He chatted with Yash Chopra while there. Shashi Tharoor chose the company of his wife, Sunanda, and her friends – Pooja Bedi and Farah Khan Ali. Actor-politician Shatrughan Sinha zoomed in and left immediately after wishing the couple. Designers Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla designed not only the outfits for the family, but also the mandap, which had chandeliers made of jasmine flowers, filling the air with their fragrance. There were elaborate seating arrangements in yellow, and a running elephant motif which was seen everywhere. A group from Mumbai put up a classical dance performance which was a mix of Kuchipudi, Kathakali, Bharatnatyam and Dandiya. The lavish spread was vegetarian, and the bride’s parents – Sanjay and Pinky Reddy – were seen receiving guests all through the evening.