Antique props have been used for the grand mughal-themed reception for Saif Ali Khan and his new bride Kareena Kapoor in a spacious government bungalow on Thursday.

UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, BJP leader Arun Jaitley, former cricketers Kapil Dev and Abbas Ali Baig are among the invitees for the Dawat-e-Walima, being organised by Saif's mother Sharmila Tagore.


 They are decorating the entire place. The theme is off-white and gold with mogra flowers. We have a stage set up inside and it is all going to be in mughal style. They are using antique props, about 200 years old for the decoration," Tipsy Anand, from event management company Good Earth.
"The reception will start around 8pm and we have been given a guest list of 500-600 people are going to attending reception.

For the reception, Kareena, 32, will wear a pink gharara or a pink-blue or green sari, her designer Manish Malhotra , while Saif, 42, will don a Raghavendra Rathore creation.


 Since a lot of VVIP movement is expected, security around the venue has been tightened.
"They are expecting a lot of politicians and B-town celebs so we will be taking extra precaution so that the guests don't have trouble entering the venue. There will be only allowing people who are on the guest list,"  a representative of a Proman securitytech, engaged for the purpose.

  The celebrations for the year's most-anticipated wedding began way in advance with a pre-wedding bash at Kareena's Mumbai residence on Sunday.

The wedding took place at Saif's Bandra residence in the form of a registered marriage yesterday afternoon, after which the couple exchanged vows at the Taj Mahal hotel in the evening and hosted a post-wedding party attended by family, friends and who's who from Bollywood.
 
Shah Rukh Khan with wife Gauri, Priety Zinta, Karan Johar, Tusshar Kapoor, Salman Khan's sister Alvira, Anil Kapoor with daughter Sonam were among the attendees at last night's bash.

Finally, after dating steadily for five long years, B'town's most celebrated couple Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor's wedding dream became a reality, beginning with a grand but private sangeet ceremony.

  As anticipated, the bride-to-be looked gorgeous wearing an orange sharara designed by designer Manish Malhotra. Saif was dressed traditionally in a white outfit.

 
The much awaited function was attended by family and a select band of Saifeena's celebrity friends. Family presence included Saif Ali Khan's sisters, actress Soha and jewellery designer Saba, and Sara, Saif's daughter with first wife Amrita Singh. Soha was spotted with boyfriend Kunal Khemu.
 
Among others who adorned the occasion was Malaika Arora Khan, who looked elegant in a pink lehenga. Kareena's best friend Amrita Arora who was pregnant with her second child was also seen with her husband Shakeel Ladak.

After 16 weeks of hard core dancing extravaganza, India has chosen Gurmeet Choudhary as the winner of Colors dance reality show, Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa!


Gurmeet a novice and stiff dancer wooed the audiences and judges with his macho moves and stylish grooves to become a dancer par excellence. His never say die attitude got him a lot of support from his fans and well-wishers that helped him bag the coveted title. Rashami Desai Sandhu and Rithvik Dhanjani were the first and second runners up respectively. Awarding the winner were our ever inspiring jury, the purrrrfect Madhuri Dixit; blockbuster director Karan Johar; and ace choreographer, Remo D'souza.


The grand finale evening not only witnessed some breath taking acts from the three finalists, but also saw two legendary actresses Madhuri Dixit and Sridevi share stage which created an epic moment.


Gurmeet Choudhary was the lone survivor who started his journey of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa from day one. Along with his talented Choreographer Shampa, he showcased some breathtaking performances like robotic hip hop, semi classical moves and international dance forms like Rumba and Paso Doble. The judges were impressed by his dedication, hard work & seamless energy.


His performance graph was filled with highs and lows especially after his shoulder injury but under Shampa's guidance, he bounced back as a fighter. Gurmeet walked away with prize money of Rs. 40 Lakhs and the title of the winner of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa!


When Gurmeet came to Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa, he was just an actor but today, Gurmeet can proudly say that he is  a good dancer too.Gurmeet would like to thank his wife Debina for her love & support. And most of all, he would like to thank all his fans and supporters who have stood by him through both the good and the bad times. 


On the occasion of the Grand Finale, Manisha Sharma, Weekend Programming Head, COLORS. "The objective this year was to deliver a never seen before experience of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa for viewers. Thee are delighted with the appreciation for the show coming in across demographics and geographies making it the best reality dance show on Indian television."


Myleeta Aga,General Manager and Creative Head of BBC Worldwide Productions India. "The essence of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa is making non-dancer celebrities into dancers. Gurmeet's journey is a fine example of this journey. This season all of the contestants raised the bar of their performances by experimenting with new dance forms and concepts. The jury brought in their own flavour to make this season a memorable and entertaining one."


With innovative and engaging concepts like dancing to a live band, paying tribute to 100 years of Indian cinema, and getting paired up for performances with international Dancing with the Stars winners, this season of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa stepped out of its zone and fulfilled all the promises by providing the audiences with wholesome entertainment.

Karan Johar and superstar Shah Rukh Khan have always created magic whenever they have teamed up, delivering hit films including Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Kal Ho Na Ho and Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna, and the filmmaker feels that SRK is the ultimate king of romance and no one can beat him in that space.

"I think no one can beat Shah Rukh in romance, he owns that space. If and when I am challenged to write a love story which I feel I can justify, I will definitely make it. Right now, I don't know if there is enough of me to make another love story," Karan told PTI in an interview.

With Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998) Karan attempted a love story between three college students (Shah Rukh, Kajol and Rani Mukherjee).In 2003 super hit film Kal Ho Na Ho, Karan again formed a love triangle between terminally ill Shah Rukh, an uptight student Priety Zinta and her friend Saif Ali Khan.

While with  Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna he explored the side of adultery and extramarital affair. Karan hopes to make an unusual love story yet again hopefully with Shah Rukh. "There are so many love stories that are being made.. I feel I should have something unusual about the love story for me to tell through the film. And working with Shah Rukh is always great. I hope and pray that I should come up with films that would justify his tremendous star presence," he said.

Shah Rukh is now back to woo his fans once again with a romantic film with Yash Chopra's Jab Tak Hai Jaan. The romantic drama film directed by Yash Chopra, written and produced by Aditya Chopra, stars Shah Rukh, Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma in the lead. "Shah Rukh is doing Yashji's film after a gap. I can't wait to see Jab Tak Hai Jaan. Its a film by Yash uncle, coupled with Shah Rukh's romance with Katrina and Anushka.. will be spectacular," Karan said.

Karan tasted success this year with the remake version of Agneepath that had Hrithik Roshan, Sanjay Dutt and Priyanka Chopra in the lead. It retold the 1990 film of the same name and was directed by Karan Johar's former assistant Karan Malhotra.

Through this film, Karan paid a tribute to his father Yash Johar, the producer of the original. "I believed in Agneepath. I have grown up watching Hindi films, so I like film drama. In case of Agneepath, I liked the drama, emotional violence and I believed in Karan Malhotra. I am glad I made this film. It was the only film of my father that I wanted to remake," he said.

The 1990 original film starring Amitabh Bachchan, Mithun Chakraborty, Danny Denzongpa, Madhavi in the lead did not do well at the box office. But the remake version which released this year in January was a huge hit earning approximately Rs 190 crore at the box office.

"I felt this film broke my father's heart when it did not run.. he felt very dejected. But I am sure wherever he is in the universe he will be very proud that we got it right," Karan said.

Meanwhile, Karan is quite kicked about yet another reality show India's Got Talent. He will be judging the show alongside Kirron Kher, Maliaka Arora Khan and Farah Khan. "This show happened as I was doing Jhalak Dikhla Jaa. I have loved watching this show. Ironically I was offered the first season but I couldn't make it then.

So I was fourth time lucky to be part of the show. There are so many talented people and they come with so many contestants from different parts of the country," he said. We got see different art forms, different dance forms and various other things. It is the human story that moved me as there are people who leave their jobs for the passion of their craft and art, it is fascinating and heartening. I am happy that I did the show. I got a lot from the show than I contributed to it," he said.

Well, Karan revealed that he was moved by a three-year-old boy who was drumming. "This child was drumming like a rockstar. I went on stage to see if he is actually doing it himself or not. He is just awesome," he said. As the show, India's Got Talent is all about showcasing what you are best at, Karan feels he only has the talent of making films.

;"I have no talent barring being a director and producer. That I feel this is my only talent. I can't sing, I can't dance.. I can't do anything. I don't have great talent I can't write poetry all I can do is make films. But I wish I could sing," he said. The show will go on air from September 22, every Saturday and Sunday at 10 pm on Colors channel.