NEW DELHI: After the big, fat wedding of Lalit, youngest son of politician Kanwar Singh Tanwar, with Sohna ex-MLA Sukhbir Singh Jaunapuria's daughter, Yogita, now all eyes are on the grand reception that Tanwar is throwing on Sunday evening at a five-star hotel. Despite Tanwar's denial, there are reports that top Bollywood stars including Bipasa Basu and Malaika Arora would join the party. Those close to Tanwars said actress Manisha Koirala had attended the reception party of his eldest son.
The bride's father, Sukhbir Singh Jaunapuria owns a Gurgaon-based real estate firm – SS Builders.
About the transformation of the wedding venue to a five-star venue, Rupinder Walia of DS decorators said, "When we visited the site where the wedding took place, it was a mustard and sugarcane field. We took about a month to create this ambience and brought artists from different states."
But Tanwar is not the only one to spend big on a marriage. Several Gujjar leaders from Delhi and its suburbs have hosted lavish weddings. Mercedes and BMWs have become common gifts. "An MLA's son got a farmhouse, an Endeavour and two Santros recently besides huge cash. In several cases bride's parents, who are into politics and are either sitting MLAs or ex-MLAs are gifting two Mercedes cars or a Hummer and huge quality of gold and silver," said a resident of Ghitorni.
Landless and poor Gujjars say their community leaders, who have made their fortune due to the real estate boom, are setting a bad precedent for
the rest.
"Because of this trend, even those who have nothing with them take huge loans for expensive gifts to the grooms," said Raghuvir Bidhuri, an elderly from Badarpur village.
Barbers, who play a key role in these marriages, seem to be making a fortune. "There has been a huge change in recent years. Earlier, we used to get cash gifts of Rs 1,000 or less in a marriage. Then people started giving us motorcycles. Now, we even get cars as gifts," said Vinod Kumar, a barber from Ghaziabad.
The bride's father, Sukhbir Singh Jaunapuria owns a Gurgaon-based real estate firm – SS Builders.
About the transformation of the wedding venue to a five-star venue, Rupinder Walia of DS decorators said, "When we visited the site where the wedding took place, it was a mustard and sugarcane field. We took about a month to create this ambience and brought artists from different states."
But Tanwar is not the only one to spend big on a marriage. Several Gujjar leaders from Delhi and its suburbs have hosted lavish weddings. Mercedes and BMWs have become common gifts. "An MLA's son got a farmhouse, an Endeavour and two Santros recently besides huge cash. In several cases bride's parents, who are into politics and are either sitting MLAs or ex-MLAs are gifting two Mercedes cars or a Hummer and huge quality of gold and silver," said a resident of Ghitorni.
Landless and poor Gujjars say their community leaders, who have made their fortune due to the real estate boom, are setting a bad precedent for
the rest.
"Because of this trend, even those who have nothing with them take huge loans for expensive gifts to the grooms," said Raghuvir Bidhuri, an elderly from Badarpur village.
Barbers, who play a key role in these marriages, seem to be making a fortune. "There has been a huge change in recent years. Earlier, we used to get cash gifts of Rs 1,000 or less in a marriage. Then people started giving us motorcycles. Now, we even get cars as gifts," said Vinod Kumar, a barber from Ghaziabad.
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