More than two weeks after they tied the knot at an uber-lavish, ultra-secretive wedding in Italy, the Virat Kohli-Anushka Sharma nuptials continue to be a talking point. Now, it is the reception hosted in Mumbai by the newlyweds — where their colleagues and friends from the film and cricket worlds are expected to be in attendance — that is in focus. In stark contrast to their reception in Delhi held on 21 December — which was mainly for family and close friends, and saw few VVIP attendees apart from Prime Minister Narendra Modi — the Mumbai shindig is mainly for the couple’s many celebrity friends. It is scheduled to kick off from 8.30 pm onwards on Tuesday, 26 December, at a swish five-star hotel. Virat Kohli, Anushka Sharma wedding reception in Delhi: From Narendra Modi’s visit to couples’ dance, all the highlights Among those invited to the do are Virat’s Team India mates (Gautam Gambhir, Rohit Sharma et al) and the who’s who of Bollywood, including Salman, Aamir and Shah Rukh Khan (all of whom Anushka has worked with), Karan Johar, Katrina Kaif, Ranbir Kapoor, among others. The venue for Virat-Anushka’s Mumbai reception is the Astor Ballroom of the St. Regis; the hotel is no stranger to celebrity weddings, having previously hosted Shahid Kapoor and Mira Rajput’s reception as well. Since the couple has chosen to wear Sabyasachi ensembles for all their wedding-related ceremonies, it is expected that they will choose the designer’s creations for the Mumbai reception as well. Virat and Anushka met in 2013, when the shot for a shampoo commercial together. They started dating in 2014, which was when they began to make public appearances together. Widely hailed as new age ‘royalty’, the couple did have their fair share of ups and downs, as Anushka was relentlessly trolled whenever there was a dip in Virat’s on-field performance. They were believed to have split up for a while in 2016, before finally getting back together. While the couple had kept news of their upcoming nuptials under tight wraps, the media’s interest was piqued when the Sharma and Kohli families were seen flying for Italy. Maharaj Anant Baba, whose aashram in Haridwar Anushka’s family visits, also accompanied them to Europe. Amid frenzied speculation that traced the couple to the ultra-exclusive Borgo Finocchieto retreat in Tuscany, Virat and Anushka announced via Twitter that they had been married on 11 December. After a brief honeymoon in Finland, the newlyweds returned to India just in time for their Delhi reception, meeting with Narendra Modi a day earlier to extend the invite. Anushka will accompany Virat on Team India’s tour of South Africa, before returning home to start work on Sui Dhaaga, co-starring Varun Dhawan. Virat and Anushka will live in Mumbai, at a new home they have purchased in a Worli highrise.
Virat Anushka Wedding Reception in Mumbai: Couple hosts celeb-heavy celebration; see pics
After a swish do in Delhi for family, newlyweds Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma hosted a grand reception in Mumbai for colleagues from the film and sports fraternity
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Virat and Anushka appear at Mumbai reception:
And with that, we’re bringing our #LIVE blog on the Virat-Anushka wedding reception in Mumbai to an end for the night.
The couples’ many celebrity guests have made an appearance, and are preparing to party the night away. Scroll down through our feed to see who showed, who didn’t, and who wore what on the red carpet.
We’ll be back tomorrow with more videos, photos and details from inside the biggest wedding celebrations of the year. Thanks for staying with us, and good night!
And with that, we’re bringing our #LIVE blog on the Virat-Anushka wedding reception in Mumbai to an end for the night.
The couples’ many celebrity guests have made an appearance, and are preparing to party the night away. Scroll down through our feed to see who showed, who didn’t, and who wore what on the red carpet.
We’ll be back tomorrow with more videos, photos and details from inside the biggest wedding celebrations of the year. Thanks for staying with us, and good night!
Watch: Shah Rukh Khan gets Anushka and Virat to dance on stage
WATCH #VirushkaReception : #ShahRukhKhan shakes a leg with @imVkohli & @AnushkaSharma !???????? #ViratKohli #AnushkaSharma @stregishotels #Virushka pic.twitter.com/6XODhDNNp2
— SpotboyE (@Spotboye) December 26, 2017
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The love between @imVkohli – @AnushkaSharma is so adorable! ????
Bollywood king @iamsrk relating their love is amazing. #VirushkaReception #Virushka pic.twitter.com/oR2LGZrhMM
— Virat Kohli¹⁸ (@ViratCrew) December 26, 2017
Watch: Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma meet Yuvraj Singh, Sagarika Ghatge, Zaheer Khan and little Zoravar Dhawan
???? | Anushka and Virat with Zaheer Khan, Sagarika Ghatge, Yuvraj Singh and Zoravar at their reception in Mumbai tonight ❤️????
Can we talk about how cute Virat and Zoravar are together ???????? #VirushkaReception pic.twitter.com/NEudXvMXh6— Anushka Sharma FC™ (@AnushkaSFanCIub) December 26, 2017
Kangana Ranaut greets the couple on stage:
Here’s a quick look at Zaheer Khan and Sagarika Ghatge arriving at the St. Regis:
WATCH #VirushkaReception : This lovely couple @ImZaheer & @sagarikavghatge is giving some serious #CoupleGoals as they attend #Virushka ’s wedding reception! ♥️???? #ViratKohli #AnushkaSharma @stregishotels #Virushka pic.twitter.com/3PblIS3lGN
— SpotboyE (@Spotboye) December 26, 2017
Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh have arrived at Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma’s reception:
. @YUVSTRONG12 , Ashish Nehra, @harbhajan_singh arrives at @imvkohli – @AnushkaSharma ’s post wedding reception! #VirushkaReception #Virushka pic.twitter.com/khOEBlOWcV
— Virat Kohli¹⁸ (@ViratCrew) December 26, 2017
Virat and Anushka have been meeting with all of their high-profile guests at their Mumbai reception. This event has been considerably glitzier than their previous Delhi reception, which was reserved more for family and close friends. Here, the couple is seen on stage with the Ambanis, followed by Katrina and her sister.
Virat-Anushka and Ranbir share a light moment on stage:
Here are newlyweds Sagarika Ghatge and Zaheer Khan, on their way to the #Virushka reception:
Vaani Kapoor and Aditi Rao Hydari look radiant at the #Virushka reception:
More of Team India’s members arrive:
. @BhuviOfficial and his wife arrives at @imvkohli – @AnushkaSharma ’s post wedding reception! #VirushkaReception #Virushka pic.twitter.com/LshvvnduNu
— Virat Kohli¹⁸ (@ViratCrew) December 26, 2017
Kriti Sanon steps onto the red carpet:
WATCH #VirushkaReception : @kritisanon looks absolutely flawless at #Virushka ’s wedding reception! ♥️???? #ViratKohli #AnushkaSharma @stregishotels pic.twitter.com/tBltlJTblO
— SpotboyE (@Spotboye) December 26, 2017
Post her return from South Africa (she’s accompanying Virat there as Team India faces off against SA in a Test series), Anushka will start work on Aanand L Rai’s film, opposite Shah Rukh Khan, Here she’s seen greeting her co-star and director on stage:
Here’s a quick look at Nita Ambani and Ranbir Kapoor making their way onto the #Virushka reception red carpet:
Anushka Sharma’s co-star and Nita Ambani poses for shutterbugs at @imVkohli – @AnushkaSharma ’s post wedding reception! #VirushkaReception #Virushka pic.twitter.com/eJX0co3Tci
— Virat Kohli¹⁸ (@ViratCrew) December 26, 2017
Among the guests to have just arrived at the St. Regis —
Nita Ambani and Ranbir Kapoor
Here’s another look at SRK on the #Virushka reception red carpet:
Karan Johar and Sidharth Malhotra pause on their way in to click a few photos:
Kangana Ranaut strikes a pose:
Katrina Kaif arrives on the red carpet:
Here’s a look at Shah Rukh Khan greeting Anushka and Virat at their wedding reception:
???? | @iamsrk meeting Anushka and Virat at their reception in Mumbai tonight ????❤️ #VirushkaReception pic.twitter.com/6KLO7F2a65
— Anushka Sharma FC™ (@AnushkaSFanCIub) December 26, 2017
Madhuri Dixit greets the couple — and looks like a million bucks while doing it!
GUEST LIST SO FAR:
Here’s a very, very quick look at some of the celebrity invitees who have already made their way to the St. Regis for Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma’s wedding reception in Mumbai.
Amitabh, Shweta, Abhishek and Aishwarya Bachchan
Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni and their respective families
Rekha, Madhuri Dixit, Kangana Ranaut
Team India members
AR Rahman
Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Rajkumar Hirani and their families
Saina Nehwal
Sridevi and Boney Kapoor
Siddharth and Aditya Roy Kapur
Sara and Ibrahim Ali Khan
Amitabh Bachchan made it a point to attend Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli’s wedding reception in Mumbai, despite having his arm in a sling. Daughter Shweta was present to lend a supporting hand, while Abhishek and Aishwarya followed close behind.
Kangana Ranaut, Madhuri Dixit and Rekha pose for the shutterbugs, on the red carpet at the #Virushka reception:
WATCH: WOW! ♥️
B-Town Beauties #KanganaRanaut , #Rekha & @MadhuriDixit at #VirushkaReception ! ???? pic.twitter.com/p6Ztr99KUi— SpotboyE (@Spotboye) December 26, 2017
Here’s a video of the Bachchans — Amitabh, Shweta, Abhishek and Aishwarya — arriving at the venue:
WATCH #VirushkaReception : Shahenshah of Bollywood @SrBachchan arrives with his lovely daughter @earth2angel at the #Virushka reception at @stregishotels ! ♥️???? pic.twitter.com/9mcrhLRSEF
— SpotboyE (@Spotboye) December 26, 2017
As celebrity guests stream in, here’s who we spotted on the red carpet:
Sridevi with Boney Kapoor; and the diva Rekha
Virat and Anushka are seen here with Mahesh Bhupati and Lara Dutta:
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan at the Anushka Sharma-Virat Kohli wedding reception in Mumbai on Tuesday night:
Sachin Tendulkar with his wife and daughter on the red carpet:
Here’s another glimpse of MS Dhoni and his family making their way to the #Virushka wedding reception in Mumbai:
Exclusive video of @msdhoni – @SaakshiSRawat & their daughter Ziva arrives at @imvkohli – @AnushkaSharma ’s post wedding reception! #VirushkaReception #Virushka pic.twitter.com/UgvvHyqZZj
— Virat Kohli¹⁸ (@ViratCrew) December 26, 2017
Here’s a look at all of #Virushka’s wedding outfits so far, as designed by Sabyasachi Mukerjee:
VIRAT AND ANUSHKA POSE WITH TEAM INDIA MEMBERS:
Bollywood’s finally begun to make their presence felt at the Virat-Anushka reception. Here are a few images of the celebrity guests who are only now streaming in:
