Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli tied the knot with Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma in a private ceremony at the luxury heritage resort Borgo Finocchieto in Tuscany, Italy on December 11. Their wedding was attended by close family and friends.
Virat and Anushka, who have been together for four years, looked gorgeous on their D-day. Their attires were designed by well-known designer Sabyasachi Mukherjee.
Virat looked dapper in his shervani with a gold Chanderi safa, while Anushka stole the show as she looked confident in the blush-pink lehenga with tropical flora and fauna designs hand-embroidered in silk floss.
Sabyasachi Mukherjee, through his official Instagram handle, revealed that it took 67 workers and 32 days to complete Anushka’s lehenga which she wore on her wedding day.
From megastar Amitabh Bachchan and ace filmmaker Karan Johar to Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar and tennis star Sania Mirza — a host of celebrities from the Indian film and sports worlds got together to congratulate the newlyweds.
Their nuptial—yet another union of Bollywood and cricket—were a close-knit family affair in Tuscany, Italy on Monday afternoon. They announced the beginning of a new phase of their relationship on social media, after which a slew of congratulatory messages poured in.
Veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan tweeted: “Virat and Anushka, wishes and blessings on this most auspicious day in your lives. Happiness and togetherness ever.”
Karan sent out “tons of love” to the “beautiful couple”, and added: “I wish them and their loved ones the best years ahead.”
Actor Riteish Deshmukh quipped: “From now onwards Virat Kohli will happily be the vice-captain at home… Hail the new captain Anushka Sharma.”
From the film industry, Sonam Kapoor, Neha Dhupia, Esha Gupta, Abhishek Kapoor, Anil Kapoor, Ileana D’Cruz, Suniel Shetty, Varun Dhawan, Farhan Akhtar, Shraddha Kapoor, Kunal Kohli, Madhuri Dixit Nene, Abhishek Bachchan, Sridevi and Jacqueline Fernandez among others wished the “picture perfect” couple “marital bliss”.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) congratulated the couple and wished them “a very happy married life”.
Tendulkar said “Virushka” — an amalgam of Virat and Anushka’s names — “look wonderful together”.
Sania went “awee” on the couple’s endearing photographs, and tweeted: “Congratulations you two… You look lovely and so so happy. Wish you all the happiness in the world.”
Cricketer Harbhajan Singh tweeted: “Jug jug jeeve eh sohni Jodi… Rab hamesha khush rakhe (May this beautiful couple enjoy a long life. May God keep them happy always).”
Meanwhile, the celebrity couple will host a reception party for their friends in Delhi on December 21.
