• Indian actors Ali Fazal and Richa Chadha at the premiere of their movie 'Love Sonia', on the opening night of the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne. AFP
    Indian actors Ali Fazal and Richa Chadha at the premiere of their movie 'Love Sonia', on the opening night of the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne. AFP
  • Richa Chadha has been keeping fans up to date with her wedding festivities alongside groom-to-be Ali Fazal. AFP
    Richa Chadha has been keeping fans up to date with her wedding festivities alongside groom-to-be Ali Fazal. AFP
  • Before the festivities began, Chadha and Fazal made a surprise announcement to fans that they had already technically gotten married in 2020. AP Photo
    Before the festivities began, Chadha and Fazal made a surprise announcement to fans that they had already technically gotten married in 2020. AP Photo
  • Richa Chadha is best known for her roles in the 'Gangs of Wasseypur' film series and the caste-based drama 'Masaan'. AFP
    Richa Chadha is best known for her roles in the 'Gangs of Wasseypur' film series and the caste-based drama 'Masaan'. AFP
  • The couple will get married on October 4, 2022. Getty
    The couple will get married on October 4, 2022. Getty
  • Fazal at the Taj Dubai hotel. Twitter / Ali Fazal
    Fazal at the Taj Dubai hotel. Twitter / Ali Fazal
  • Fazal has etched out a career both in India and abroad, with notable turns in films such as 'Victoria & Abdul', 'Fast & Furious 7', and 'Death on the Nile'. AFP
    Fazal has etched out a career both in India and abroad, with notable turns in films such as 'Victoria & Abdul', 'Fast & Furious 7', and 'Death on the Nile'. AFP
  • The couple met while working together on their 2013 film 'Fukrey'. Fazal proposed to her in 2019. AFP
    The couple met while working together on their 2013 film 'Fukrey'. Fazal proposed to her in 2019. AFP
  • Chadha is known for her acting chops and unconventional film roles. AFP
    Chadha is known for her acting chops and unconventional film roles. AFP
  • Fazal at the 4th El Gouna Film Festival, in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of El Gouna, in 2020. He attended the festival together with Chadha. AFP
    Fazal at the 4th El Gouna Film Festival, in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of El Gouna, in 2020. He attended the festival together with Chadha. AFP

Inside Richa Chadha and Ali Fazal's pre-wedding festivities


Katy Gillett
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Richa Chadha has been keeping fans up to date with her wedding festivities alongside groom-to-be Ali Fazal this weekend.

The Indian actress began by sharing photos of herself with actor Fazal on Friday afternoon. "#RiAli Mohabbat Mubarak," she wrote, as Fazal, sharing the same pictures on Instagram, captioned it: "RiAli. Tumko bhi..."

Photos of the couple's sangeet, a traditional pre-wedding function, went viral across social media.

Chadha wore a pink, floral lehenga from Rahul Mishra, while Fazal donned a white angrakha kurta with matching trousers and doshala by Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla.

In another picture shared by Chadha, she wore a golden sari by Kresha Bajaj and Fazal complemented the outfit with a sherwani, again by Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla. In the caption, Richa left a line from poet Rumi: "I hide YOU in my eyes."

The pre-wedding festivities took place in New Delhi, at the 110-year-old Gymkhana Club, while the pair will get married on Tuesday in Mumbai at The Great Eastern Home, an almost two-century-old mill that's now a luxury interiors and event space in Byculla.

Before the festivities began, Chadha and Fazal made a surprise announcement to fans that they had already technically gotten married in 2020.

"Two years ago we formalised our union and just then the pandemic hit us all, pressing a pause button on our celebrations and life," they wrote in an Instagram post. "Like the rest of the nation, we too were struck by personal tragedies one after the other.

"And now, as we all enjoy this window of respite, we are finally celebrating with our families and friends and are so very touched and grateful for all the blessings that are coming our way. We offer you nothing but our love. Thank you."

The couple first met on the sets of their film Fukrey, in 2012, and after spending some time as friends, began dating in 2015. They went public with their relationship two years later. By 2019, Fazal had proposed.

Chadha is most known for her roles in the Gangs of Wasseypur mafia film series and the caste-based drama Masaan, while Fazal has etched out a career both in India and abroad, with notable turns in films such as Victoria & Abdul, Fast & Furious 7, and Death on the Nile.

Celebrities who have married in 2022, including Jennifer Lopez and Nayanthara — in pictures

  • Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez first married in Las Vegas in June and then again in Georgia on August 20. AP
    Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez first married in Las Vegas in June and then again in Georgia on August 20. AP
  • Sheryl Sandberg and her husband Tom Bernthal married on August 20 in a Western-themed wedding in Wyoming, US. Getty / AFP
    Sheryl Sandberg and her husband Tom Bernthal married on August 20 in a Western-themed wedding in Wyoming, US. Getty / AFP
  • Sarah Hyland, left, and Wells Adams married in an outdoor ceremony in California on August 20. Invision / AP
    Sarah Hyland, left, and Wells Adams married in an outdoor ceremony in California on August 20. Invision / AP
  • Rita Ora and New Zealand filmmaker Taika Waititi got married in a secret wedding ceremony on August 8. AP Photo
    Rita Ora and New Zealand filmmaker Taika Waititi got married in a secret wedding ceremony on August 8. AP Photo
  • Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons got married in Jamaica in early July after six years together. Getty Images / AFP
    Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons got married in Jamaica in early July after six years together. Getty Images / AFP
  • Alexandra Daddario and Andrew Form officially tied the knot this June at New Orleans' Preservation Hall. Invision for AMC Networks / AP Images
    Alexandra Daddario and Andrew Form officially tied the knot this June at New Orleans' Preservation Hall. Invision for AMC Networks / AP Images
  • American comedian Aziz Ansari married Danish forensic data scientist Serena Skov Campbell in early June in Tuscany, Italy. Getty / AFP
    American comedian Aziz Ansari married Danish forensic data scientist Serena Skov Campbell in early June in Tuscany, Italy. Getty / AFP
  • Britney Spears wore a Versace gown and Charlotte Tilbury make-up for her wedding to Sam Asghari. Photo: Charlotte Tilbury
    Britney Spears wore a Versace gown and Charlotte Tilbury make-up for her wedding to Sam Asghari. Photo: Charlotte Tilbury
  • South Indian superstar Nayanthara and director Vignesh Shivan on honeymoon in Bangkok, Thailand after their wedding in early June. Photo: Instagram / wikkiofficial
    South Indian superstar Nayanthara and director Vignesh Shivan on honeymoon in Bangkok, Thailand after their wedding in early June. Photo: Instagram / wikkiofficial
  • Actors Ewan McGregor and Mary Elizabeth Winstead tied the knot among friends and family during a low-key outdoor ceremony at their home in the Topanga Canyon area of Los Angeles. AFP
    Actors Ewan McGregor and Mary Elizabeth Winstead tied the knot among friends and family during a low-key outdoor ceremony at their home in the Topanga Canyon area of Los Angeles. AFP
  • Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz had a star-studded wedding in April. Getty via AFP
    Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz had a star-studded wedding in April. Getty via AFP
  • Jack White and Olivia Jean married in an impromptu ceremony onstage in Detroit in April. Photo: Jack White / Instagram
    Jack White and Olivia Jean married in an impromptu ceremony onstage in Detroit in April. Photo: Jack White / Instagram
  • Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker had a wedding in Las Vegas after the Grammys 2022 awards in April. Getty via AFP
    Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker had a wedding in Las Vegas after the Grammys 2022 awards in April. Getty via AFP
  • 'Harry Potter' star Bonnie Wright married Andrew Lococo in California in March. Photo: Bonnie Wright / Instagram
    'Harry Potter' star Bonnie Wright married Andrew Lococo in California in March. Photo: Bonnie Wright / Instagram
  • South Korean actors Son Ye-jin and Hyun Bin (born Kim Tae-pyung) married in March. Getty
    South Korean actors Son Ye-jin and Hyun Bin (born Kim Tae-pyung) married in March. Getty
  • Dubai radio presenter Kris Fade married long-term partner Brianna Ramirez in a lavish ceremony at The Ritz-Carlton, Dubai, at Jumeirah Beach Residence in March. Photo: Facebook
    Dubai radio presenter Kris Fade married long-term partner Brianna Ramirez in a lavish ceremony at The Ritz-Carlton, Dubai, at Jumeirah Beach Residence in March. Photo: Facebook
  • Jon Batiste and Suleika Jaouad revealed in April that they had secretly married in February. Getty via AFP
    Jon Batiste and Suleika Jaouad revealed in April that they had secretly married in February. Getty via AFP
  • Bollywood star Farhan Akhtar and Shibani Dandekar got married in Khandala, India, in February. Photo: ShibaniDandekar / Instagram
    Bollywood star Farhan Akhtar and Shibani Dandekar got married in Khandala, India, in February. Photo: ShibaniDandekar / Instagram
  • Mona Kattan and Hassan Elamin wed in Dubai on Twosday, or 22/2/2022. Photo: Mona Kattan / Instagram
    Mona Kattan and Hassan Elamin wed in Dubai on Twosday, or 22/2/2022. Photo: Mona Kattan / Instagram
  • Bollywood actress Mouni Roy married businessman Suraj Nambiar, who lives in the UAE, in a traditional South Indian ceremony at a Goa resort in January. AFP
    Bollywood actress Mouni Roy married businessman Suraj Nambiar, who lives in the UAE, in a traditional South Indian ceremony at a Goa resort in January. AFP
  • 'Orange Is the New Black' star Danielle Brooks married Dennis Gelin in a January ceremony in Miami, Florida. Photo: Danielle Brooks / Instagram
    'Orange Is the New Black' star Danielle Brooks married Dennis Gelin in a January ceremony in Miami, Florida. Photo: Danielle Brooks / Instagram
  • American actress Ricki Lake wed third husband Ross Burningham in January in an 'intimate' ceremony at their home. Photo: Ricki Lake / Instagram
    American actress Ricki Lake wed third husband Ross Burningham in January in an 'intimate' ceremony at their home. Photo: Ricki Lake / Instagram
Updated: October 02, 2022, 8:50 AM