The year of power couples

Here’s a lowdown on the upcoming celebrity weddings in 2012.

This year, Bollywood is packed with news and views on Indian Premier League, Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan’s post-baby bulge and the upcoming weddings of some of the most eligible actors of the Indian film fraternity. Some of the most loved couples plan to put an end to all the rumoured speculations surrounding their romantic liaisons, according to Times of India. Here’s a lowdown on the upcoming celebrity weddings.

Saifeena

Actors Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor are considered the Brangelina of Bollywood. If reports are to be believed, ‘Saifeena’ as they are referred to by many fans, are all set to tie the knot on October 16 this year.

Soha Ali Khan and Kunal Khemu

Soon after Saif gets hitched, his sister Soha will follow suit or at least so it seems. The actor is all set to marry her long-time beau and fellow actor, Kunal Khemu. Will the siblings have a joint wedding celebration? Only time will tell.

John Abraham and Priya Runchal

His break-up with long time girlfriend Bipasha Basu may have been painful, but the Bollywood hunk soon found investment banker Priya to nurse his wounds with her love. Entertainment.oneindia.in reports that the actor says that he has moved on and that he and Priya will get married this year.

Vidya Balan and Siddharth Roy Kapur

Even though the couple chose to keep their relationship under wraps, their public appearances together have told a different story. According to ndtv.com, Balan accepted in one of her interviews that she’s in one of the most content phase is in her relationship with Siddharth Roy (UTV CEO).

Aditya Chopra and Rani Mukherji

The two are seeing each other, but never once has the couple acknowledged it in public. According to dailybhaskar.com, at one point Aditya’s parents considered Rani to be the ‘other woman’ who broke Aditya-Payal Khanna’s marriage and were strongly against their union. However now it seems the Chopras have finally given in. We just hope the couple puts an end to all the drama and gets married this year.

Published in The Express Tribune, May 31^st, 2012.