(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) It's been two years since Dubai-based Japinder Kaur's debut film 'Dilliwaali Zaalim Girlfriend' hit UAE screens. The 28-year-oldIndian director is making headlines again, this time for a modern-day fairytale engagement in Dubai with hotelier Harpreet Singh Chadha.
Their big fat Punjabi pre-wedding celebrations, completewithlive singers and entertainment, were held at Dubai's iconic Burj Khalifa and7-star attraction Burj AlArab.
Whilegawking at their pictures of pre-wedding ceremonies, one can only imagine howgrand the week-long wedding in November is going to be.
Speaking with Khaleej Times, Japinder said "The wedding will most likely be held in mid-November. We haven't decided the venue yet but it will definitely be in Dubai. We are thinking ofcelebrating atthe World Islands."
Theevent will be no less grand -- the star attraction being a shower of rose petals from a helicopter, she added.
Highlights of the pre-wedding ceremony
Following the prayers at the Jebel Ali gurudwara on January 8,guestsgathered for a4-course lunch at Atmosphere on the 122nd floor of the Burj Khalifa. The bride-to-be wore an aqua green coloured Faraz Manan outfit adorned with Colombian emerald set, solitaire bracelets, kadas, bangles and earrings.
The 'Roka' ceremony at 'Gold On 27' in Burj Al Arab on the same daysaw the presence of guests such as Her Highness Shaikha Hend Al Qassemi, Ajay Kapoor (ex-T series director) and many other prominent business tycoons. Japinder wore a Swarovski studded pink Cindrella gown.
The look was enhanced with a tiarastudded with diamonds, a royal floral hand bouquet, and a solitaire necklace-earrings setvalued at more thanDh3 millions. A full hand diamond flower cuff completed the look.
The guests wereplaced at Dubai'sPalazzo Versace Hotel with Rolls Royce phantoms and limousines at their service. The swanky cars includedMercedez G63 AMG limousine and a30 seater golden Hummer limousine.
The family had around 70 guests for their lunch at Burj Khalifa and 200 guests at the Burj Al Arab party. At the wedding in November, they are expecting around 800 to 1,000 guests, Japinder added.
Japinder, an Indian director, graduated from Manipal University in Mass Media, specialising in films and television, followed by a course in filmmaking at Mumbai's Whistling Woods. She later assisted Prakash Jha in Aarakshan starring Amitabh Bachchan, Saif Ali Khan and Deepika Padukone.
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A photo posted by JAPINDER KAUR (@japinderkaur) on Jan 13, 2017 at 11:41am PST
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A photo posted by JAPINDER KAUR (@japinderkaur) on Jan 14, 2017 at 12:11am PST
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A photo posted by JAPINDER KAUR (@japinderkaur) on Jan 15, 2017 at 6:57am PST
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A photo posted by JAPINDER KAUR (@japinderkaur) on Jan 16, 2017 at 12:55pm PST
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A photo posted by JAPINDER KAUR (@japinderkaur) on Jan 20, 2017 at 3:25am PST
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A photo posted by JAPINDER KAUR (@japinderkaur) on Jan 8, 2017 at 7:06am PST
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A photo posted by JAPINDER KAUR (@japinderkaur) on Jan 10, 2017 at 1:50am PST
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A photo posted by JAPINDER KAUR (@japinderkaur) on Jan 11, 2017 at 10:32pm PST
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A photo posted by JAPINDER KAUR (@japinderkaur) on Jan 12, 2017 at 3:31pm PST
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A photo posted by JAPINDER KAUR (@japinderkaur) on Jan 12, 2017 at 3:37pm PST
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A photo posted by JAPINDER KAUR (@japinderkaur) on Jan 13, 2017 at 2:30am PST
Nilanjana Gupta As a multimedia journalist, I consider it a privilege to tell the stories of people in the UAE and allow the world to meet the people with whom their paths may never cross. I am a graduate of the Broadcast and Digital Journalism master's programme at Syracuse University in New York. Prior to joining Khaleej Times, I interned with Al Jazeera English in Washington DC and worked as a senior news desk editor with CNN-IBN in Delhi.
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