Too less B’wood stars at Vivek’s reception
Vivek Oberoi and his new bride Priyanka Alva looked very much the happy couple at their grand wedding reception in Mumbai. The event, however, saw more heavyweights from politics than from Bollywood.
While the bride glowed in a green-blue lehnga choli, the groom sported a dark velvet sherwani at the reception last night. They were both dressed in Rohit Bal creations.
Priyanka being the daughter of late Karnataka leader Jeevaraj Alva, the event saw a slew of political faces, including Bharatiya Janata Party leaders LK Advani and Sushma Swaraj who flew in from Delhi to bless the newly married couple.
Congress leaders like Digvijay Singh, Kripa Shankar Singh and Maharashtra ministers Chhagan Bhujbal, Narayan Rane also graced the occasion. Ujjwal Nikam, special public prosecutor for the 26/11 attacks, was also present.
Kripa Shankar said: "I have come to congratulate Vivek and Priyankaji. I will pray they lead a very happy life. Suresh Oberoi and his wife wished for a long time to see their son get married, which finally came true."
Congress MP Sanjay Nirupam said: "Vivek is my good friend and I wish the couple a very happy married life."
Vivek's father Suresh Oberoi was on cloud nine and said: "I have got a daughter. I am very happy about Vivek. I am also happy about his performance in Rakta Charitra."
From the film industry, Fardeen Khan, Ritesh Deshmukh, Tabu, Genelia D'Souza, actor-politician Shatrughan Sinha, director Ram Gopal Varma and Farah Khan attended the ceremony.
Bollywod star Akshay Kumar made a big entry at the end of the wedding and left the venue within minutes after wishing the couple. "I wish them a happy life, that's all," he said.
Shatrughan Sinha said: "Vivek is a very nice boy, so is his family. They seem to be made for each other. I think it would be a fantastic bonding and should be like that."
Fardeen said: "I wish them a happy life forever."
Siddharth said: "I have known him for a long time and I am very happy that he is finally settling down and I am here to wish him and Priyanka the best."
Varma, who was instrumental in launching Vivek in Bollywood with the film Company, said: "I wish them a great charitra."
Riteish said: "I am happy for Vivek. Wish them a very happy married life."
Farah said: "I of course wish Vivek all the best. He has been a dancer with me, so I know him for a long time and I think this is the most perfect thing he has done in a long time.”
Now we've heard it from the man himself. Vivek Oberoi has confirmed that he is getting married, even though he hasn't done it quite directly. News broke yesterday that Vivek would be marrying Priyanka Alva, but there was no word from him on what was happening.
It's wedding bells time for Vivek Oberoi finally. It seems that the actor will be marrying Priyanka Alva, who's the daughter of politician Jeevaraj Alva, a minister in the state of Karnataka in India. Priyanka's mom Nandini Alva is a dancer and social worker.
Vivek Oberoi is continuing his humanitarian work by associating himself with a social cause where he will interact with autistic children and teach them dancing.
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I've always said, box-office is most unpredictable and that's the beauty of this business. The industry was confident that Kumar Taurani's PRINCE, starring Vivek Oberoi and directed by debutante Kookie Gulati, would embark on a thanda start at the ticket window, but its excellent start caught the industry completely unaware. The opening shows were in 50% to 70% range and at places, even better [packed to capacity].
Hollywood has come up with so many movies on memory loss, while Bollywood too has had its share of films which depicted the protagonist losing his memory, GHAJINI being the most recent example. But what if someone robs your memory? Quite an interesting thought, isn't it?
He is being hunted by the secret service of India, the CBI and the biggest white collared criminals in the world. He is the most wanted man in the country because only he knows the whereabouts of the heist, which contains a secret that is linked not only to his loss of memory, but threatens the future of the human race. 
Director Kookie Gulati has an eye for visuals and that's evident from the very start of the film itself. The film looks magnificent and wears an international look as well. Shiraz Ahmed's screenplay is watertight in the first hour, but leaves a lot to be desired in the latter portions. Dialogues [Mayur Puri] are well worded. Cinematography [Vishnu Rao] is top notch and the eye-filling locations are a visual treat. Allan Amin's stunts and chases are mesmeric. Sachin Gupta's musical score is trendy and catchy. 
