Aishwarya Rai Godh Bharai photos, Baby Shower pics

Former Miss World and Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai’s baby shower function was held at their residence  on October 23, 2011 which was hosted by her mother-in-law  Jaya Bachchan.

Aishwarya Rai’s mother Vrinda Rai also held a godh bharai ceremony for her daughter at a hotel in Bandra in Mumbai on October 25, 2011, which was attended by family members and friends.

A source said: “The godh bharai by Ash’s mother was a very traditional Mangalorean one, known as baike, where the mother hosts the godh bharai for her daughter.

According to reports, The ceremony was quite, because the hotel had promised them privacy and there was no media persons allowed inside the gate! Aishwarya’s parents were at the hotel till late on Saturday night, and they were there till early in the morning supervising all the arrangements.”

Vrinda, Ash’s mother had personally taken care of the details of the ceremony. “Everything was elegant and tasteful. There was a troupe from the south to play Mangalorean music, while white flowers, especially jasmine, and brass urlis were part of the decor. The flowers were traditional south Indian with a strong Kerala theme.

The source also added, “The cuisine was also from the south and had dishes from every state in the south, ranging from velli aapam, malabar parathas, prawns, egg stew, allepy fish curry, roast urlakalang, yene kathrika, hyderabadi biryani, curd rice, steamed fish and paneer in banana leaf.”

A source also added that Bollywood presence was minimal, as it was a family affair. “Apart from the Bachchans and Kapoors, the only other Bollywood presence was that of Mani Ratnam, Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Ashutosh Gowariker.

Shweta Nanda, daughter of Amitabh Bachcan and her family were present, along with Abhishek and his friends, including Sikander and Kirron Kher, Shrishti Arya and Sonali Bendre-Behl.

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