The growing prosperity of the Indian middle class has given the
wedding market in India a huge boost. No expense is spared to make the
event a memorable one.Sometimes families spend a lifetime’s savings on
clothes, jewelry and decorations. From designer jewelery to tattoos,
decor items in exquisite styles, and even venues resembling film sets,
all are thrown in for the lavish weddings.
Consequently, Indian weddings now appear like copycat versions of
on-screen marriages in Bollywood movies.
Those with deep pockets make outfits like those worn by film stars.
Parul Kalra, a bride, said she was wearing her dream outfit. Her
inspiration come from superstar Shahrukh Khan’s movie “Rab ne Bana di
Jodi”. The fact that her designer wedding outfit costs 30,000 rupees,
does not dampen her mood.
“It’s only once in a lifetime affair. It’s my day. Everyone is looking
at me. So I thought of wearing a designer suit. This is a similar
dress worn by the actress of a Bollywood movie called “Rab ne Bana di
Jodi,” Kalra said. “They don’t mind spending money these days. All
they want is Karishma and Kareena’s clothes and even if they cost for
50-30 thousand rupees they really don’t care. It’s just that they want
that perfect look that Bollywood people have,” said Gunjan Nagpal,
fashion designer.
