Swara Bhasker’s wedding reception held in Mumbai:
Rahul Gandhi, Arvind Kejriwal in attendance

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Swara Bhasker
wedding reception

The wedding reception of actor Swara Bhasker and Samajwadi Party leader Fahad Ahmad’s reception took place on March 16 amid much fanfare. The two had registered their marriage in February [{ "selector": ".zjfko-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 466px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".utxrm-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Swara, Fahad’s outfits
of the day

While Swara looked royal in a pink and red lehenga, Fahad sported an ivory and golden sherwani [{ "selector": ".zotao-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".sblfm-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 500px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Love in turbulent times

Swara and Fahad fell in love with each other during the anti-CAA protests that rocked the country. The two became friends after they met at rallies. Following this, Fahad invited Swara to his brother’s wedding, which the Raanjhanaa actress attended [{ "selector": ".ouisq-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 434px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".mjnli-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Guests at Swara-Fahad’s
wedding reception

Moving on, here’s a look at who all attended their wedding reception [{ "selector": ".pronp-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 499px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".zdnxn-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Rahul Gandhi

Congress MP from Wayanad Rahul Gandhi also attended the couple’s reception and posed with the couple [{ "selector": ".fxlxw-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 490px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".scjcu-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Shashi Tharoor

Senior Congress leader and author Shashi Tharoor also attended Swara Bhasker’s wedding reception [{ "selector": ".tprqu-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 476px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".sdpez-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Akhilesh Yadav

Samajwadi Party (SP) President Akhilesh Yadav attended the qawwali night hosted by Swara and Fahad where Niazi Brothers performed [{ "selector": ".snjfa-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 448px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".csplt-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Jaya Bachchan

Veteran actor and Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan was also seen gracing the occasion [{ "selector": ".ejjqw-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 481px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".iuxsj-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

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Swara Bhasker’s wedding reception held in Mumbai: Rahul Gandhi, Arvind Kejriwal in attendance

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Swara Bhasker wedding reception

Swara, Fahad’s outfits of the day