Engagement in 2014, but coming to know each other in 2015.
By Dileep Thekkethil
BENGALURU: The soon to be newly-weds Shahid Kapoor and Mira Rajput will honeymoon in Europe, but the exact destination is yet to be revealed.
In the meanwhile, the couple have already bought a sea facing bungalow in Mumbai and are likely to move there immediately after the Mumbai reception is over in the second week of July.
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According to Bollywoodlife.com, Shahid and Mira got engaged sometime back in 2014 but they didn’t get quality time to spend together because of the Bollywood hunk’s busy shooting schedules. It seems like both are yet to break the ice and are now on a mission to do so at least a few days before the marriage.
The Punjabi style wedding ceremonies will start on July 5th, Sunday with Haldi and this will be followed by the traditional Mehendi on July 6 which will culminate with the wedding on July 7th.
Like mentioned in the marriage invitation card, all the ceremonies are expected to happen inside the luxurious Oberoi Hotel in Gurgaon. While the hotel authorities have kept the wedding preparations a secret, IBN live reported that the couple made visit to the hotel to check the preparations and finalize a few things.
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As part of their getting to know each other session, Mira and Shahid had visited the Oberoi for lunch on June 15. The couple is said to have ordered Hungarian salad with other dishes. Both must have been blown away by the food, because on the same day they booked the Hotel Oberoi for their wedding.
According to a source familiar to the family, all the rooms have been booked and the wedding ceremony will be open only for close family members.
Mira Rajput is a third year English (Honors) student of Lady Shri Ram College, Delhi. Some of her friends describe her as a private person who has very few friends. She is also said to be a very focused and intelligent girl who has no problems whatsoever in airing her opinions. She had previously interned with the United Nations and looking at her interest in studies Mira might continue her studies even after marriage.