The Big Fat Wedding Invite. Produced By Ex-BJP Minister Janardhan Reddy
BANGALURU : Gali Janardhan Reddy, a former Karnataka minister and mining baron, has given a whole new twist to the big fat Indian wedding. Mr Reddy’s daughter Bramhani’s wedding is in November. The invitation, which comes in a box, is an elaborate production.
As the box opens, a little LCD screen comes alive with song and a text announces “Bramhani Weds Rajeev Reddy”.”Atithi Devobhava (guest is like God),” Mr Reddy sings – or lip syncs – along with his wife and son.
In a setting that puts Bollywood to shame, the bride and groom are introduced and shown eyeing each other coyly. Everyone sings. The bride swirls her lehenga and runs in slow-mo. The groom is introduced with white stallions in the backdrop.
The one-minute video ends with a close-up of the family as the date and venue are announced.Mr Reddy, 49, once among the most powerful men in Karnataka, spent three years in jail in connection with illegal mining. He was released last year on bail.
He and his older brother G Karunakara Reddy were ministers in the BJP government headed by BS Yeddyurappa till July 2011. Months later, Mr Reddy was arrested by the CBI.
His daughter’s wedding is widely expected to be a star-studded event and a grand show of opulence, quite like the engagement ceremony last month. If the wedding invite is any indication, the powerful politician is spending a fortune on the wedding.
