Thousands of grieving supporters and family on Wednesday bade a tearful adieu to Union minister Vilasrao Deshmukh whose mortal remains were consigned to flames at his native Babhalgaon village from where he began his political journey as an obscure sarpanch four decades ago.

A sea of humanity, including hundreds of moist-eyed women, converged here, on the outskirts of district town of Latur, for the last glimpse of the illustrious son of the soil who rose in their midst to stride the corridors of power in Mumbai and Delhi.

“I am feeling very sorry. I have known Vilasrao Deshmukh for years. Riteish is a close friend of mine, I spoke to him,” Shah Rukh Khan told reporters here at an event.

“I am very sad. It is unexpected. He was a wonderful gentleman apart from being the Chief Minister. I am deeply disturbed. I am very sorry to hear this… my respects to the family,” SRK added.

The last rites were performed by Deshmukh’s eldest son and Latur town MLA Amit at a family farm close to where his father Dagdojirao Deshmukh was cremated.

Deshmukh, 67, died yesterday at Chennai’s Global Hospital from serious liver ailment, a week after he was flown in an air ambulance from Mumbai in a critical condition.

Earlier, a solemn-looking Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi placed wreaths on the casket carrying the body of Deshmukh, state’s tallest Congress leader and twice chief minister, at Dayanand Vidyalaya where it lay in state for public to pay their last respects.

Gandhi walked up to Deshmukh’s widow Vaishali, who fought back tears, and held her in comforting embrace as the Prime Minister offered his condolences to the departed leader’s son Amit. Deshmukh’s teary-eyed family members, including his wife, actor son Riteish and Dheeraj, acknowledged with gratitude the condolences with folded hands.

Actress Raveena Tandon reached out to both Riteish and his actress wife Genelia D’Souza on twitter. “Rest In Peace Vilasrao Deshmukh. Condolences to the bereaved family, @Riteishd and @geneliad, words cannot express the shock nd grief we are feeling,” she wrote.

Veteran actress Shabana Azmi offered her condolences, saying he was too young to die. “Vilasrao Deshmukh no more. Too young to die. As CM he gave Nivara a lot of support for our slum rehabilitation project. Condolences to the family.”

The Dabangg star Salman Khan wasn’t able to attend the wedding of Ritesh Deshmukh and Genelia D’Souza, but the actor has planned something sweet for the newlyweds. It’s heard that the actor has gifted a surprise honeymoon package to Ritesh-Genelia.

May be Salman Khan, who is in Cuba shooting for Kabir Khan’s film Ek Tha Tiger, came to know that the couple hasn’t gone for honeymoon and are stuck with the promotions of Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya. What could be a better gift for Ritesh-Genelia as they haven’t planned a honeymoon yet?

For now, the cute couple is going places for the promotion of their film Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya which will release on February 24. Talks are also on with Genelia to work in the Masti sequel opposite her husband Ritesh. Director Indra Kumar and producer Ashok Thakeria are very keen to star this cute couple in the sequel.

Coming to Salman Khan, since the actor is tied up shooting for Ek Tha Tiger, he will visit Ritesh Deshmukh and Genelia D’Souza as soon as he returns to India. Source

Ritesh Deshmukh and Ganelia D’Souza were married at a church in Bandra today, this followed a lavish Maharashtrian-style wedding at the Grand Hyatt hotel yesterday. The couple will next host a reception at the Grand Hyatt hotel.

Ritesh and Ganelia had been seeing each other since their Bollywood debut ‘Tujhe Meri Kasam’ in 2003, and sealed their eight year long relationship in a grand Maharashtrian-style wedding yesterday. Today’s christian wedding was a small family affair. Ganelia looked stunning an full-length white gown, and Riesh looked dapper in a black suit, as the couple said their “I do’s”.

Riteish Deshmukh is the son of former Mahrashtra chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh and is from a Maharashtrian family, while Genelia D’Souza is from a Mangalorean Catholic family, which is why, the wedding was also solemnised in a Christian way at a church.

Ritesh Deshumkh and Ganelia D’Souza have a grand Maharashtrian-style wedding at the Grand Hyatt
Dressed in a white sherwani and red turban, the groom Riteish Deshmukh arrived at the marriage venue along with the band, baaja and baaraat. He wore a sehra and was astride a ghodi (mare). The excited groom smiled at the onlookers and waved his hands. Genelia D’Souza looked stunningly beautiful dressed in red and gold lehenga designed for her by Ritu Kumar. More

If reports are to be believed Bollywood actress Genelia D’Souza will be wearing a Ritu Kumar collection on her very special day. She is getting married to actor Riteish Deshmukh today.

The cute actress is all set to tie the knot with her long time boyfriend Riteish Deshmukh, on Friday. So the final day for the much talked about Bollywood wedding is not far away. Ritu Kumar, who is famous for her ethnic work, has created the wedding attire for the JAANE TU JAANE NAA star, reports said.

The talented designer has created a simple yet elegant dress for her, it said.

The 24-year-old actress wore a gorgeous lehenga with matching jewelry on her pre-wedding ceremony Sangeet which made her look dazzling in the occasion. More

No bling and shimmer for a wedding dress? That’s rare! But for Genelia D’Souza’s wedding ensemble, the ace fashion designer Ritu Kumar has created a regal, elegant dress which is a far cry from the usual glitzy, over-the-board wedding attire.

The veteran designer, who likes to blend tradition with modernity, and uses the rich embroidery heritage of India for her bridal collection, has once again visited history for Genelia. Ritu wanted to avoid the usual bling and shimmer for Genelia’s wedding trousseau because she didn’t want clothes to overshadow the actress’ vivacious personality. “The silhouette which I designed for her (Genelia) is simple yet elegant and chic,” says Ritu Kumar.

Ritu Kumar has designed two dresses for Genelia, and for the wedding day, Kumar has designed a lehanga, choli and odhni in gold and indigo blue for Ritesh Deshmukh’s bride. The blouse is made of indigo blue velvet with antique dhapka embroidery, while the lehanga has antique gold weaving with zardozi embroidery. According to the designer, the wedding ensemble of Genelia resembles a 19th century archival piece. More

After ten long years of dating each other, actors Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia D’Souza are all set to tie the knot.

The perfect couple kickstarted their celebrations with a starry sangeet ceremony.

Most of the B town celebs were present at the ceremony and wished the couple a very happy married life. Source

With never-ending media glare on their wedding, actors Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia have apparently made a few alterations in their wedding plans! They have decided to make their wedding a very private affair, moving away from an opulent public marriage ceremony.

According to sources, the wedding will be a private affair and only people close to both Deshmukh and D’Souza families will be invited. There will be a reception bash however efforts are being made to tone down the budget.

“Right now, both the families have agreed that they don’t want a very public wedding and that the guest list will be kept limited. The wedding, as the couple wants, should be kept limited to 1,000 people and not more than that. Considering the clout of the Deshmukh family, it is a very low figure. However, there will be separate invites sent out for separate functions,” a source said. Source

After 7 years of courtship and constant denial in the media, Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia D’souza have finally accepted that they are in love and are all set to get married some time next year.

News had been doing the rounds that the couple will be getting married in February 2012 as wedding preparations are underway in the Deshmukh household, but it turned out that Ritiesh’s brother Deeraj was the groom to be.

But another wedding is definitely on the cards for the Deshmukh family, but the dates are yet to be finalised.

In an interview to a leading daily, Riteish spilled the beans about his relationship and the fact that both families knew about it and had given their blessings.

Well what can we say except that we are indeed happy for the couple and we wish them a wonderful life ahead! Source

Sometimes just a few words manage to achieve something that has been left unsaid for years. This could pretty much be holding true for Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia D’Souza who have been firmly holding on to their ‘good friends’ stance for years now.

However on screen at the least they are now willing to confess their love for each other, what with their next film together being aptly titled TERE NAAL LOVE HO GAYA which translates to ‘I am in love with you’.

“For Riteish and Genelia, there couldn’t have been a better title for their next film. It pretty much conveys their true feelings for each other,” says a source connected to the film, “It was a known fact that they would be working together sooner or later. Now they have finally broken the resistance and are finding in each other’s company for this fresh love story.” More

The live wire actress Genelia D’Souza would no longer be a part of Bol Bachchan. Though she was supposed to star opposite Abhishek Bachchan in this Rohit Shetty film, there were some differences that cropped up between the makers and the actress over the last few days due to which this decision was taken. A hunt is now on for the second lead in this film that has Ajay Devgn and Asin topping the cast with Abhishek joining in as well.

“For Genelia, this could have been a big ticket into a big Bollywood commercial film”, informs a source, “In fact she was banking upon the film a lot since this Rohit has an impeccable record when it comes to delivering hits. Moreover the film is said to be a remake of a cult classic like Golmaal (the old one starring Amol Palekar) which means a successful outing was guaranteed.”

However, Genelia would have to wait for a while now since there were issues that had started cropping up even before the film had gone on floors. Source

Relationship changes quite frequently in bollywood.The romantic twosome Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia D’Souza who has been steadily savoring a romantic relationship spread mutely over the years has always maintained a safe distance in public. Until now, that is.

The duo, apparently, has now determined to come clean on the issue. At recent awards function held abroad, Riteish and Genelia were spotted sitting alongside each other, with Genelia’s mother too thrown in for family company.

And when Shah Rukh Khan ribbed Riteish as regards his romance earning the attention… Riteish turned shy with several shades of pink. More

As per our sources, the out-and-out comedy ‘Bol Bachchan’ earlier had Ajay Devgn and Abhishek Bachchan on board while the hunt for their leading ladies was on. Now it is said that Asin and Genelia D’Souza have been signed on respectively.

It is said that Asin and Ajay share the same endorsement company which helped the actress to bag this film. However, some sources share that that’s not the case and Asin is just impressed with the script while she is yet to give her nod for the project. On the other hand, the production team believe that Abhishek along with Genelia seems to be quite fresh pair. More