Lara Dutt and Mahesh Bhupati wedding at Goa’s beach?: A walk on the Sinquerim beach may be what Bollywood heart-throb Lara Dutta and tennis pro Mahesh Bhupathi look forward to after their wedding here Saturday. But that may not be possible because the beach itself has practically disappeared thanks to a grounded cargo vessel.
However, the celebrity wedding at the Taj holiday village resort has provided Goa’s environmental activists an opportunity to once again bring up the issue of the massive beach erosion caused by the grounding of M.V. River Princess on the nearby Candolim beach in 2000.
Successive state governments have failed to salvage and tow the vessel, which, like a huge mythical ogre, has virtually gobbled up a sizeable section of one of the most prized stretches of sand in Goa, from Baga beach to Sinquerim. The beach stretch has the biggest concentration of resorts and night clubs anywhere in Goa and sees lakhs of tourists soaking up the sun and the nightlife during the October-March season.
According to Fermino Fernandes, convernor of the River Princess Hatao Manch (RPHM), which has been leading the agitation to remove the beached vessel, the Lara-Mahesh wedding might just be the best time to highlight the issue of beach erosion, which is assuming serious proportions in Goa, whose economy significantly feasts on beach tourism.
‘We will use the Lara Dutta (and Mahesh Bhupathi) wedding to get the attention of the country to the River Princess issue,’ Fermino told IANS.
Fermino also said that he would lobby with the national media representatives, who are in Goa to cover the wedding to take note of the issue of beach erosion too.
‘We will try our best to get the national media to focus on the River Princess. They only have to swing their cameras a little bit from the wedding venue to the boat, which is there for more than 10 years only because the government does not care,’ he said.
Several entertainment television crews are camped outside the resort since Friday morning, when both Lara and Mahesh arrived for the ceremony.
Sylvester D’Costa, who lets out rooms to tourists in the slightly upscale Candolim-Sinquerim beach belt, said the issue had not caught the attention of the central government and the star wedding might be a great inflection point.
‘For nearly 11 years now, the government has completely failed to drag the River Princess away. She has gobbled up the beach. Our livelihood has been affected by the erosion. Without beaches how can we have beach tourism. This is the best chance now,’ D’Costa (45) said.
According to data compiled by the state government and the National Institute of Oceanography (NIO), a central government marine science agency, the phenomenon of beach erosion is grimly staring at seven beaches in Goa, with Sinquerim, being the most affected.
‘In all, 21 stretches which are spread over a length of 11.22 km (coastal area) have been affected,’ says the state’s Water Resources minister Filipe Neri Rodrigues. The 21 stretches include famous beaches like Sinquerium, Coco beach, Tiracol beach, Candolim beach in North Goa and Betalbatim beach, Arosim beach in South Goa.
A recent statement by the NIO says that more than 1.1 sq km of the beach in the vicinity of the River Princess has already eroded because of the change in sand pattern effected due to the presence of the large ship for a long period of time.
The M.V. River Princess, which was anchored at the nearby Mormugao Port, was swept away in a storm in 2000 and grounded on the beach. It was being operated at the time by a firm owned by mining magnate and a state legislator Anil Salgaonkar.
Lara Dutta & Mahesh already get Married: Bollywood actress Lara Dutta and tennis ace Mahesh Bhupathi Wednesday had a registered marriage.Announcing their wedding on microblogging site Twitter, Mahesh posted his picture with Lara, saying: “Mr. and Mrs Bhupathi folks…”
On Feb 19, the couple will reportedly have a Church wedding in Goa and their sangeet ceremony is Feb 18.
After months of speculations that they are dating, Lara, 32, and Mahesh, 36, disclosed their engagement in September last year.
Lara Dutta & Mahesh Bhupathi got married today!: Bollywood actress Lara Dutta and tennis player Mahesh Bhupathi got married today in a civil ceremony. They are now headed for a Christian wedding in Goa.
The two got hitched at Mahesh’s Bandra house where a marriage registrar was reportedly called to legalize the marriage.
Before the wedding, Mahesh tweeted: “Anyway the civil ceremony is in an hour so I got to get ready.” After the wedding, he tweeted the above pic and wrote: “Mr. And Mrs. Bhupathi folks... :)”
From what we hear, the registered marriage was a very private affair with only close family members of Lara and Mahesh in attendance.
Now, Lara and Mahesh will head to Goa for a Christian wedding on Feb 19 at Sunset Venue, Taj Aguada. On Feb 18, there will be a sangeeth ceremony at a beach resort.
Lara Dutta's wedding wear?: Come February 19, the gorgeous Lara Dutta will tie the knot with her beau Mahesh Bhupathi in Goa. It’s going to be a dream Christian wedding for the actress. So what has she decided to wear?
For the church wedding on 19th, Lara reportedly will be seen in an Elie Saab marvelous white gown. As the actress is quite a stylish female, her selection of wedding dress didn’t come as a surprise. Elie Saab is a known name for intricate, beautiful and romantic gowns. We suggest Lara should wear something frilly and voluminous, straight from the fairy tales.
However, the celebration starts from January 17 in Goa. That day Lara and Mahesh will have a registered wedding, for which she will wear a white dress from Ritu Kumar’s latest Falaknuma collection. You can catch the entire collection here. Next day is sangeet at Club Fresh for which the couple will don traditional outfits by designer Manav Gangwani. Lara’s wedding party will see a lot of lace, candles and crystal lamps; she herself is looking after the decorations for the post-wedding party which will be attended by many B-Town celebs. Salman Khan and Ajay Devgan have already confirmed their presence.
Lara Dutta's Wedding: no invitation for exes!: Lara Dutta weds tennis ace Mahesh Bhupathi next week and guess what, the actress hasn't invited exes! The wedding which is to be held in Goa on January 17, is expecting around 300 guests and Dutta's ex-flames Kelly Dorjee and Dino Morea aren't one of them. Well, to be honest, we're a bit surprised too, Lara had said that she was still good friends with both her exes Dorjee and Morea on Karan Johar's chat show Koffee With Karan. In fact, for Dorjee, Lara even said, "I will always care very deeply for Kelly." Clearly, not enough to call her boyfriend of 10 years to her biggest day. Kelly Dorjee was not avalailable for comments, reported Mid-Day.
For Dino, Lara just said, "Dino and I are friends from school and shared (note the past tense) a very good equation." Dino confirmed that he hasn't been invited to the wedding and that they haven't been in touch since the breakup. Insiders seem to believe that the former Miss Universe wants to avoid any awkward moments in the wedding.
Meanwhile, the actress cum model is least bothered about her ex-boyfriends, and is excited about her bachelorette party. "15 women.....4 days.....1 mission......Paaarrrtty!!!! Here's hoping I survive my bachelorette!! ;-)" Dutta posted on her Twitter account.
Seems like these ex-files will stay shut for a while now as the wedding is probablly houseful for them. Talk of all the love going up in flames, or ex-flames in this case!
Lara Dutta and Mahesh Bhupathi wedding: tie the knot on 19th feb: Goa happens to be their favourite holiday destination and that is also the perfect place to have a grand wedding. Lara Dutta and Mahesh Bhupathi are all set to tie the knot on February 19.
After declaring their February-marriage on Koffee With Karan, Lara is quite busy with her wedding plans. Being a Catholic Christian she will have a simple yet classy and very Victorian wedding, reveal the sources. Mahesh and Lara share similar sensibilities and are keeping their wedding plans sober. Invitation cards are also ready and there are two occasions where Bollywood brigade is expected to turn up. One is the sangeet, on 18th February, and then the wedding on 19 Feb.
The guest list includes Lara’s various co-stars and friends from the industry. It’s heard she has invited Shahrukh Khan as well as Salman Khan. So expect a big, fat wedding with many stars and celebs.
Mahesh divorced his wife Shwetha Jaishankar recently, and Lara found true love after dating model-actor Kelly Dorjee and later Dino Morea.
Lara Dutta’s wedding with Mahesh Bhupathi fixed: Lara Dutta is ready to walk down the aisle and take wedding vows with her boyfriend and fiancé Mahesh Bhupathi.
It would well nigh be a Valentine wedding for Mahesh and Lara, for February 19 has reported been finalized as the day when the two shall become man and wife.
The couple is said to be planning a wedding in Goa. A five-star hotel will be the wedding venue.
It’s been more than a year since Lara and Mahesh began dating. Before that she was in a long relationship with Kelly Dorjee and had a very brief fling with Dino Morea. Tennis star Mahesh Bhupathi, on the other hand, has been married once. He recently divorced his wife Shweta Jaishankar. We hear that after the marriage, Lara will move into Mahesh’s new apartment in Pali Hill.
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