Babul Supriyo weds air hostess Rachna Sharma, PM Narendra Modi attends ceremony

Union minister and singer Babul Supriyo got married to Rachna Sharma on August 9. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was seen in attendance at the wedding to bless the couple.

August 10, 2016 10:36 IST

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Union minister and singer Babul Supriyo got married to Rachna Sharma on August 9. The couple was dating each other for the last two years. Rachna, a former air hostess with Jet Airways, was on the flight Babul had once boarded from Kolkata to Mumbai. On board the flight, Babul struck a conversation with the air hostess, and thus began a journey which has now reached the altar. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was seen in attendance at the wedding to bless the couple. (Source: Photo by Wedding Twinkles)

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Babul Supriyo is currently the Minister of State for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises. The musician-turned-politician's wedding saw the presence of the who's who of politics. The ceremony was a star-studded affair. (Source: Photo by Wedding Twinkles)

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Other than PM Modi, Shashi Tharoor was also seen here. (Source: Photo by Wedding Twinkles)

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Rajnath Singh, Digvijay Singh, LK Advani, Jyotiraditya Scindia, many others weere also here. (Source: Photo by Wedding Twinkles)

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Music composer Anu Malik was also present at the ceremony. The couple has its future life all planned out. They have even declared that their first anniversary will be celebrated in Kolkata. (Source: Photo by Wedding Twinkles)

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The exclusive images of the wedding came from the Wedding Twinkles, the official Cinematography and Photography Partners. The decor of the event was traditional with the wedding took place according to Bengali rituals. (Source: Photo by Wedding Twinkles)

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The glittery wedding ceremony was held at The Ashok, New Delhi. Supriyo and Rachna had a low-key engagement two months ago. Reportedly, in June this year, Babul revealed his relationship with Rachna. He said, "For the last two years, my fate seems to have been circling in the air. Strange things are happening 30-35,000 ft above the sea level. Seems like someone is sitting up there and writing the script of my life." (Source: Photo by Wedding Twinkles)

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Babul also spilled the beans on what he loves the most about his wife-to-be back then. "Complete simplicity. In my complex life, this is the only X-factor," said the musician-turned-politician. Babul was earlier married to Rhea, with whom he has a daughter, Sharmilee. (Source: Photo by Wedding Twinkles)