Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty, best known for winning the British version of television show Celebrity Big Brother, married in a lavish ceremony in western India today.The 34-year-old was clad in a red sari and diamonds and emeralds as she exchanged vows with London-based businessman Raj Kundra in a close-knit family wedding in Khandala, a hill resort near Mumbai.
Bride Shilpa Shetty and her mother Sunanda Shetty leave for their hotel after the sangeet and mehendi ceremony'Raj and Shilpa both were very nervous before the marriage but now they are happy. We are going straight to Raj's house in Mumbai,' she added.
Sunday's wedding was the climax of the two-day festivities that included a sangeet ceremony on the Saturday night.
The Indian actress became famous outside of her home country when she won the reality TV show in 2007 after being subjected to allegedly racial comments from fellow contestant Jade Goody.
She met Raj after her win on the British reality show.
Raj Kundr arrives at Bawa Villa in Khandala near Mumbia ahead of his wedding to the Bollywood actress
The star has not broken through into major film roles, but she has remained one of Bollywood's most talked-about and photographed figures.
'This is it!' she wrote on her blog early Sunday, describing how her life had 'been turned upside down, inside out in the past week as the marriage is nearing.'
'All is in order, friends and family have got together,' she said, adding that she looked forward to meeting fans under her new name 'Shilpa Shetty Kundra'.
With her acting career stuck in slow gear, the actress has turned entrepreneur -- launching perfume brands, filming yoga videos and investing in restaurants and health spas.
But she told the Times of India in an interview on Sunday that she now has domestic ambitions too.
The businessman had a chariot pulled by two horses to take him to the service
'This is my dream wedding. We plan to shuttle between Mumbai and London after marriage. I shall strive to be as successful at home as I am outside. I want to excel as a homemaker,' she said.
She also tackled criticism that she was marrying a millionaire divorcee.
'Let's be positive. Raj is experienced and hopefully won't make the same mistakes again,' she said, adding that 'we are used to a certain lifestyle and it's practical to choose a spouse who can at least match those luxuries, if not more.'
'There's nothing wrong in looking forward to a comfortable life. But money isn't everything. Raj and I connect on a different level,' she said.
Shilpa Shetty's father made it to the wedding despite being diagnosed with malaria, and her sister Shamita Shetty (right) was also there after pulling out of an Indian reality show to attend the wedding. 
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