Indian brides have been representing the nation’s beautiful culture and richness through their varied wedding attires for ages. And with time, the often forgotten bridal accessory, say kaleera has gained much-deserved attention. The tiny umbrella-shaped ornaments that hang through a dulhan’s chooda, have become the hottest trend now. Popular celebrities, from Priyanka Chopra and Katrina Kaif to Hansika Motwani and Neha Kakkar, everyone has played with the design of their kaleeras on their D-Day to bring out the true personality they hold.
After finalising a ravishing lehenga and elegant jewellery, one needs to select that perfect set of kaleeras, which will hold a special place in your heart for years. And the varied collection of the floral, shell to ghungroo kaleeras can also leave you confused. So, here we bring you a list of 22 celebrities who rocked designer kaleeras like a pro on their wedding day. Don’t forget to take fashion cues from your favourite one!
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#1. Katrina Kaif
It was a sunny day in December 2021 when the media got exclusive footage of Katrina Kaif and Vicky Kaushal’s hush-hush wedding in Rajasthan. It was an emotional moment for her millions of fans to see the diva turned into a beautiful Punjabi dulhan. Dressed in a red Sabyasachi lehenga, she gave tough competition to the desi brides.
However, it was her customised kaleera from the designer, Mrinalini Chandra, which took our hearts. She wore gold bespoke bird charms kaleera, which were engraved with unique messages from Katrina herself. Each bangle had up to 6-7 messenger doves. Moreover, the kaleera contained words from the Bible and a sign of ‘OM’.
#2. Priyanka Chopra Jonas
Everyone has seen Priyanka Chopra Jonas as a bride on the silver screen many times. Hence, it was important for her to create a mesmerising yet unique look for her D-Day. In 2018, she married the American singer, Nick Jonas, following Hindu and Christian rituals.
At her wedding at Umaid Bhavan, she looked breathtakingly gorgeous in a sindoori red Sabyasachi lehenga. She had opted for a love story kaleera, engraved with important moments of her life. From a symbol of Greece where Nick proposed to her to a cross and trishul from both their religions, the designer, Mrinalini Chandra had brought every detail to reality with her designed kaleeras.
#3. Natasha Dalal
Varun Dhawan’s fashion designer wife, Natasha Dalal, had opted for an off-beat silver kaleera. They tied the knot in a dreamy wedding in 2021. She ditched the red chooda and wore a beautiful milky white chooda for a fresh look.
Dressed in a pale gold heavily embellished lehenga by the label, Anita Dongre, and clad in minimalistic green emerald diamond jewellery, Natasha looked like a dream. Moreover, the dome-shaped star-dust accessorises looked fabulous on her. It was designed by none other than Mrinalini Chandra.
#4. Deepika Padukone
Snippets from Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh’s destination wedding in Italy are still doing rounds on the internet. A typical Konkani marriage followed by a Sindhi-style vivah melted our hearts. On her big day, Deepika wore a gold kanjeevaram saree, picked from the shelves of designer, Sabyasachi Mukherjee.
However, her dainty oversized kaleera are worth a mention. The diva styled her red chooda with gold jhoomar style kaleera and looked ravishing.
#5. Sonam Kapoor
Sonam Kapoor took the sath pheras with businessman, Anand Ahuja in a star-studded wedding. She opted for an exquisite pair of customised kaleere and paired it with pretty floral and traditional kaleere along with it. The designs also included peacock shapes, as her lehenga also had the same prints. It was carefully designed by Mrinalini Chandra.
#6. Alia Bhatt
Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor’s wedding news came as a pleasant surprise to everyone. She turned into a pretty bride in a white Sabyasachi saree. Yet, it was her dainty and delicate kaleere by Mrinalini Chandra that won our hearts.
In her wedding pictures, you can spot the designs of the bespoke kaleera that she donned. From clouds, stars and her hubby, Ranbir Kapoor’s favourite number 8, it had a touch of all the personal details in it. Elaborating the design to Pinkvilla, the designer, Mrinali had said:
“The idea of bespoke is that, I truly feel that it is such a personal thing and kaleeras can have only the thing you want. It’s very personal. Sometimes there are messages that I will make the bride write or make the husband write for the bride. And the bride gets to see it at the wedding.”
#7. Kajal Aggarwal
For Kajal Aggarwal and Gautam Kitchlu, it was an intimate wedding during the lockdown. She stole the show in a set of extravagant kaleera, designed by Mrinalini Chandra. The gold umbrella-shaped ornament also featured pearls at the end. It was basically designed around the theme ‘lockdown love story’. In addition, Kajal donned a red Anamika Khanna bridal lehenga, featuring Kashmiri resham work, and looked ravishing.
#8. Sheetal Thakur
Sheetal Thakur and the Mirzapur fame, Vikrant Massey got hitched in 2022. During her chooda ceremony, Sheetal turned into a beautiful Himachali bride. Dressed in a traditional red salwar-suit, she wore a red chooda and a gold nath. Though she looked flawless in her no-makeup look, it was her white shell-adorned kaleera which caught our attention the most.
#9. Neha Kakkar
Neha Kakkar fell in love with a budding singer, Rohanpreet Singh and got married to him in an Anand Karaj in 2020. For the big day, she wore a pale pink Sabyasachi Mukherjee lehenga and looked pretty. Her palanquin-shaped kaleera were adorned with pearls and stonework. They are also known as raja rani doli wale kaleere.
#10. Arpita Mehta
Designer, Arpita Mehta took the plunge with designer, Kunal Rawat in August 2022. Taking the best fashion foot forward on her special day, Arpita Mehta dazzled in an ivory lehenga, which was adorned with mirrorwork all over it. She opted for a baby pink chooda and dainty kaleera designed by Mrinalini Chandra. Her kaleera designs featured shapes of evil eyes, hearts, birds and banyan trees.
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#11. Yami Gautam
Yami Gautam exchanged varmala with the ace director, Aditya Dhar, in a simple and sweet wedding. In a world where people go gaga over designer lehengas from big brands, Yami broke the trend by opting for her mother’s 33-year-old saree. With gold jewellery, she wore kaleera featuring cowries and coconuts.
#12. Anushka Ranjan
Anushka Ranjan tried a fresh look on her D-Day. As the colour lavender has been the hottest trend in the fashion industry, Anushka tailored her lehenga in the same hue. She got hitched to Aditya Seal in 2021, wearing the pretty lavender lehenga. With diamond jewellery, she paired her look with striking silver kaleera.
#13. Hansika Motwani
The child actress, whom we saw in Shaka Laka Boom Boom, is a grown-up now. At her destination wedding in Rajasthan, Hansika donned a regal look in an embellished Falguni Shane Peacock lehenga. Talking about the kaleera, she wore customised ones with Peacock trinkets.
#14. Disha Parmar
Disha Parmar had got a filmy proposal by Rahul Vaida on the national television, Bigg Boss 14. Finally, the two lovebirds became one in 2021. On her shaadi wala din, Disha Parmar ditched oversized kaleere and opted for minimalistic leafy ones in golden colour.
#15. Karishma Tanna
Karishma Tanna’s look in one of her wedding festivities swooned our hearts in split seconds. She found love in the arms of businessman, Varun Bangera and married him on February 5, 2022. During her haldi rasam, she wore a white sharara and a dupatta which had golden tassels at the hem. In addition, Karishma donned beautiful floral kaleera and floral jewellery.
#16. Ankita Lokhande
Ankita Lokhande’s wedding with the businessman, Vicky Jain was a three-day-long grand affair. Not only her family but she had also invited the who’s who of the television industry. Dressed in a shimmery gold Manish Malhotra lehenga, Ankita looked no less than a queen. To accessorise her look, she wore a long and light weight kaleera.
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#17. Neha Dhupia
In 2018, Neha Dhupia surprised her massive fanbase by tying the knot with Angad Bedi in a hush-hush Anand Karaj. Her simple yet elegant baby pink bridal lehenga is still a dream of many women. The outfit was from the label, Anita Dongre. With stone-studded jewellery and red chooda, Neha teamed a pair of gold Punjabi kaleera.
#18. Devoleena Bhattacharjee
Devoleena Bhattacharjee is a beautiful bong girl, whom we all know as ‘Gopi’ bahu from the serial, Saath Nibhanaa Saathiya. She lost her heart to her gym trainer, Shanwaz Shaikh, and did a registry marriage secretly in December 2022. For the special day, Devoleena draped herself in a red saree and wore ghungroo kaleera.
#19. Niti Taylor
For Niti Taylor, her wedding was a dream come true as she finally got hitched to her childhood sweetheart, Parikshit Bawa. She glided into the by-colour trend and opted for a pastel pink and cream-hued lehenga. To accessorise her look, she wore jhumka kaleera.
#20. Shilpa Shetty
The 90s diva, Shilpa Shetty, had fallen in love with a London-based businessman, Raj Kundra. They got married in a lavish wedding ceremony. Dressed in a regal Tarun Tahiliani saree, Shilpa wore uncut diamond neckpieces and adorned her bun with a gajra. Talking about her kaleera, the actress picked minimal gold kaleera.
#21. Parampara Thakur
In the list of 2020 lockdown weddings, Parampara Thakur and Sachet Thakur also hold a place. The two soulmates became one in a dreamy wedding. Like many women, Parampara too picked a floral red lehenga for her big day. She wore kundan jewellery and a pair of evil-eye kaleera.
#22. Shraddha Arya
Shraddha Arya has garnered enough fame from her stint as ‘Preeta’ in the popular show, Kundali Bhagya. The gorgeousness broke millions of hearts when she announced her wedding to a Naval officer, Rahul Sharma, in 2021. For her bridal outfit, Shraddha picked a red embellished lehenga with stone-studded jewellery. However, what caught our attention was her pearl-adorned kaleera.
These were the designer kaleere worn by gorgeous celebrities from the film and television world. Which one did you like?
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