Raveena Tandon’s lavish wedding with husband Anil Thadani was fit for a princess, see archive images

It is said that after her break-up with Akshay Kumar, Raveena maintained a low profile. It was in the year 2013 when Raveena also made a career move and turned into a producer. Her first produced movie was Stumped and during the making of the same, Raveen met distributor Anil Thadani.

Raveena Tandon with her husband Anil Thadani (Photo: Express Archive)

Anil Thadani’s divorceAlthough Anil was married at the time, his marriage with wife Natasha Sippy was going through turmoil. Anil and Natasha had two sons together but they eventually got divorced.

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When Raveena Tandon and Anil Thadani made it officialRaveena and Anil Thadani, after a courtship for six months, got engaged in November 2003.

Raveena Tandon and Anil Thadani’s dream weddingIt was reported that Raveena always wanted to get married as a princess. A big fat destination wedding is a trend nowadays, but do you know that Raveena Tandon got married to Anil Thadani at Jag Mandir Palace, Udaipur, Rajasthan on February 22, 2004? The palace, located at the center of the Pichola lake in Udaipur, was a very famous venue for all the high-profile celebrity weddings earlier.

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At the wedding, Raveen was made to sit in a 100-year-old doli which also carried the princess of Mewar. Not only this but from designer wear to stunning jewellery, Raveena indeed has a lavish wedding.

Raveena’s wedding attire was also a custom-made one. Delhi-based designer Manav Gangwani recreated Raveena’s mother’s 35-year-old maroon wedding saree into a lehenga embellished with semi-precious stones. It also had embroidery with “pure” gold fibre for a modern look.

Raveena wore a black brocade lehnga for her pre-sangeet dinner, while for her mehndi, Raveena wore a sharara with spaghetti strap choli. Famous make-up artist Cory Walia did Raveena’s make-up and hair for all the wedding functions.

Raveena Tandon and Anil Thadani’s kids

Post her marriage, Raveena took a break from films. While Raveena had previously adopted two girls Pooja and Chhaya as a single mother in 1995, she was blessed with a daughter Rasha, in March 2005 and a son Ranbirvardhan in July 2007.

Raveena Tandon on her marriage with Anil Thadani

On each anniversary of hers, Raveena has often shared how her and Anil’s marriage has been full of ‘love and laughter, trust and honesty, equality and companionship, happiness and togetherness through thick and thin’.