Sabkush Entertainment: Chat mangni pat byah for MS Dhoni

Sabkush Entertainment: Chat mangni pat byah for MS DhoniChat mangni pat byah for MS Dhoni

MS Dhoni’s marriage to Sakshi Singh Rawat takes India by surprise Team India skipper and one of the most eligible bachelors in India, is taken. On Saturday evening, Mahendra Singh Dhoni got engaged to Sakshi Singh Rawat at a ceremony in Dehradun attended by close friends and family, in what was supposed to be a closely guarded secret, but was leaked out at the last minute. The bulk of the Team India cricketers were themselves informed on Saturday – post engagement – that a quick wedding was taking place on Sunday. Hush and rush The Dhonis played the typical hide and seek on the night of the engagement as the news leaked and the frenzy began to build up. The ceremony took place in Component Hotel, Selaqui, an industrial town 20 kilometres away from Dehradun. Officials from the hotel informed, “Dhoni and his family flew from Ranchi to Doon airport. They had booked the hotel on July 2 and checked in on July 3, at 6 am. The engagement was supposed to take place in the hotel at night. But at the last minute, they shifted the venue to Bhagirath Resort. Dhoni made a quiet exit from the rear entrance of the hotel in the evening, dressed in a sherwani. Sakshi’s cousin, IPS officer Abhilasha Bisht, is looking after the arrangements. The hotel authorities were given strict instructions not to inform the press and that there should be no floral decoration at the venue. Sakshi who? Dhoni and Sakshi are said to have known each other from their days at DAV school, Shamily, in Ranchi. The two were apparently seeing each other for some two years now. It was reported that the cricketer met the hospitality student at a party hosted by Bipasha Basu to celebrate the success of Race. At that time, the IHM Aurangabad graduate was training as front desk personnel at the Taj Bengal, and was invited to the party by John Abraham. Sakshi’s cousin Abhilasha Bisht had confirmed that the family knew Dhoni, but had denied that there was anything more between the couple. However, rumours mills worked overtime and there were reports from time to time about their courtship. It was said that Dhoni cut his long hair short since Sakshi liked it that way and that she attended all of his hairstyling sessions. Sakshi was also seen with Dhoni on her 21st birthday on November 19, when they also went for a rickshaw drive in Aurangabad! Apparently, Dhoni had also gifted her an iPhone. Dhoni’s wedding has put to rest rumours of his link-up with actress Asin. In the past, the Indian skipper has also been lined to Deepika Padukone and Lakshmi Rai. ‘I’m out of it now’ One person who’s both pleased and relieved that MS Dhoni has tied the knot is southern actress Lakshmi Rai, who has frequently been linked with the cricketer. “Whenever I was asked about my relationship with Dhoni I said we were just friends and that he would announce his engagement or marriage with someone else soon enough,” she says and adds, “In fact, I knew he was seeing Sakshi, but being a close friend of his, I had to keep it under wraps, because he did not wish to talk about it at the time.” Lakshmi feels such stories are expected because cricketer-actress link-ups make for a spicy story. “Recently Asin was also linked with Dhoni and my name came up again. But now the nature of my relationship with Dhoni is clear. I’m very happy for him and wish the couple all the very best.”