From Dia Mirza to Jasprit Bumrah, celebrity weddings in the time of Covid

The rich are following a template for their special day - an intimate ceremony, with fewer people and a keen eye for a touch of luxury in every aspect

On April 26, the day India recorded 323,023 new Covid cases, Phagwara in Punjab saw the private wedding ceremony of actor-comedian duo Sugandha Mishra and Sanket Bhosale. Mishra, dressed in a cream lehenga with heavy embroidery, entered in a chariot held aloft by men wear­ing masks. As she descended, the scene was engulfed in mystic fog and she tied the knot with Bhosale. In attendance were their close friends and family. Though she was later booked for allegedly flouting coronavirus norms at her wedding, the rich are following a template for their special day — an intimate ceremony, with fewer