Aishwarya Rai's wedding necklace

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By Vimla Patil

19 April 2007 (Sawf News) - There is no doubt India adores young
love and weddings that resonate with the 'happy ever after' mantra of
Bollywood films! The more than one billion people in India and millions
of fans across the world are ready to share the joy of Abhishek
Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai on their wedding day.

Through their single-minded obsession with this wedding the
fans are not vicariously sharing the joy of the famous couple but also
paying homage to a favorite icon of the nation - Amitabh Bachchan.

However, each time India sits back to savor the auspicious
occasion a discordant note sounds in the chimes of love pervading the
whole nation.

The many letters appearing in the newspapers about the Big B's
mindless use of electricity when Mumbai is threatened with a power cut
is a case in point.

Despite talk of a low key wedding Mumbaikars are reeling from
the oppressive security arrangements wherein traffic has been diverted,
roads have been closed and neighbors have been put under police
scanners to preclude the possibility of strangers seeking refuge with
them to create obstacles or worse, violence during the wedding.

TOI reports that almost 300 policemen will guard the two
Bachchan residences during the three-day wedding, causing immense
inconvenience to the residents of the area.