Behind The Shaadi

With constant innovation in the wedding industry, Entertainment and everything on stage cannot be left behind. Today we speak to Aksheeta Doshi the legendary Wedding choreographer as she narrates her experiences about her early days, How she plans different wedding performances, and makes sure it's all about family. Make sure to follow her on Instagram - @aksheeta.

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Sound and Editing - Pranay Shah

On this episode of BTS, Vishaal speaks to Madoc The DJ from Navi Mumbai who slowly but surely has become a luxury brand globally when it comes to wedding DJs. He speaks about his initial learnings in London, The process he follows to make sure every function has distinct music, and some of the bizarre requests clients make while he's playing. He also speaks about his dream to play at Tomorrowland! Tune in!

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Sound and Editing: Pranay Shah

There is no shaadi (wedding)  without the bride and groom right!? Hell yeah! On the season finale of the Behind The Shaadi Podcast, Vishaal talks to brides he’s had the chance to work with at their respective weddings and he can vouch for what a blast these weddings were! They speak about the process of planning their weddings and making sure that everything was according to their liking right down to the tiniest detail.

Host: Vishaal Rasquinha 

Editor and sound designer: Pranay Shah 

Bridal wear always tops the list of priorities for every bride and groom to be, their attire is a part of their dreamy wedding and rightly so! And so, on this episode of BTS, Vishaal talks to Yash Dongre, Business Head, House of Anita Dongre Limited, about taking the legacy forward to the global market; the US and expanding the groom's wear significantly. We get a great insight into the operations at the House of Anita Dongre, along with Yash's journey to heading the business.

Don't forget to catch the special song feature by Radhika Ahuja in this episode! 

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Yash Dongre @dongreyash

Anita Dongre @anitadongre

Radhika Ahuja @radhika928

The Zero Point @zeropointhk

Host: Vishaal Rasquinha 

Editor and sound designer: Pranay Shah 

A lot can happen over coffee. Well, Sirf Coffee founders and brother-sister duo, Sunil and Naina Hiranandani did take this phenomenon very seriously and built a modern matchmaking agency around it. 

On this episode of BTS, Vishaal talks to Sunil and Naina about the booming matchmaking industry in India and the ever-changing dynamics that lead to meeting a potential partner through rather unconventional ways.

And a beautiful music feature by Nimit Laharuka awaits you!

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Sirf Coffee @sirfcoffee 

Nimit Luharuka @thatboynimit

Host: Vishaal Rasquinha 

Editor and sound designer: Pranay Shah 

From exotic weddings in Tanzania, all the way to Oman, wedding planners Neha and Darshan Shroff from Momente Wedding Planners have done it all. There is nothing that this husband-wife duo don’t manage under their wings; from unique location and venues to talent to food (of course), to guest-lists and anything and everything that makes for the most memorable day for the bride and groom.

Do catch our special music feature by Shanay Shah in this episode.

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Momente Wedding Planners @momenteweddings  

Shanay Shah @shanayshahmusic 

Host: Vishaal Rasquinha 

Editor and sound designer: Pranay Shah 

On this episode of BTS, Vishaal talks to one of the biggest bartenders in the business not just in India but globally; Binny Dhahwal. He's responsible for some of the most exquisite alcohol mixes and some unique bar-customisations his clientele vouches for. He's turning the heat up at every party, at every wedding,  with this venture - Flaming Trio. He's also taking the business forward with a bartending academy - DrinQ. Catch the special song feature by Shubham J in this episode! 

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Binny Dhadwal @binnydhadwal 

DrinQ @drinqindia 

Shubham J @ShubhamJmusic 

Host: Vishaal Rasquinha 

Editor and sound designer: Pranay Shah 

On this episode BTS, we come to one of the most important aspects of any wedding; the music that makes memories! And we believe that there is no other who understands this better than the award-winning wedding band Bryden (guitarist and singer) and Parth (flutist) who in fact bring along with them an 18-member band, the Choral Riff who put together some beautiful pieces for weddings, music gigs and other events. They speak about what their early days were like, all about their musical influences and their entire MTV Unplugged journey with Guru Randhawa.

This episode also carries a special music feature by Anisha AOD and you don't want to miss that! 

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Bryden Lewis @brydenlewis

Host: Vishaal Rasquinha 

Editor and sound designer: Pranay Shah 

On this episode of BTS, Vishaal talks to India's foremost wedding DJ having performed at the Ambani Weddings, his list of performances also includes Virat Kohli - Anushka Sharma, Sonam Kapoor- Anand Ahuja, Priyanka Chopra- Nick Jonas and is always the first person you'd see at every luxury Indian wedding. Arjun Shah or as lovingly called, DJ AJ  tells us everything that goes behind the hours-long music sets, his inspirations, what drives him ahead, and much more.

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Host: Vishaal Rasquinha 

Editor and sound designer: Pranay Shah 

 On this episode of Behind The Shaadi, host, Vishaal talks to Parthip Thyagarajan, CEO and Co-founder of the expansive wedding portal, Wedding Sutra. India's biggest wedding portal, WS sets out trends across wedding fashion, photography, food, music dance and everything on every bride and groom's list.

Follow  Parthip Thyagrajan @parthipthyagarajan

Host: Vishaal Rasquinha 

Editor and sound designer: Pranay Shah