Saaniya Chandhok Chooses Classic Red Saree Over Lehenga at Tendulkar Wedding

Guests at Arjun Tendulkar and Saaniya Chandhok’s wedding in South Mumbai witnessed a quiet style upset: the bride chose a red saree over the expected heavy lehenga, a look captured in what outlets described as “photo-led coverage” of the March 5, 2026 celebrations. The published bridal description reads exactly as “classic red saree richly embroidered with sequins, stones and decorative bord,” a fragment that shows the visual intent even as the original phrase is truncated.

The couple’s pedigree and hosts framed the evening. Arjun Tendulkar is identified as Sachin Tendulkar’s son, and Saaniya Chandhok is described as a businesswoman and the granddaughter of industrialist Ravi Ghai. Sachin and Anjali Tendulkar hosted an intimate yet opulent pre-wedding celebration in Mumbai that set a restrained, family-forward tone for the larger wedding day.

Photographs of Saaniya’s saree emphasize surface detail: sequins and stones catching light against traditional red; captions and agency photos circulated widely rather than designer credits. Multiple outlets used images credited to photographer posts and agency photos, underlining the visual, image-first nature of the coverage that singled out Saaniya’s decision to wear a saree instead of a lehenga.

Arjun’s ensemble answered with equal restraint. Hindustan Times described the couple’s special evening as “ethereal in coordinated ivory ensembles that radiated understated elegance and regal sophistication,” while noting that Arjun opted for a “classic ivory sherwani” featuring “fine, all-over tonal embroidery,” a structured cut and a subtle sheen that lent a sharp, regal presence.

Family style at the pre-wedding nodded to color and texture. Anjali Tendulkar wore a deep blue sharara set “intricately detailed with elaborate embellishments,” Sara Tendulkar appeared in vibrant ethnic wear, and Sachin Tendulkar kept his look refined in an emerald green kurta set elevated with a rich brocade jacket, all details published in Hindustan Times’ pre-wedding writeup.

The guest list read like a who’s who of Indian cinema, sport and industry, and Indian Express’s photo captions called out specifics: Amitabh Bachchan in a white kurta-pyjama with a shawl, Jaya Bachchan in an off-white saree with a golden border and a flower gajra, Abhishek Bachchan in a black achkan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in a sky-blue anarkali, Mukesh Ambani in a black suit with Nita Ambani in a golden saree, Akash Ambani in a blue-and-white sherwani, Shloka Ambani in a pastel green lehenga blouse with a cape, and guests from MS Dhoni and Sakshi Dhoni to Yuvraj Singh and Hazel Keech showing coordinated traditional and cocktail-ready looks.

Coverage mixed celebrity style with real-time color: Times of India noted Sachin Tendulkar continued to follow the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 during the festivities and even reacted to Finn Allen’s century, while live photos from ANI and posts by photographer Pallav Paliwal provided much of the visual record, including an Instagram caption that called the pre-wedding “straight out of a fairytale” in a truncated excerpt.

Published accounts left a few specifics unsaid: the bridal description retains the literal truncation “decorative bord,” and no designer credits for the bride’s saree or the groom’s sherwani were published in the image-led coverage. Still, the decision is clear on paper and in pixels — on March 5, Saaniya Chandhok’s red saree reclaimed a canonical wedding silhouette, opting for concentrated craftsmanship and heritage embroidery in a room full of celebrity spectacle.