Alia Bhatt, Ranbir Kapoor wedding festivities kick off, bride's father Mahesh Bhatt, groom's mother Neetu Singh spotted

A host of celebrities were spotted outside Ranbir Kapoor's building today as the wedding festivities of 'Raalia' kicked off today.

MUMBAI: They never did confirm the date but celebrations for the endlessly discussed Aiia Bhatt-Ranbir Kapoor wedding appeared to have kicked off on Wednesday with friends and family, including father of the bride Mahesh Bhatt and mother of the groom Neetu Kapoor, seen driving into the couple's apartment complex. With no concrete information from either family, it was all about the optics.

Hordes of media personnel kept vigil outside the Bandra apartment 'Vastu', situated in a usually quiet lane that today was the cynosure of attention with telephoto lens focused closely on occupants behind rolled up car windows. That many of the guests were dressed in yellow and green finery gave credence to speculation that it was the ?haldi' and ?mehendi' ceremony.

According to Yusuf Ibrahim, Alia's security in-charge, the team has been asked to provide protection for four-five days. "The wedding is indeed happening? The families have started arriving," Ibrahim told PTI without getting into any more details.

The speculation is that the wedding might happen on Thursday.

For reporters and photographers tasked with covering the star wedding, the last several days have been akin to piecing together a jigsaw - white curtains used as screens on windows, celeb designer Sabyasachi Mukherjee branded bags going in, stray comments from family and studied silence from Alia and Ranbir.