Security Consultant Recalls Huge Crowds At Ranbir and Alia’s Wedding, Says 'Press Was Crazy...'

Yusuf Ibrahim, a security consultant, who has looked after several Bollywood weddings recently spoke about Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor's wedding, stating that it was the toughest to handle. 

Yusuf Ibrahim, a security consultant, who has looked after several Bollywood weddings recently spoke about Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor's wedding, stating that it was the toughest to handle. 

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Bollywood weddings are generally known to be grand in scale and expense. However, of late many celebrities have chosen to get married in a low-key manner. Yusuf Ibrahim, a security consultant, who has looked after several Bollywood weddings recently spoke about Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor's wedding, stating that it was the toughest to handle. 

Yusuf Ibrahim on the difficulty of managing Alia Bhatt's wedding

In a recent interview, Yusuf called Alia Bhatt's wedding tough to manage and recalled that hundreds of people gathered outside the couple's Pali Hill residence to catch a glimpse of their wedding. He also mentioned that some 350 media personnel were stationed outside the wedding venue and it was quite difficult to deal with the crowd.

“The toughest ever wedding we managed was that of Alia Bhatt. There were at least 350 people from media houses. At least ten people came from each company. Additionally, their fans had assembled outside their home. Same company sent four people from each of their regional channels. People had crowded the entire Pali Hill. Both ways leading to Pali Hill was filled with media and fans. The crowd was so much that we had to attend to guests cars from down the road leading to their building. We had to run behind the cars. It got even more challenging because even the guests at the wedding were celebrities. The chaos was such that even the people residing in the building got annoyed and were immensely troubled," the security consultant told Siddharth Kannan.

Sharing details of how he managed his team during Alia's wedding, he stated, "We were about 60 people in each shift and our shift was of eight hours each. We worked round the clock. It was crazy because the building has just one gate for both entry and exit, so everybody had to enter through the same gate. We had to escort all the relatives and friends through that crowded road. All of their guests were celebs. Press was crazy on that night."

“I had kept half of my boys in uniform and rest of them in civil dress so that they can manage it well and keep an eye on everybody without making them conscious. They would update me that media is planning to climb the wall and so, I would instruct them to cover the walls. This is how we managed," 

Yusuf mentioned that he has known Alia Bhatt from the time of her debut in 'Student of The Year' and only started working with Ranbir Kapoor after 'Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani'.