Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor married

Bollywood stars Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor exchanged vows in the presence of a maulvi at a quiet ceremony at Saif's new house in Bandra, away from the glare of the media, at 12:30 PM Wednesday, February 6.

Saif has denied the marriage took place but his mother, actress Sharmila Tagore played coy when quizzed by the Mumbai Mirror which broke the story.

"I have no idea," she said.

"When he married Amrita Singh, he didn't inform. I don't think he would do the same thing again," she added.

Saif had married first wife and mother of his two children, Amrita Singh, in a secret ceremony in October 1991.

Interestingly, Saif, 37, is twelve years younger than Amrita Singh and is ten years older than Kareena Kapoor.

Saif's astrologer Pandit Suvashitraj, who had earlier confirmed that Saif had given Kareena a diamond ring, also hinted that the Nikah may have taken place.

Aishwarya and Mallika among most desirable women in world

Bollywood glamour queen Aishwarya Rai and sultry Indian actress Mallika Sherawat have been named in the "Top 99 Most Desirable Women" list of the online AskMen magazine.

Aishwarya at no.27 and Mallika at no.66 are joined by Indian American model and food show host Padma Lakshmi at no.66.

Over five million AskMen.com readers cast their votes to identify the females from the worlds of music, fashion, sports, and entertainment who have the characteristics they value in a potential companion, like intelligence, humour, charisma and ambition.

Katherine Heigl, Emmy wining actress of "Grey's Anatomy" TV series, and the star of box-office hit "Knocked Up", takes the top spot for the 2008 list released Jan 31 by the men's lifestyle magazine.

Mallika's citation at the site reads that "her complete comfort with her body is apparent, both in her brashness off-screen and her on-screen performances".

She came to international limelight for her short role with Jackie Chan in "The Myth". She is now starring in English-language films-"The Aquarian Gospel" and "Unveiled".

Aishwarya is described by the magazine as "the most beautiful woman to come out of Bollywood" to have mark on the American audiences.

In 2007 she appeared in films like "Guru" and "The Last Legion", and was signed on to co-star in the Steve Martin-helmed "Pink Panther 2".

Her getting hitched - to actor Abhishek Bachchan - has not made a difference, the site says.

Padma Lakshmi, the estranged wife of author Salman Rushdie, the magazine says, "is best known for her hosting gig on 'Top Chef', making men throughout the country take an interest in the culinary arts for one hour every week".

The three Indian divas are more desirable than tennis star Maria Sharapova (74), actress Lindsay Lohan (95) and Lucy Pinder (69), British glamour model who has received the title of "Best Breasts in the World".