There have been several occasions when the rich and the famous in India have used choppers to arrive for their weddings by making a style statement - and Delhi's neighbourhood got to see two such examples on Friday.

There was, however, a slight difference: the grooms were most definitely rich but famous they certainly were not.

Umesh Yadav, a 28-year-old wrestler in Noida's Sarfabad village, travelled in a helicopter to the bride's place at Behlolpur, situated merely one kilometre away - and spent a Rs.250,000 for the short ride.