Not 'friends' enough to attend family do?

Rana Daggubati, over the past few months have been in the spotlight fo rhis alleged liaisons with actresses. During the shooting of his first Hindi film, Dum Maaro Dum, the actor was labelled his co-star Bipasha Basu's '3-am' friend. And though both actors have brushed it off quoting 'Hindi lessons' as an alibi, the camaraderie has continued for months. Soon after, the actor reportedly got busy lending a shoulder to Nayanthara who split with her boyfriend Prabhu Deva. And recently, we told you how Rana was spotted partying with Priyanka at a night club owned by his uncle Nagarjuna. But surprisingly, the three beauties will be absent at the grand wedding of Rana's sister Malavika at the Ramanaidu Studios in Hyderabad.

   In an extraordinary coincidence, the trio - Priyanka, Bipasha and Nayanthara, claimed that they were invited for the wedding but couldn't attend the do due to 'professional commitments'.

   For example, when we tried to find out what kept Bipasha away from the wedding, a friend of the actor told us, "She was invited but she called up the family and excused herself. She had an ad shoot schedule in Jakarta."
    Priyanka too was busy with an ad shoot. "She is extremely busy," said a friend of the actress. Whether Nayanthara too had and ad to shoot is unknown. However, source close to Rana told us that she will be giving the big wedding a miss.

    Though the three women will stay away from the festivities, the reception will not lack lustre. A source told us that many VIP guests including celebrities from the south Indian and Hindi film industry would be there to bless the newly weds.