Bollywood News and parties

From wearing their designer best to hosting the most lavish pre-Diwali bashes, from conducting Lakshmi-Ganesh pujas to organising card parties for close friends, Bollywood celebs sure know how to celebrate Diwali in style. Be it Khan's Diwali daawats or Ekta Kapoor's Card party, Bollywood ensures that they bring in the festival of lights with much fervour. The parties are much-coveted affairs and entry is by invitation only. These parties are also an excuse for actors to meet, socialise and bond. However, this year Aamir Khan and Abhishek Bachchan have decided to throw their Diwali parties on the same night. Quoting a source, a BT report says that now even the guests are used to it. Even last year they started partying first at Bachchan's home and continued it in Aamir's place. While it still remains to be seen as to who attends which do, the report speculates that this year Shah Rukh Khan and other members of the Happy New Year team may stay faithful to Abhishek and not go to Aamir's bash at all.

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From wearing their designer best to hosting the most lavish pre-Diwali bashes, from conducting Lakshmi-Ganesh pujas to organising card parties for close friends, Bollywood celebs sure know how to celebrate Diwali in style. Be it Khan's Diwali daawats or Ekta Kapoor's Card party, Bollywood ensures that they bring in the festival of lights with much fervour. The parties are much-coveted affairs and entry is by invitation only. These parties are also an excuse for actors to meet, socialise and bond. However, this year Aamir Khan and Abhishek Bachchan have decided to throw their Diwali parties on the same night. Quoting a source, a BT report says that now even the guests are used to it. Even last year they started partying first at Bachchan’s home and continued it in Aamir’s place. While it still remains to be seen as to who attends which do, the report speculates that this year Shah Rukh Khan and other members of the Happy New Year team may stay faithful to Abhishek and not go to Aamir’s bash at all.

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The perfect masti: Bollywood's perfectionist ensures that his Diwali parties are fun. Aamir, who has just returned from Cannes, will be hosting the yearly bash at his Bandra home on October 23. While he is yet to send the invites, a TOI report says that Ranbir Kapoor, Hrithik Roshan, Deepika Padukone, Priyanka Chopra and the twins Amin and Karim Haji are on the guest list. His director dosts Rajkumar Hirani, Karan Johar, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, Ashutosh Gowariker and Ayan Mukerji are also likely to be present. Media reports suggest that Aamir’s house is decorated beautifully and his guests are served home-cooked food. He is a very good host who ensures that his guests are comfortable. Aamir also organises all-night long card sessions.Guests who made to the guest list last year were Vidya Balan and husband Siddharth Roy Kapur, Priyanka Chopra, Anushka Sharma, Karan Johar, Anil Kapoor, Jackie Shroff, nephew Imran with wife Avantika, Sharman Joshi and Raju Hirani.

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Bachchan’s classy do: When it comes to oragnising lavish but classy Diwali dos, no one can beat the Bachchans. Jaya Bachchan personally takes care of the party - right from the guest list to decorations and the menu. It has been reported that though the Bachchans like to keep it traditional for Diwali, they ensure that every product used is eco-friendly. Some of the regulars at this Diwali party are the Kapoors, Roshans, Shweta Bachchan-Nanda and family, Shah Rukh Khan and wife Gauri, Deepika Padukone, Goldie and Sonali Behl, Kangna Ranaut, Farhan and Adhuna Akhtar, Honey Irani, Zoya Akhtar, Javed Akhtar and Shabana Azmi, Anil Kapoor and family.

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Ekta Kapoor’s Diwali dhamaka: Every year the TV czarina, Ekta Kapoor, invites the who's who of Bollywood and TV for a card party. Ekta's parties are high on the fun quotient. Games like Flush and Rummy take the center-stage and the stakes go higher as the night progresses. Ekta's parties reportedly begin at 11 pm and continue till the wee hours of the morning. Those who have made to the list this year are close friends Karan Johar, Neelam Kothari and actors she has worked with, like Varun Dhawan, Sidharth Malhotra, Emraan Hashmi, Sonakshi Sinha, Shraddha Kapoor and Arjun Kapoor. Celebs who attended her party last year were Arbaaz Khan, Shilpa Shetty, Prachi Desai, Varun Dhawan, Ronit Roy, Saakshi Tanwar and David Dhawan.

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Shilpa’s stylish do: Though they are relatively new in the party circuit and have started hosting parties only from the year 2010, the Kundras make sure that their parties are stylish and chic. The couple had hosted a very grand Diwali-cum-housewarming party in 2010 and invited the likes of Shah Rukh-Gauri Khan, Sanjay Dutt-Maanayata, The Bachchan family, Ameesha Patel, Salman Khan and Rani Mukerji for their bash.

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Khiladi's gang: Akshay Kumar and wife Twinkle also host some of the best Diwali parties. Akshay is not only a khiladi when it comes to movies, but plays his cards well too. His shrewdness and lady luck ensures that he wins more than he loses. In fact, a report in Hindustan Times said that the star everyone is scared to play cards with is Akshay Kumar as he is quite the pro when it comes to a deck of cards.

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The buddies club: Best friends Rakesh Roshan, Rishi Kapoor, Prem Chopra and Jeetendra have been spending Diwali together for ages. They ring in their Diwali by playing cards all night long. The venue of the party keeps changing but the fact that they meet on D-day and play cards remains constant. Reports suggest that the money being played is usually high but the spirit is playful rather than competitive.