It’s that time of the year when the streets sparkle with lights, and people decorate their houses with colourful lanterns, flashy bulbs, diyas and rangolis, and savour chakli, chivda and besan laddoos as they celebrate Deepavali. With traditional festivities come Diwali parties. Bollywood has already soaked into the festive fervour, and one can see celebs dressed to the best.
The first Diwali party in Bollywood was hosted by Ayushmann Khurrana and Tahira Kashyap on Friday, October 23, bringing together friends from the film industry for an evening of festive cheer.
Among those in attendance were Karan Johar, Bhushan Kumar, Guneet Monga, Apoorva Mehta, Amar Kaushik, Sara Ali Khan, Akash Kaushik, Arjun Kapoor, Aparshakti and his wife Aakriti, Bhumi Pednekar, Rajkummar Rao, Rakul Preet and Jackky Bhagnani, Twinkle Khanna, Shreyaa Chaudhry, Manish Malhotra, Sanya Malhotra, Raj Kundra and Shilpa Shetty, among others.
The gathering also coincided with the theatrical release of Ayushmann’s latest film, Udta Teermaking the day doubly special for the actor as he celebrated the film’s arrival in cinemas and ushered in the festive season with friends from the industry. A clip shows Tahira, Rajkummar and Sara dancing to Bollywood hit numbers.
For the Diwali bash, Bhumi Pednekar wore a bralette-style blouse and lehenga and flaunted her midriff, while Sara opted for a green traditional suit.
The viral clip shows Tahira and Bhumi dancing and enjoying themselves with Arjun, Ayushmann and Aparshakti.
Fans were quick to comment on the clip and questioned whether Bhumi and Tahira were high.
A user asked, “Are they drunk?”
Another wrote, “Is Bhumi too drunk?”
A third one said, “What is her attire for the Diwali bash?”