Power shower

They traded tradition for fun as Shamita Shetty and Kiran Bawa hosted the grand baby shower for the former’s elder sister,actress Shilpa Shetty. Unlike at a typical Indian godh bharai ceremony,the guests came visiting over high tea and champagne on Thursday afternoon.The girl gang — Malaika Arora Khan and sister Amrita Arora,designers Nandita Mahtani and Surily Goel,Gauri Khan,Susanne Roshan,Maanayata Dutt,Namrata Dutt,Mana Shetty,Seema Khan,Maheep Kapoor,Neha Dhupia and Sameera Reddy to name a few — turned up in dresses and Western casuals. The expectant mother,in her ninth month,dressed in a peach kaftan designed by Mahtani. The surprise attendees,however,were Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan who took time out from babysitting Aaradhya and Shetty’s once-rival Raveena Tandon Thadani.Guests returned from the pink-and-blue themed party with gift hampers that comprised crystal pacifiers and a variety of goodies. On offer was a buffet of continental cuisine and traditional sweets were replaced with cupcakes and a diaper-shaped cake. Shetty’s mother,Sunanda,and husband Raj Kundra were also part of the celebration.