Katrina, Aishwarya, Shilpa: Best dressed stars from last year’s Diwali parties

B-Town beauty Katrina Kaif wins hands down in this. She purposefully avoided the cameras as she arrived along with rumoured boyfriend Ranbir Kapoor in tow at a Diwali party last year. But she looked beautiful anyhow in a bright lehenga choli. (Photo: Varinder Chawla)

At the grand Bachchans' Diwali party last year, Shah Rukh Khan's wife Gauri looked lovely in a nude coloured Tarun Tahiliani lehenga with a gold clutch as she, with SRK, posed with the Bachchans for a picture. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan opted for a bright fuchsia pink suit and looked pretty. So did mother in law Jaya Bachchan who went for a pale beige suit. (Photo: Varinder Chawla)

Shah Rukh Khan, busy on Diwali this year with the screening of 'Happy New Year' looked handsome in black and so did the Bachchans with Senior and Junior Bachchan wearing similar kind of kurtas.
Seen here, Shah Rukh in conversation with Jaya Bachchan as Big B listens in. (Photo: Varinder Chawla)

For Ekta Kapoor's party last year, the Bollywood Beauty Shilpa Shetty and husband Raj Kundra arrived hand-in-hand. Shilpa opted for a heavy embellished kurta by Preeti S Kapoor, which she paired with metallic heels and a potli bag. She looked ravishing in the ensemble with her hairdo adding to the festive look. (Photo: Varinder Chawla)

Genelia D'Souza turned 'Lady In Red' as she cosied up to her husband Ritesh Deshmukh for a picture. She looked lovely, might be the pre pregnancy glow added to the look. (Photo: Varinder Chawla)

Actress Prachi Desai was beautiful in a Kunal Anil Tanna net sari with a striking neon orange border. Needless to say, the smile just took our heart away. (Photo: Varinder Chawla)

Actress Bipasha Basu hosted a special Diwali party for all her close friends including beau Harman Baweja, designer Rocky S, Milind Soman last year.
She looked stunning in a blue and pink sari. Minimal makeup and a poker-straight hairdo finished off her look. (Photo: Varinder Chawla)

Actor and producer Sachiin Joshi also hosted a Diwali party along with his wife Urvashi.
Tennis player Sania Mirza looked pretty in a bright orange Arpita Mehta anarkali as she posed with host Sachiin. (Photo: Varinder Chawla)

Anjana Sukhani looked pretty in a green and gold churridar suit, while Vidya Malvade opted for a bronze and black choli top with a green lehenga skirt. (Photo: Varinder Chawla)