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The Award season is still on and the stars are having a ball as they strut their finest on the Red carpet. The recent film awards, which took place on January 24, had a fabulous turn out with stars like Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan, Ranveer Singh, Rekha, Deepika Padukone, Karisma Kapoor, Huma Qureshi and Kalki Koechlin attending the filmi do in their finest. (Photo: Varinder Chawla)
Catch a glimpse of Amitabh Bachchan as he arrived at the venue by his car. (Photo: Varinder Chawla)
Veteran actress Rekha was shining in a beautiful gold coloured kanjeevaram sari. (Photo: Varinder Chawla)
Don’t miss Salman making an entrance. (Photo: Varinder Chawla)
Next we have Deepika Padukone, who glittered in gold, as she arrived with sister Anisha. Deepika walked away with the Best Actress Award for ‘Ram-Leela’. (Photo: Varinder Chawla)
‘Ram-Leela’ actor Ranveer Singh put a twist on his red carpet appearance by picking a printed Louis Vuitton jacket, trousers and shoes. (Photo: Varinder Chawla)
Kajol hugs her mother Tanuja, who was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award. Kajol’s sister and former ‘Bigg Boss’ housemate Tanisha also accompanied them. (Photo: Varinder Chawla)
Karisma Kapoor was stunning in an Anamika Khanna creation. The fashionista accentuated her look with a matching clutch, an updo, smoky eyes and nude lip-colour. (Photo: Varinder Chawla)
Deepika Padukone’s father and former badminton player Prakash Padukone snapped in his car along with wife Ujjala. (Photo: Varinder Chawla)
Songstress Priyanka Chopra, who hosted the night along with Ranbir Kapoor, was fabulous in a black McQueen gown. (Photo: Varinder Chawla)
Filmmaker Karan Johar looks exhausted as he makes an entrance in his car. (Photo: Varinder Chawla)
Farhan Akhtar who won the Best Actor Award for ‘Bhaag Milkha Bhaag’ was dapper in a blue tux with a bowtie. His wife Adhuna was a breath of fresh air in a cobalt blue wrap-around blouse paired with a golden yellow raw silk skirt. (Photo: Varinder Chawla)
‘Grand Masti’ dude Aftab Shivdasani arrived hand-in-hand with girlfriend Nin Dusanj. (Photo: Varinder Chawla)
New BFFs: ‘D-Day’ actress Huma Qureshi picked a blue ruffled Gauri and Nainika gown while Kalki Koechlin opted for a beautiful black and gold creation by Sabyasachi. Out of the two, Kalki was definitely the winner! (Photo: Varinder Chawla)
While the ladies showed off their designer creations, the men were definitely not to be left out – Seen here, Anoop Soni, Ayushmann Khurrana, Anupam Kher and Amit Sadh. (Photo: Varinder Chawla)
T-Series owner Bhushan Kumar was accompanied by his newly-turned-director wife Divya Khosla Kumar, who was pretty in a rich floor-length anarkali. (Photo: Varinder Chawla)
Chunky Pandey waves to the cameras as he makes an entrance (Photo: Varinder Chawla)
'Raanjhanaa’ actor Dhanush, who won the Best Actor (Debut), was dapper in black. (Photo: Varinder Chawla)
Dia Mirza surprised us with her outfit choice, which seems to be a cropped top and tights with a wrap-around sari. The actress came with fiancé Sahil Sangha. (Photo: Varinder Chawla)
‘Bhaag Milkha Bhaag’ actress Divya Dutta arrived in a heavy pink kurta lehenga with purple and gold bordering. (Photo: Varinder Chawla)
Former 'Bigg Boss' contestant Elli Avram looked pretty in a silvery white sari. She was accompanied by her mother. (Photo: Varinder Chawla)
New dad Fardeen Khan made a solo appearance. (Photo: Varinder Chawla)
Newbie Girish Kumar was handsome as he posed with his uncle Ramesh Taurani. (Photo: Varinder Chawla)
Ileana D’Cruz, who was seen in ‘Phata Poster Nikhla Hero’, strikes a pose in her black lace Pucci gown. (Photo: Varinder Chawla)
Veteran actress Shabana Azmi looks lovely as she arrived with lyricist husband Javed Akhtar. (Photo: Varinder Chawla)
Ek Tha Tiger director Kabir Khan poses with his wife Mini Mathur, who was pretty in a blue and black sari with a sheer blouse. (Photo: Varinder Chawla)
Konkana Sen Sharma looked beautiful in a white and gold embroidered Rohit Bal anarkali. (Photo: Varinder Chawla)
‘Mickey Virus’ actor Manish Paul was dashing as he arrived with his wife. (Photo: Varinder Chawla)
Singer and actress Monali Thakur was chic in a monochrome skirt paired with a black peplum top and peep-toes. (Photo: Varinder Chawla)
Men’s Speak: Neil Nitin Mukesh and Nawazuddin Siddiqui were handsome in formal suits. While Madhur Bhandarkar picked a sleevless jacket and composer Pritam picked a brown outfit. (Photo: Varinder Chawla)
Style diva Neha Dhupia impressed us with her red carpet outfit - black sleeveless cropped top by Payal Singhal paired with a beautiful cream skirt by Anju Modi. A statement neckpiece, smoky eye, an updo and a black clutch finished off her look. (Photo: Varinder Chawla)
‘The Lunchbox’ actress Nimrat Kaur was gorgeous in a Shehla sari. She complimented the look with a matching gold clutch, danglers and deep red lips. (Photo: Varinder Chawla)
Krishika Lulla was disappointing in a printed strap dress as she arrived with husband Sunil of Eros International. (Photo: Varinder Chawla)
‘Besharam’ actress Pallavi Sharda was elegant in a black ABS by Allen Schwartz as she posed with director Tarun Mansukhani. (Photo: Varinder Chawla)
Shahid Kapoor’s father Pankaj Kapur arrived with wife Supriya Pathak and Sana Kapur. Supriya Pathak won the Best Actress Award in a Supporting Role for her performance in ‘Ram-Leela’. (Photo: Varinder Chawla)
Prasoon Joshi, who won the award for Best Lyrics, sern with his wife Aparna. (Photo: Varinder Chawla)
Style Files: Preity Zinta made an appearance in a blue one-shouldered Gauri and Nainika gown, Tamannah looked stylish in a red gown by the same designers. Prachi Desai showed off her legs in a peach dress with a thigh-slit by Swapnit Shinde and Richa Chadda picked a red Léger which might have worked hadn’t it been for the ruffles. (Photo: Varinder Chawla)
‘Shahid’ actor Rajkumar Yadav along with his director Hansal Mehta. Rajkumar who also acted in ‘Kai Po Che’ won the Best Actor (critics) for ‘Shahid’. (Photo: Varinder Chawla)
‘Bhaag Milkha Bhaag’ director Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra walks hand-in-hand with wife P.S. Bharathi. Mehra took home the Best Actor award for the Milkha Singh biopic. (Photo: Varinder Chawla)
'Krrish 3’ actor Vivek Oberoi attended the function along with wife Priyanka Alva. (Photo: Varinder Chawla)
Sonali Bendre was sexy in a midi black dress as she posed for the cameras, flanked by designer Manish Malhotra and husband Goldie Behl. (Photo: Varinder Chawla)
‘Sholay’ director Ramesh Sippy was accompanied by his wife Kiran Juneja. (Photo: Varinder Chawla)
Ace choreographer Remo D’Souza was all smiles as he posed for the cameras. (Photo: Varinder Chawla)
Producer Ritesh Sidhwani was stylish as he posed sans a snile. (Photo: Varinder Chawla)
Sasha Agha was beautiful in a red lace gown, while her mother Salma wore black. (Photo: Varinder Chawla)
Huma Qureshi’s brother, model and actor Saqib Saleem looked super-handsome as he posed for the photogs. (Photo: Varinder Chawla)
Composer and playback singer Shankar Mahadevan poses for a family picture along with his wife Sangeeta and son Siddharth. (Photo: Varinder Chawla)
Dress Talk: Swara Bhaskar was lovely in white, Rhea Bhattacharya picked a beautiful blue Sailex dress, Shruti Haasan was in a black gown, Shilpa Shukla shimmered in silver and Vaani Kapoor stunned in cutout Nikhil Thampi gown. (Photo: Varinder Chawla)
Anjana Sukhani and Aditi Rao Hydari rocked their evening gowns, while Alka Yagnik, Amrita Rao and Anuradha Paudwal went the desi route. (Photo: Varinder Chawla)
Soha Ali Khan was stunning in a strapless gown by Ken Fern as she cozied up to beau Kunal Khemu for the cameras. (Photo: Varinder Chawla)
Zoya Akhtar was smart in white blazer with a matching shirt and trousers, singer Usha was in her trademark kanjeevaram sari and Sophie Choudry stunned us in a red BCBG gown. (Photo: Varinder Chawla)
‘D-Day’ director Nikhil Advani was snapped along with a friend. (Photo: Varinder Chawla)
Filmmaker Subhash Ghai smiles for a picture along with wife Mukta. (Photo: Varinder Chawla)
‘Kahaani’ director Sujoy Ghosh made a solo appearance. (Photo: Varinder Chawla)
Tusshar Kapoor picked a velvet jacket for the grand night. (Photo: Varinder Chawla)
