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Diwali festivities are incomplete without the glamorous and larger than life Diwali bashes that Bollywood throws during the season. From the Ambanis, Aamir Khan, Ekta Kapoor, Arpita Khan to Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla and Ramesh Taurani, the A-listers are throwing Diwali parties and Bollywood fashionistas like Kareena Kapoor Khan, Deepika Padukone, Shilpa Shetty Kundra, Karisma Kapoor, Katrina Kaif are turning up decked out in their ethnic best attires. You can surely steal some festive season inspirations from their style. (Source: Varinder Chawla)
Last night saw a bevy of Bollywood stars attend Aamir Khan's Diwali bash. Here are the photos of the best looking actors of the night. Kareena Kapoor Khan and Saif Ali Khan looked like a royal couple. The actress looked beautiful in a Tarun Tahiliani ensemble. (Source: Varinder Chawla)
Karan Johar and Deepika Padukone too attended the bash and Padukone looked splendid in a white sari. (Source: Varinder Chawla)
Alia Bhatt looked pretty as a picture in a green and yellow lehenga at the Diwali bash. (Source: Varinder Chawla)
Parineeti Chopra looked lovely in a silver embroidered lehenga as she attended Aamir Khan's Diwali bash. (Source: Varinder Chawla)
Sanjay Dutt threw a Diwali party and it was night full of stars. From Vidya Balan, Jacqueline Fernandez, Rishi Kapoor, Neetu Kapoor to Sonali Bendre and Shilpa Shetty, all attended the bash. Take a look at the pictures we have here. (Source: Varinder Chawla)
Jacqueline Fernandez looked stunning and completely stole the show in her lehenga. (Source: Varinder Chawla)
Vidya Balan, the queen of saris bowled everyone with her festive wear at Sanjay Dutt's Diwali party. (Source: Varinder Chawla)
Shilpa Shetty, who attended the Diwali party with husband Raj Kundra, looked gorgeous in the maroon sari she picked for the occasion. (Source: Varinder Chawla)
Sonali Bendre chose a beautiful outfit for the Diwali bash. We love how her attire resonates the festive season. (Source: Varinder Chawla)
Ekta Kapoor hosted a pre-Diwali party on Dhanteras and it was a star-studded night hight on fashion. (Source: Varinder Chawla)
Bollywood glamour queen Sonam Kapoor turned up at the party in a gorgeous white sari. The Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla sari with detailed silver gota work border was spectacular. Paring it with a silver, high-neck, tulle incut ruffled blouse which was embroidered lavishly with sequins and pearls. To complement the monotone look, the heavy sari was paired with simple studs and silver maang tika. The look was rounded off with smokey eyes and light brown lips and hair tied neatly in a bun.
And twinning with her was none other than Karan Johar in a similar white sherwani by the same designer duo. (Source: Varinder Chawla)
Host Ekta Kapoor too wore a pastel shade Abu Jani-Sandeep Khosla lehenga with an off-shoulder choli. (Source: Varinder Chawla)
Kriti Sanon attended the Ekta Kapoor bash in a Manish Malhotra ensemble. The navy blue embellished lehenga was paired with matching blue feather detail choli. With zero accessories, simple make-up and hair kept open, the look was rounded off with light pink lips. (Source: Varinder Chawla)
Attending the bash, Shilpa Shetty Kundra looked bright and beautiful in an orange striped sari. Wearing a grand silk sari with a golden border from the house of Raw Mango, the six-yard was perfect for the occasion. The diva paired with gold temple jewellery from Anmol Jewellers and carried a bright yellow batua to go with her attire. With simple make-up and hair tied in a soft bun, her look was rounded off with a quintessential bindi. (Source: Varinder Chawla)
Wearing a beautiful black anarkali from the designer duo Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla, Sara Ali Khan looked stunning at the Ekta Kapoor Diwali bash. The heavy, intricate silver mirror work detail in the attire was perfectly balanced with nude make-up and simple danglers. With her hair left open and light lipgloss, the upcoming actress stole the limelight with her impeccable style. (Source: Varinder Chawla)
Beautiful Sridevi attended the party with her husband Boney Kapoor and looked ethereal in a Manish Malhotra outfit. Wearing a black brocade floor length Anarkali, she paired it with simple sheer duptta and big studs on her ears. With dark red lips, soft bun and matching potli bag, she nailed the festive look. (Source: Varinder Chawla)
'Dreamgirl' Hema Malini looked effortlessly beautiful in a sheer black sari. The embellished six-yards was paired with a dark red blouse and matching jewellery. With simple make-up and haired styled in a soft bun, she looked lovely. (Source: Varinder Chawla)
Also attending the bash was Esha Deol with her husband. Flaunting her baby bump, the would-be mom chose a black lehenga. With a pregnancy glow, the diva looked replenished in the ethic wear. (Source: Varinder Chawla)
Alia Bhatt too was at the party and looked cute and bubbly in a pastel shade outfit by Raw Mango. The brocade light pista-green tunic was paired with a darker shade lehenga and matching tulle dupatta. Simple statement danglers were chosen to balance the heavy brocade work of the outfit and her stylist kept her make-up to a bare minimum. (Source: Varinder Chawla)
Bhumi Pednekar looked festive in a white and gold Nikhil Thampi creations. With pastel shade, kalidar was paired with a beige tulle dupatta and beautiful polki choker and jhumkas from Joolry. Her look was rounded off with muted make-up and hair tied back in a bun. (Source: Varinder Chawla)
Swara Bhaskar joined her fellow teammates from Veere di Wedding wearing a bring pink and orange kalidar. (Source: Varinder Chawla)
Bollywood couple Akshay Kumar and Twinkle Khanna too were at the bash giving couple goals to everyone. While Kumar looked dapper in a black kurta pajama, Khanna looked elegant in a beige brocade kalidar with broad pink border. It was paired with contrasting pink dupatta with gota work and green onyx danglers. (Source: Varinder Chawla)
Shilpa Shetty Kundra at the Arpita Khan bash was stunning in a Falguni and Shane Peacock number with sheer detail and we love the chic embroidery on the actor's outfit. Danglers and diamond rings added the bling to her attire. Stylist Mohit Rai deserves credit for keeping the look glamorous. (Source: Varinder Chawla)
Karisma Kapoor rarely misses the mark when it comes to fashion and this time at the Arpita Khan bash the actor did not disappoint us either. In a fusion number by Varun Bahl Couture, the actor looked every bit the fashionista she is. Kapoor wore a white suit with sheer detail and we love the golden embroidered jacket she teamed it with that raised the glamour quotient of the outfit. (Source: Varinder Chawla)
Katrina Kaif donned a red lehenga for the Arpita Khan bash and we can't get over how beautiful she looked. From the house of Anamika Khanna, the lehenga had a threadwork embroidery that muted down the flamboyancy of the lehenga. We love how stylist Tanya Ghavri paired it with a pearl necklace that nested elegantly against the actor's neck. (Source: Varinder Chawla)
Aditi Rao Hydari chose to wear a high waisted skirt with a crop top by Marks and Spencer at the Ambani bash and we love the actor's fusion look. She teamed it up with a layered gold necklace and the combination was sensational. Crimson lips and dewy make-up rounded out her look nicely. (Source: aditiraohydari/ Instagram)
Twinkle Khanna goes with recycled paper gajra this Diwali at the Ramesh Taurani bash. We love her gold and white suit which looked elegant. (Source: twinklekhanna/ Instagram)
In a lehenga skirt with kurta from the house of Simar Dugal, Athiya Shetty was stunning at the Arpita Khan bash. The actor went with a silver-white ensemble that we feel added to the festive tones of the attire. A round of applause for stylist Ami Patel for styling the outfit with statement earrings and silver jutis, which added grace to the actor's ensemble. (Source: Varinder Chawla)
Shweta Nanda was spotted with daughter Navya Nanda at Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla bash and the mother-daughter duo were smashing in festive white. We love the senior Nanda's stark white sari teamed with a deep-neck blouse which was super chic. The junior Nanda went with a full-length suit with sheer detail. (Source: shwetananda/ Instagram
Natasha Poonawalla was stunning in an orange lehenga which she teamed up with a glitzy blouse at the Arpita Khan bash. Poonawala's maang tikka and statement earrings rounded out her attire nicely and we love the dewy make-up look she went with. (Source: Varinder Chawla)
Sophie Choudry was resplendent in a white Manish Malhotra outfit at the Arpita Khan bash. We love the extravagant silver embellishment on the actor's ensemble that added to the chicness. Choudry teamed it with a sheer dupatta that hung on one shoulder and a Bottega Veneta clutch. (Source: Varinder Chawla)
In an Abu Jani Sandeep Khosla off-shoulder number, Nita Ambani was as stunning as always and we love the tunic kameez-lehenga pairing that Ambani slayed in at the party she threw. (Source: abujanisandeepkhosla/Instagram)
In a Faabiina blush pink outfit, Kriti Sanon spotted at Ramesh Taurani's Diwali bash. We love how she teamed it with statement earrings and stylist Sukriti Grover deserves a round of applause for keeping the look serene. (Source: sukritigrover/ Instagram)
Dia Mirza stepped out wearing a yellow number from the house of Anita Dongre for Ramesh Taurani's Diwali bash. We love the flared hem kurta with silver embellishments that she teamed with a palazzo and a matching dupatta. We give credit to celebrity stylist Theia Tekchandaney, who accessorised the look with danglers and a statement ring from Anita Dongre Pink City Jewellery. (Source: diamirzaofficial/ Instagram)
Sridevi's extravagantly printed poncho was sensational at Ambani's Diwali bash. (Source: sridevi.kapoor/ Instagram)
Sona Mohapatra spotted at Ambani's bash in a stunning orange-black ensemble in Kotpad weave inspired from tiger stripes. (Source: Sonamohapatra/ Instagram)
Divya Khosla Kumar's muted lehenga piece was gorgeous with a closely draped dupatta around the neck. She wore it at the Ambani bash. (Source: divyakhoslakumar/ Instagram)
Clad in a maroon and golden ensemble with floral prints from Seema Khan, Daisy Shah was a vision to behold at the Arpita Khan bash. The actor carried a bejewelled clutch, which complemented her attire nicely. We love the statement earrings and bold lips that rounded out the actor's look. (Source: Varinder Chawla)
Diana Penty was ravishing in a black gown with sequenced sleeves at the Ambani bash. (Source: dianapenty/ Instagram)
