The city’s A-listers had a busy weekend, attending two high-profile functions to celebrate the marriage of Praful Patel’s daughter Niyati (who will wed Samarth Parekh in Udaipur this weekend). On Saturday night, Nita and Mukesh Ambani hosted an exclusive bash at their residence Sea Wind, while on Sunday, Rama and Venugopal Dhoot had a party for the couple at a SoBo five-star. Talk about doing it in style!
Imagine a stage with spotlights and props, a professional troupe of performers and a live act, all on the terrace of a house. There was all that and much, much more at Mukesh and Nita Ambani’s Saturday night bash. Swanky cars donned the entrance to Sea Wind, as the city’s swishest and most prominent names descended on the open-air terrace lawns of the Ambani residence at Cuffe Parade. From top notch politicians to the biggest names in business and show business, this was an A-list night. So, let the celebrations begin!
A-LISTERS ALL!
Amidst the beautifully done-up decor (which took Nita three days to plan and execute to perfection) were the who’s who of Mumbai. Politicians Rajiv Shukla, Narayan Rane, Anil Deshmukh and Sharad Pawar mingled with corporates Adi and Parmeshwar Godrej, the latter looking chic in a red sari with a backless blouse, Rahul Bajaj, Niraj and Minal Bajaj, Anu and Anand Mahendra, Niranjan Hiranandani, Harsh Goenka, Vinod Mittal and Vivek Talwar.
Sisters Shilpa and Shamita Shetty walked in together, as did sisters Karisma and Kareena Kapoor, both looking stunning in white saris.The rest of Bollywood strolled in later — Rani Mukerji, Hrithik and Sussane Roshan (Hrithik being showered with praises for his brilliant performance as Akbar) and Aamir Khan. Among the others present were Hetal and Bijal Meswani, Peter Mukherjea, Vinod and Kavita Khanna, Dilip and Manali Vengsarkar, Chakor, Champa and Chirag Doshi, Simi Garewal, A N Roy, Suhel Seth, Atul Kasbekar... the list was endless.