Priyanka Chopra and Kangana Ranaut’s joint bash made headlines yesterday morning itself. The two actresses wanted to celebrate their recent National Award wins Kangana won the Best Actress Award for Queen while Priyankas Mary Kom was adjudged the Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment.
And going by the turnout, the party sure was the newsmaker of the day. Bollywood stars thronged Kanganas residence (DB Breeze) in Khar, Mumbai late last night. While Priyanka was the co-host, she surprisingly walked in only after midnight.
Kanganas Katti Batti co-star Imran Khan was one of the early birds. The actor arrived with his wife Avantika Malik. Soon followed Simi Garewal in her trademark white, Sonu Sood, directors Aanand L Rai and Tigmanshu Dhulia.
Mind you, it wasnt just Kanganas coterie who showed up. One of Priyankas favourite directors Sanjay Leela Bhansali turned up to congratulate the two divas. However, considering Priyankas late arrival, he didnt wait to meet his Kashibai and left without congratulating her.
Aamir Khan came in minus his wife Kiran Rao but good friend Zoya Akhtar kept him company. Vidya Balan and Siddharth Roy Kapur, looking rejuvenated after their recent Himalayan holiday, joined in the revelry. Shraddha Kapoor was all hearts in her heart-printed ensemble while Varun Dhawan looked his dapper self.
Farah Khan with Shirish Kunder, Ritesh Sidhwani with his wife Dolly, Dino Morea with Nandita Mahtani made up for the couples quotient. Shobhaa De, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Krishika Lulla, Jimmy Sheirgill, Anupam Kher, Nikhil Advani, Prasoon Joshi and Deepak Dobriyal were present among others.
Surprisingly, Queen director Vikas Bahl and Mary Kom director Omung Kumar were missing from the bash.
The most glaring omission was that of Fashion director Madhur Bhandarkar. After all, it was during this film that Priyanka and Kangana became good friends. More importantly, Madhurs supermodel drama was the turning point in both the actresses careers. It wont be wrong to say that he was instrumental in catapulting the two to the big league. So the directors no-show at the gala was shocking, to say the least. Is it because he wanted to avoid Priyanka since the two failed to collaborate on Madamji?
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