STARS, STYLE & GLAMOUR

From bling, poppy colours, and classic blacks to embroidered gowns, it was a red hot carpet at the Hindustan Times India’s Most Stylish Awards. The who’s who of the film and TV industries owned the night with their style and panache. The glittering evening at the Yash Raj Studios in Mumbai saw Rekha and Deepika Padukone looking effortlessly elegant in bright saris. You couldn’t take your eyes off Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in her blue, embroidered gown. Shahid Kapoor and wife Mira exemplified couple goals with the latter stunning in a white dress and the actor setting a complementary style statement in a blue chequered suit. The Shetty sisters, Shilpa and Shamita, dazzled in their shimmery outfits.

The evening saw most at their candid best. Amitabh Bachchan shared laughs with co-star Zeenat Aman; Rekha and Sridevi couldn’t stop their Tamil banter, and Aishwarya and Deepika chatted through the evening. Sridevi was happy to catch up with her Sadma co-star Kamal Haasan.

As the evening unravelled, Sanjay Dutt met up with Big B, while Akshay Kumar left Sonam Kapoor and Sonakshi Sinha in splits. Varun Dhawan bonded with co-stars Taapsee Pannu and Kriti Sanon, and Farhan Akhtar was at his social best. Parineeti Chopra and Ayushmann Khurrana made the most of the party.

Sanjiv Goenka, Neeti Mohan, Hina Khan, Sunil Chhetri and wife Sonam, Ronit Roy and wife Neelam, among other celebrities, laughed through the evening at emcee Vir Das’ brilliant act.

(Above left) Amitabh Bachchan; (above) Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Sridevi and Deepika Padukone; (left) Parineeti Chopra

Mira Rajput Kapoor and Shahid Kapoor

PHOTOS: ANSHUMAN POYREKAR, AALOK SONI, KUNAL PATIL, PRAMOD THAKUR, PRODIP GUHA, SATISH BATE, SATYABRATA TRIPATHY AND VIJAYANAND GUPTA/HT

Ayushmann Khurrana

Sanjay Dutt and Farhan Akhtar

Manish Malhotra (left) and Shilpa Shetty Kundra

Hina Khan