Earlier this week, Sridevi brought in her birthday with a quiet get-together at a little party hosted by her sister Latha. On Saturday night, however, Boney Kapoor and politician Amar Singh – a long-standing friend of the couple – threw a lavish no-holds-barred party to celebrate Sridevi’s 50th birthday.
The party, which was held at the newly-renovated lounge in Colaba (Mumbai) called the Alibi, was attended by some of the most well-known names from filmdom, including her co-star Rishi Kapoor and actors Shilpa Shetty and Sushmita Sen.
Boney Kapoor earlier told the Indian Express that he will be throwing his wife a big bash. “Yes, Amar Singh and I are hosting a party for Sri at the Alibi. Amar Singh has been family friend for years. I’ve known him since a very long time. When he said he wanted to throw a party for Sri, I decided to join in as the co-host.”
The Saturday night party saw many B town celebrities coming and wishing Sridevi, who turned 50 Aug 13, such as director duo Abbas-Mustan, filmmakers Bunty Walia, Ramesh Taurani, Girish Taurani, Madhur Bhandarkar and Rajkumar Santoshi and musicians Anu Malik and Bappi Lahiri.
Sridevi’s brother-in-law Anil Kapoor, who worked with her in hits like Mr. India, too came for the do with his wife Sunita. PHOTO: PUBLICITY
Hema Malini came with her daughter Esha and son-in-law Bharat Takhtani, while Juhi Chawla was seen with her husband Jay Mehta.
Manoj Bajpayee and Vinod Khanna were also spotted along with Rishi, who worked with her in successful films like Nagina and Chandni. Anupam Kher, who shared the screen space with her in Lamhe, was also seen there.
Sridevi’s brother-in-law Anil Kapoor, who worked with her in hits like Mr. India, too came for the do with his wife Sunita.
Last year Sridevi hogged the limelight for her comeback film English Vinglish, which saw a credible performance by her. Before taking retirement in 1996 after marrying Boney Kapoor, she gave hits like Sadma, Himmatwala, Chaalbaaz and Judaai.
aPublished in The Express Tribune, August 19th, 2013.
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