Ticket to Bollywood...

One could have easily mistaken this Friday night (very late) bash to have been a film awards show, or some other filmi function, what with the stream of Bollywood biggies strolling in (almost at the midnight hour) at an extremely relaxed pace. The occasion was the 're-launch ' of this Juhu restaurant and lounge bar, and a decadent mood prevailed as the guests ate, drank and made very merry amidst candles

and silken drapes. But while Bollywood faces were predominant, the do had an eclectic mix of crowd, with some from society and the worlds of fashion and television also walking in after another bash that was taking place just around the corner. Karan Johar might not have party-hopped but at this party he certainly group-hopped , first talking to Yash Birla, and then catching up with Kunal Kohli. Zayed Khan and Sunny Dewan had obviously found something extremely entertaining; the two simply couldn't stop laughing! Ness Wadia and Preity Zinta caught up with Shah Rukh and Gauri Khan. The siblings who made the most of the evening were Amrita Arora and Malaika Arora-Khan , who enjoyed the evening with Sohail Khan and Kim Sharma. Dino Morea was in a jolly mood, as he caught up with Gauhar Khan and VJ Gaurav. Vandana Sajnani and beau Rajesh Khattar seemed to be in their own romantic world, enjoying each other's company. They spoke excitedly about their upcoming vacation to Thailand and Singapore. Very late comers included Mandira Bedi and Raj Kaushal, who, even at that hour were having trouble finding parking. After patiently waiting for Raj to park and come, Mandy decided to walk in by herself. Kanchi Kaul bonded with "best friend" Arzoo Govitrikar. Shonali Nagrani came along with boyfriend Ashish Raheja and her brother, who she was introducing to one and all. Sikander Kher, Sanjay Suri and a host of others also partied the night away.

HERE'S TO GAL POWER!

Early (by Mumbai Standard Time at least!) to arrive were mom-to-be Suchitra Pillai and Lars Kjeldsen with Suchitra's best friend Sandhya Mridul. When Suchi was asked whether she wanted a girl or a boy, she replied that it was a girl she was looking forward to because, "In the recent past, all my friends have had boys. There is a dearth of girls and I wish to fill that void."

KELLY GOOD!

Even as news of the Lara Dutta-Kelly Dorji split is still topmost on everybody's minds, Kelly seemed unfazed by it all as he made his first solo appearance post the break-up . What's more, he seemed to be enjoying himself in the company of the many glamour dolls present.

'TWO' GOOD!

It was quite a surprise to see Prashant Raj and Mohit Ahlawat, both from the Ram Gopal Varma camp, (one his present find, the other his former muse) bond sans their mentor.

SOURCE : TOI