Sanyukta Iyer (MUMBAI MIRROR; November 14, 2015)

The Bachchans' Diwali bash gets bigger each year. On Wednesday night, practically the entire Hindi film industry was at their Juhu residence Jalsa. Shah Rukh and Gauri Khan, Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone, Neena Gupta and daughter Masaba, Hema Malini, Sidharth Malhotra, Preity Zinta and even the new recluse Rani Mukerji were there; the music and aatishbaazi went on till the wee hours.

Mirror photographer Raju Shelar managed to get some pictures of a more private celebration at the other Bachchan bungalow, Pratiksha, where Big B was spotted firing up a sparkle with just the immediate family around. After the pooja at 6.30 pm, it was time for fireworks and the show went on till 8 pm.

"Both the Juhu bungalows were decorated with lights and flowers and the youngest Bachchan, Aaradhya, had a whale of a time, eventually settling in her mother Aishwarya's lap for a breather," says Shelar.

While both Bachchans, Amitabh and Abhishek, stood out in their bright kurtas at the star-studded gathering, Ash looked striking in a Manish Malhotra lehenga.