Avinash Lohana (MUMBAI MIRROR; November 24, 2015)

The Masaba Gupta-Madhu Mantena wedding festivities drew to a close with a star-studded reception at a suburban five star on Sunday. Mahesh Bhatt and Soni Razdan were among the first guests, followed by Dolly Thakore. White was the colour for the night. The bride wore an Anamika Khanna lehenga and styled hubby Madhu who made a striking contrast in black. Aditi Rao Hydari was regal in purple, Neha Dhupia stood out in a midnight blue top and Dia Mirza was in bridal gulabi.

Shahid Kapoor and wife Mira Rajput hung out with choreographer Bosco Martis and made a quick exit. Alia Bhatt stuck to childhood besties, Anushka and Akansha Ranjan, making an exception only for Chetan Bhagat. Wonder if he was trying to convince the actress to sign up for the film adaptation of Half Girlfriend with Sushant Singh Rajput.

There were around 900 guests. Jewellery designer Shaheen Abbas and Queen director Vikas Bahl stayed till the end. The other Phantom boys, Anurag Kashyap and Vikramaditya Motwane (with photographer wife Ishika Mohan) were also in a masti mood. Hero debutants, Sooraj Pancholi and Athiya Shetty, Riteish Deshmukh who came solo, cricketer Zaheer Khan and Vivek Oberoi with wife Priyanka were also there.

The menu boasted of Asian delicacies like Kung Pao chicken, stirfried lamb, noodles and Vietnamese fried rice.