Film folk turned up in numbers to celebrate Bollywood Dream Girl Hema Malini's 75th birthday on October 16.
Rediff.com's Hitesh Harisinghani and Afsar Daytar capture the evening's highlights.
Rani Mukerji wears stars in her sari, as she celebrates one of Bollywood's icons.
Shilpa Shetty arrives with mum Sunanda and sister Shamita.
Vidya Balan wears a signature Kanjivaram sari.
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Hema Malini tells us what makes her happy even today.
Esha Deol glitters in gold.
Madhoo, Hema Malini's niece, arrives with daughter Ameya Shah.
Rajkummar Rao worked with Hema in 2020's Shimla Mirch, directed by her Sholay Director Ramesh Sippy.
Ayushmann Khurrana.
Jackie Shroff with his potted plant.
Sandip Soparrkar with actress Shanti Priya.
Madhur Bhandarkar.
Anju and Anu Malik.
Gadar 2 Director Anil Sharma.
Alka Yagnik.
Kailash Kher.
Amruta Devendra Fadnavis.
Subhash Ghai.