PIX: Shabana Azmi, Rakhi Sawant celebrate Holi

Bollywood celebrities ushered in the festival of colours with much fervour on March 27.

Shabana Azmi, who's known for her fun-filled Holi parties over the years, didn't disappoint this year too as she welcomed friends and family with husband Javed Akhtar at their residence in Juhu, a western Mumbai suburb.

Dressed in white clothes, her signature Holi turban and a colourful necklace, the hostess greets Divya Dutta at the entrance.

The veteran actress and social activist poses for pictures with producer Vipul Shah, actress Tisca Chopra, director Ashutosh Gowariker and his wife Sunita.

Javed Akhtar's filmmaker daugter Zoya Akhtar got into the spirit of things as she beamed at the shutterbugs.

Actor Rahul Bose is greeted by Shah at the gate.

Inkaar director Sudhir Mishra poses for the cameras.

Actress Raima Sen was in spotless white as she arrived for the party.

Filmmaker Nagesh Kukunoor arrived with a few friends in tow.

Poonam Dhillon gets ready to party.

Choreographer Sandeep Soparrkar arrives with son Arjun.

Meanwhile, TV actors and starlets flocked to the Zoom Holi Party in Four Bungalows in Andheri, a western Mumbai suburb.

Rakhi Sawant posed for pictures in a bizarre outfit.

Actress and reality TV star Dolly Bindra announces her arrival.

Kunal Roy Kapur, Ayushmann Khurrana, Gaelyn Mendonca and Pooja Salvi -- stars of Rohan Sippy's Nautanki Sala were present along with T-Series head Bhushan Kumar (not in the picture).

TV actor and comedian Krushna Abhishek arrives.

Starlet Sambhavna Seth strikes a pose.

Siddharth Kannan and Shama Sikander joke around with a friend.