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Deepika Padukone, currently on an all-time career high with five back-to-back hits at the box office, threw a lavish party over the weekend to celebrate her success.
Held at a plush Worli venue in South Mumbai, the party -- fittingly themed gold and black -- was as high profile and glamorous as Bollywood's award shows as almost all filmi A-listers turned up to party with the Ram-Leela actress.
Deepika's Chennai Express costar Shah Rukh Khan arrived with wife Gauri, who looked ultra-glam in her beaded mini dress and a black jacket.
The party also marked this star couple's first joint appearance in a while.
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Deepika arrived for the do in a gold Gucci gown.
Dhoom 3 star Aamir Khan was joined by filmmaker wife Kiran Rao.
Kiran opted for a neon shift dress instead of going for the night's theme.
This striking couple may be in the middle of a controversy but that didn't stop Arjun Rampal and Mehr Jessia from letting their hair down.
Shaadi Ke Side Effects star Farhan Akhtar and his celebrity hairstylist wife Adhuna Akhtar arrive for the party.
Farhan had costarred with Deepika in the ill-fated Karthik Calling Karthik.
Keeping up with his infamously boisterous persona and the party's theme, Deepika's Ram-Leela costar and rumoured beau Ranveer Singh donned a heavily embroidered tuxedo for the do.
His Gunday costar and close friend Arjun Kapoor was also at the do.
Avantika Malik and Imran Khan pose for pictures upon arrival.
Shilpa Shetty was a sight to behold in her cutout Masaba Gupta dress as she arrived with industrialist husband Raj Kundra.
Deepika's Race 2 costar Ameesha Patel wore a black pantsuit with sheer detail.
Former pageant queen and actress Lara Dutta wore a body-hugging black number while tennis star husband Mahesh Bhupathi coordinated with a black jacket.
Ram-Leela director Sanjay Leela Bhansali, who recently returned from Paris, turned up for the party too.
Kai Po Che director Abhishek Kapoor was accompanied by model girlfriend Pragya Yadav.
The Dirty Picture director Milan Luthria, photographed at the do with his wife.
Filmmaker Ashutosh Gowariker arrived with wife Sunita.
Music composer Shekhar Ravjiani caught up with directors Punit Malhotra and Tarun Mansukhani at the bash.
T-series head Bhushan Kumar and his wife Divya Khosla were also spotted.
Khosla is all set to make her directorial debut with a romance film titled Yaariyan.
Break Ke Baad director Danish Aslam and his television show host wife Shruti Seth arrive.
Deepika starred in the film opposite Imran Khan.
Madhur and Renu Bhandarkar pose for pictures.
Abhay Deol, who'll be seen in his first production titled One By Two, arrived with costar and longtime girlfriend Preeti Desai.
Deepika's Race 2 directors Abbas and Mustan were also among the star guests at her party.
Sohail and Seema Khan posed for pictures with Sanjay Kapoor and his wife Maheep.
Actor couple Genelia D'Souza and Riteish Deshmukh, seen arriving for the bash.
Actresses Tanvi Azmi and Amrita Arora arrived dressed in gold and black.
Bipasha Basu was joined by rumoured beau Harman Baweja.
While the actress managed to quietly sneak inside, Baweja was surrounded by media persons who quizzed him about his and Bipasha's relationship status.
Malaika Arora Khan and Deepika's Ram-Leela costar Richa Chadda looked fetching in their respective black outfits.
Nikitan Dheer, who played Deepika's burly suitor in Chennai Express, and Shahid Kapoor arrive.
Chennai Express director Rohit Shetty and fashion designer Manish Malhotra turned up to party with Deepika too.
Filmmakers Sooraj Barjatya and Subhash Ghai and music composer-singer Shankar Mahadevan were also spotted.