What Bollywood was up to last weekend

Image: Sonam Kapoor
Photographs: Pradeep Bandekar

The premiere of Shruti Merchant's Taj Express -- The Musical took place on Sunday at the National Centre for Performing Arts (NCPA) and was a star-studded affair.

Several Bollywood biggies walked the red carpet, including elder sister Vaibhavi Merchant, who also doubled up as the gracious host of the evening.

Sonam Kapoor arrives at the premiere.

Stars attend Taj Express premiere

Image: Vaibhavi and Shruti Merchant

Noted Bollywood choreographer Vaibhavi Merchant hugs younger sister Shruti as they arrive for the premiere. Shruti has assisted Vaibhavi on many Bollywod projects over the years and Taj Express, a musical, is her first film as a director.

Stars attend Taj Express premiere

Image: Anushka Sharma

Actress Anushka Sharma, who's come to be known for her individualistic sartorial choices, arrives for the premiere.

Stars attend Taj Express premiere

Image: Rani Mukerjee

Rani Mukerji, who's rarely seen in public these days, makes an exception for friend Vaibhavi.

Stars attend Taj Express premiere

Image: Shraddha Kapoor

Newbie Shraddha Kapoor, another prodigious clothes horse (after Sonam and Anushka, off course) makes a statement with her unusual fishnets at the event.

Stars attend Taj Express premiere

Image: Ranveer Singh and Abhishek Bachchan

While Ranveer Singh came separately at the preimere (without Anushka), Abhishek Bachchan was sans missus Aishwarya.

Avoiding public glare, are we?

Stars attend Taj Express premiere

Image: Anurag Kashyap and Farah Khan

Filmmakers Anurag Kashyap and Farah Khan were among the attendees too. Vaibhavi and Farah share a great rapport.

Minissha Lamba sizzles at the Force India party

Image: Minissha Lamba

Meanwhile, Minissha Lamba was spotted at the Force India party at the Sea Princess hotel over the weekend in a cute summer dress.

One for the fans

Image: Jacqueline Fernandes

Jacqueline Fernandes turned up at Fame Cinemas in Andheri, a Western Mumbai suburb, to interact with fans as her film Muder 2 released to generally poor reviews last weekend.

Producer Mahesh Bhatt and director Mohit Suri were present for the interaction too.

For music buffs

Image: Shahid Kapoor

Shahid Kapoor was at a press conference for Pioneer, a brand for all in-car entertainment products at Mehboob Studio, Bandra, a western suburb in Mumbai.

The actor's home production Mausam's first look releases today.

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