A grand Diwali card party was held at Ekta Kapoor's parents' house in Juhu. The party was attended by several film and TV stars - Boney Kapoor, Sridevi, Rakesh Roshan, Dimple Kapadia, Ronit Roy, Anita Hasanandani (who recently broke off with her boyfriend Eijaz Khan), Naman Shaw (Pushkar of Kasamh Se), Akashdeep Sehgal amongst others.
The men were in full josh and were bidding enthusiastically. Even the women soon decided that they were not going to lag behind. They too pulled out cash from their fancy designer bags!
In all, there were 14 tables arranged next to each other. Three to four tables were set up for Ekta Kapoor and Balaji actors, a few were reserved for Shobha Kapoor's friends, and the remaining were occupied by Bollywood janta comprising Jeetendra, Rakesh, Boney, Sridevi and their friends.
The biggest loser
The first ones to arrive on the scene were director Boney Kapoor and wife Sridevi minus their daughters. Our sources reveal that Boney and Sridevi bid the highest and ended up losing the maximum money too. Hiten Tejwani lost bigtime too. Better-half Gauri Pradhan chose not to play cards at all.
Smart card
Akashdeep Sehgal, we hear, won the biggest sum of money at the card party. Ronit Roy did well for himself. When contacted, he said, "Which card party are you talking about? Oh, I didn't win or lose anything at Ekta's house." However, an insider reveals, "Ronit left at 9 pm, but he won a big amount. Actress Suvarna Jha of Kyunki... fame also played well."
Dimple Kapadia played well too and made some good money. Jeetendra and Rakesh Roshan did not lose any money either.
Even-tually
Neelam Kothari ended even. Ditto for Priya Arya, Roshni Chopra, Karan Patel and Rohit Roy. "Shobha gave Rs 5,000 to Naman and Anita for good luck. And it seemed to work for them for they didn't lose any money. In the end, they came and gave the money back to Shobha."
Card bored?
Prachi Desai landed up at the party visibly upset due to her ouster from Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 2, which had happened the same morning. To cheer her up, Shobha gave her Rs 10,000 for good luck. But Prachi did not join the card gang. "Shobha told her that she should keep the money aside and it would multiply. Prachi complied," our source says.
Meanwhile, Ekta Kapoor steered clear of playing cards. She preferred to play the host instead. The party went on till the wee hours of the morning.
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