Gossip from the parties of past few days

It was a busy weekend for our stars who were zipping from SoBo to the suburbs, to meet their various commitments.

First up was Vidya Balan and Siddharth Roy Kapur's glitzy reception hosted by Karan Johar at Ronnie Screwvala and Zarina Mehta's Breach Candy residence.

The next day, the merry gang danced off a sweat for the Police Mela before sailing into the big Ambani bash at Antilla. The Bachchans were also the stars of the bash at Shaad Ali's wedding on Sunday, making them the most sought-after and committed guests this season.

With mostly the A-listers in attendance, Sid-Vid's party could well be remembered as one of the most well-attended affairs in recent times. And given that many of them with shared history congregated at the apartment, there were plenty of nail-biting moments for onlookers. But were there any fireworks? Well, no.

Because the ladies and gentlemen were decidedly civil, so as to not steal the thunder from the justmarried couple

To begin with, Jaya Bachchan and Rekha were just a whisper away from each other when the latter walked in. But Mrs B did the smart thing by walking away to another room, leaving Madam Re with her fawning admirers.

All Arjun Rampal needed was to extend his arm and he could shake hands with Shah Rukh Khan and put to rest all those rumours of their friendship gone kaput. But the harried club-owner (we hear he has been lobbying with the powers that be in the Capital to keep his business afloat) kept his arms by his side and the two "simply saw through each other," says an eye-witness.

But all eyes were on SRK and Gauri (who was driven to the venue with Hrithik and Sussanne). They walked in just after midnight, and just when they had started mingling with the guests, guess who beat a hasty retreat? Priyanka Chopra, who had reached the party barely 15 minutes earlier.

With Gauri and her circle of fiercely protective friends around, PeeCee evidently did not want to take chances. Wise move. Incidentally, the next day at the Ambani do, with no Mrs GK and her friends, PeeCee happily lingered on till the end.

Meanwhile, with PeeCee gone, all eyes were on KJo. And despite all that may or may not have happened in Dubai, the filmmaker and his old friend sailed through the rest of the evening smoothly.

The evening was also an opportunity for the Bachchans to bury the past with the UTV honchos. With the Heroine fiasco behind them, Ash, Abhi and Aaradhya's grandparents, were extremely cordial with Ronnie and co. Ditto with Madhur Bhandarkar.

There were more celebrations in store as around midnight, when KJo, Raju Hirani and others sang and cheered for Deepika Padukone, who turned a year older. In the crowd, Ranveer Singh could have won the prize for the most enthusiastic cheerleader.

Next, from the police event to the Ambani dinner, it was interesting to see Aishwarya, KJo and Abhishek drive out together. No matter how tight-lipped they all remain about the casting for Kjo's mega next, this could give us plenty to speculate upon. And in case you are wondering, SRK came solo, looked a bit tired but dapper in his sharp suit.