MTV style Awards (full article + picture)

Jungle mein mangal!

Mumbai rocked with leading stars, politicians, corporate biggies and of course our regular chatterati at the Bombay Times 12th anniversary bash

Raul Dias

The pulsating jungle beats heralded the most awaited annual extravaganza Mumbai looks forward to year after year — the Bombay Times party. And what a party it was! Celebrating 12 years with a 'wild' twist, the bash at Taj Lands End in Bandra on Saturday night had all the trappings of an exotic rainforest paradise, replete with lush tropical flora and yes, even some fauna in the form of Tarzan and King Kong swinging from vines.
Representing the crme de la crme from all walks of celebrityhood were a galaxy of personalities who descended upon the Garden of Eden, making it the berspot to be. Right from Amitabh Bachchan to Maharashtra CM Vilasrao Deshmukh, from Vijay Mallya to Brian Lara (yes, he was there along with some of his team mates), the luminaries shone in their brilliant best. Jaan-E-Mann team with Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar, Preity Zinta and director Shirish Kunder also joined in the fun. Amar Singh, Yash and Avanti Birla, Karan Johar, Ekta Kapoor, Shabana Azmi and Javed Akhtar, Urmila Matondkar, Sonia Garware, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan and his wife Subhalakshmi, JJ Valaya and Ritu Kumar were present among many others.
Guests could feast themselves silly on the delectable spread ranging from Awadhi to exotic Balinese or try their hand at some cool games in a special recreation zone. And for those who could tear themselves away from the dance floor, there were foot massages to be had and fortunes to be read. The one thing on most lips throughout the evening was, "What doesn't this party have?" In short, it had everything! As Amar Singh said, " Humne jungle mein mangal kiya." Living up to its penchant for being the party of parties, the Bombay Times party left guests wanting more, more and still some more. Come on guys, save some of that feeling for next year. It's just 12 months away!

The sexy
Salman Khan
wasn't well, yet made it for the bash. But the beats of Just Chill that greeted him on his arrival were enough to make him take off his jacket and get into the mood. And speaking of jackets, we can't think of anyone else but apna Salman bhai to carry off a pink one with style!

•

SHHH... KOI HAI?

Don't miss Salman talking to... a 'ghost' in the picture above!

TIME TO CELEBRATE: Politician Amar Singh, Superstar Amitabh Bachchan and Managing Director, Times Group, Vineet Jain share a light moment together

BOLLYWOOD CALLING: Mana and Suneil Shetty (above) and Amisha Patel (right) were spotted having a gala time

WHISPERING SWEET NOTHINGS: Twinkle Khanna and hubby Akshay Kumar spend a few quiet moments together GUESS WHAT
Black ruled the night as far as fashion statements went ?

Eijaz Khan and Anita Hasanandani
Another Khan who looked
suave and dapper was
small screen star Eijaz Khan. The actor came in with Anita Hasanandani (looking slim in a black outfit). When Eijaz was asked if he was coming straight from a shoot, he replied in the negative and said that he isn't working much these days. "It's just she who keeps me busy!" he said pointing to Anita. Need we say more!

Anna Singh and Farah Khan Ali
Another interesting, or
should we say confusing, little conversation we overheard went something like this... Farah Khan Ali mistakenly called good friend Anna Singh 'Aqeel'. To which Anna smirked to Farah's hubby Aqeel, "What's new, she's always calling me Aqeel!" Now, is that true love or what?

SAY CHEESE: Preity Zinta and Karan Johar

GHOST BUSTERS! Arjun Rampal fights a ghost

HAVING A BLAST! Avanti Birla, Kajal Anand, Rukhsana Eisa and Yash Birla share a laugh

DILLI DHAMAKA: JJ Vallaya and Ritu Kumar

Vijay Mallya landed in India from London at 2.30 am, and came straight for the party. The industrialist had a blast with West Indies cricketer Brian Lara, the star of the evening.

CATCHING UP: Shabana Azmi and Javed Akhtar pose with Urmila Matondkar
OVERHEARD: Urmila Matondkar and Shabana Azmi whilst waiting for their cars, were seen talking to each other. Urmila kept saying she had something interesting to tell her. Shabana was all ears and aksed her to tell her right away, to which Urmila said "later" and dashed off. So, what was the juicy bit that we missed?

IN FINE 'PRINT': Sameera Reddy GUESS WHAT ?
Animal prints were the flavour of the night, as many came in 'wild' outfits in keeping with the theme.