The best parties are the ones that start out as intimate affairs — you invite your closest friends, they bring their friends along, and next thing you know it’s a big bash filled with love, laughter, and endless banter. That’s exactly what happened as Shabana Azmi and Javed Akhtar hosted their Diwali soirée on Monday night. The guest list was a mix of family and friends — Farhan and Shibani Akhtar, Honey Irani, Tanvi Azmi, Tabu, Divya Dutta, Ali Fazal and Richa Chadha, Lally Dhawan, and many more.

(L-R) Tabu with host Shabana Azmi and Tanvi Azmi