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Sridevi, Salman, Abhishek at Chiranjeevi's 60th b'day bash
Hyderabad, Aug 23
A bevy of Bollywood stars such as Sridevi, Salman Khan, Abhishek
Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan and Shatrughan Sinha among others attended
megastar Chiranjeevi's 60th birthday party, hosted by his son Ram Charan
here.
The party was organised at the Park Hyatt here on Saturday, and the crème de la crème of Indian cinema attended the event.
"It
was a lavish party. Chiranjeevi's family had booked the hotel for the
entire evening. All the guests took turns and spoke about their
association with Chiranjeevi and his phenomenal rise to stardom," a
source close to Chiranjeevi's family told IANS.
Other Bollywood stars that were present include Vivek Oberoi with his wife Priyanka, Boney Kapoor and Tabu among a few more.
Superstar Rajinikanth, Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan, who were expected to attend the function, were not to be seen.
Chiranjeevi,
the star of the evening, sported a specially designed blue sherwani,
while his son Ram Charan looked impeccable in a tuxedo.
The
entire family of Chiranjeevi, including his brother Pawan Kalyan, with
whom he is said to share a bitter relationship, was present at the
party.
"The party hall was heavily secured and only the invitees
were granted entry. Actresses such as Sridevi, Jayapradha, Radha, Tabu,
Khushbhu and Suhasini took turns and reminisced their working days with
Chiranjeevi, who was accompanied by his wife Surekha," the source said.
Chiranjeevi's mother Anjana Devi was also present at the celebration.
Among
his Telugu counterparts, actors such as Mohan Babu, veteran filmmaker
K. Viswanath, Nagarjuna with his wife Amala and son Naga Chaitanya,
Venkatesh, Balakrishna, Nithiin, Gopichand and Ravi Teja were present.
Kamal Haasan along with his partner Gautami was also present.
Popular
southern film heroines such as Tamannaah Bhatia, Taapsee Pannu along
with her boyfriend Mathias Boe, Kajal Aggarwal, Trisha Krishnan and
Ileana D'Cruz attended the party.
A special performance by a
private dance troupe was organised for the guests at the party, where
politicians such as T. Subbarami Reddy and K.T. Rama Rao were also
present.