Actress Mandira Bedi
Actress Mandira Bedi
Azeem & Sameena Khan
Azeem & Sameena Khan

You could well be forgiven for thinking you were at a Fashion Week finale-party since the entire fashion fraternity was out to party, mingle, socialize and network at Verve celebration on completing a 100 issues of their magazine.

Neeta and Nishka Lulla came in together while Pria Kataria Puri was missing her daughter Rhea (whose birthday it was) in Kuwait. Azeem and Sameena Khan were fashionably decked-up to the Nines and jewelry designer Jamini Alhuwalia was spotted out-and-about after a long time.

Jamini Alhuwalia
Jamini Alhuwalia
Pria Kataria Puri
Pria Kataria Puri

The ever flamboyant James Ferreira was draped in a heavy pearl-encrusted stole and teamed it with a lungi while Anand Kabra wore a shirt that zipped-up to his cheek-bones (almost!) Apparently, he didn’t feel the October heat in it! Model Sanea Sheikh cut a towering figure in a lovely blue dress and actress Mandira Bedi chose a black slim-fit dress (with a hint of cleavage) that showed of her post-pregnancy curves to the fullest. She now joins the Yummy Mummy brigade from Bollywood!

Sanea Sheikh
Sanea Sheikh
Neeta Lulla
Neeta Lulla

Also spotted were actress Preeti Jhangiani and husband Praveen Dabbas, Aparna Badlani of Atosa boutique, designer Babita Malkani, model Carol Gracias, artist Laxman Sreshta, theatre director Raell Padamsee, artist Bose Krishnamanchari and Nisha Jamvwal.

Babita Malkani
Babita Malkani
Nishka Lulla and Raell Padamsee
Nishka Lulla and Raell Padamsee
Preeti Jhangiani and Praveen Dabbas
Preeti Jhangiani and Praveen Dabbas

Strangely, there was no Bollywood presence at this party even though Verve has used top Bollywood stars on the covers over the years – like Deepika, Ameesha, Kangana etc. Till the time I left (around 11:30pm), there were no big-time Bollywood appearances!

So when Verve completes 200 issues, maybe???