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Diwali, also known as the festival of lights, is widely observed by Indians all over the world. The festival emphasises the value of light over darkness and aims to improve people's outlooks on life. Bollywood celebrities have been spotted enjoying the week-long celebrations before the festival's arrival in advance of this auspicious day. This exemplifies the excitement and joy that prominent Bollywood stars have for Diwali. Let's take a look at the significant happenings this week and the events we have coming up. Ayushmann Khurrana Ananya Panday, Kriti Sanon, Rakul Preet Singh, Richa Chadha, Ali Fazal, and filmmaker Karan Johar were among the prominent figures who attended the pre-Diwali party that Bollywood actor Ayushmann Khurrana and his filmmaker wife Tahira Kashyap hosted in Mumbai on October 17. The B-Town Diwali celebrations in 2022 got underway with this party. Kriti Sanon Bollywood actress Kriti Sanon hosted a star-studded Diwali party at her place on October 19. We saw a number of well-known celebrities at the party. The presence of Karan Johar, Varun Dhawan, Natasha Dalal, Neha Dhupia, Angad Bedi, and others at Kriti Sanon's party also made headlines in B-Town. Manish Malhotra A well-known fashion designer Manish Malhotra hosted a Diwali party on October 20. Numerous celebrities were part of it to enlighten the Diwali celebrations. It appeared as though the entire Bollywood industry had gathered at Manish Malhotra's party. You did read that correctly. If you can think of someone, you probably saw them there, along with a close friend or relative, At the gathering, we noticed Karan Johar, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Sidharth Malhotra, Kiara Advani, Kajol, Madhuri Dixit, Karisma Kapoor, and a number of other celebrities. At Manish Malhotra's party, the starlets stole the show as many of them, including Shanaya Kapoor, Suhana Khan, Ananya Panday, Janhvi Kapoor, Khushi Kapoor, Sara Ali Khan, and others, were present. Bhumi Pednekar Bollywood actress Bhumi Pednekar hosted a pre-Diwali party on October 21, and a number of well-known stars, including Rajkummar Rao, Patralekhaa, Rakul Preet Singh, and Jackky Bhagnani to name a few, were seen arriving at the location. The star kids stole the show at the lavish party, as we saw Aryan Khan, Suhana Khan, and Ajay Devgn's daughter Nysa Devgan among others. Ekta Kapoor &amp; Anand Pandit Ekta Kapoor and Anand Pandit, two well-known producers, will host two separate Diwali parties on Saturday night, October 22. Numerous prominent celebrities have been seen attending both of these parties. Amitabh Bachchan, Ajay Devgn, Kajol, Kriti Sanon, and other celebrities arrived in style at Anand Pandit's party. Veteran actors Jitendra and Rakesh Roshan in one frame at Ekta Kapoor's party. Arpita Khan Sharma, Ashvini Yardi, Ananya Panday, Alaya F, Disha Patani, and other well-known celebrities were also seen there.

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<keyword id="143" type="CITY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Bollywood">Bollywood</keyword> is a land of mixed faiths, but Diwali is something that everyone loves to enjoy. From Shah Rukh Khan to Amitabh Bachchan, the who’s who of Bollywood look out for Diwali every year, hosting lavish parties and celebrating the festive spirit. This Diwali was no different, as we saw our beloved Bollywood stars welcoming the festival in their own manner. Here is a look at some of the best moments captured from these parties, which tell us what Diwali is all about.

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>A couple hosted a four-day Scottish-Indian wedding celebration in June that merged their cultures. </li><li>Alastair Spray, a Scottish groom, and Angie Tiwari, an Indian bride, got engaged in 2021. </li></ul>A <a href="https://www.insider.com/scottish-groom-learned-hindi-for-wedding-speech-surprise-indian-bride-2022-9">Scottish groom and an Indian bride</a> planned their own multi-event wedding in June that celebrated the best parts of their two cultures. Alastair Spray, a 28-year-old researcher, and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tiwariyoga/">Angie Tiwari</a>, a 30-year-old sales director who also works as a <a href="https://unearthed.tiwariyoga.com/">yoga and meditation coach</a> in London, told Insider they noticed a lot of similarities between Scottish and Indian culture and hoped to bring that out during their vibrant wedding.<div type="image" title="Angie Tiwari and Alastair Spray after getting engaged in Seville, Spain." height="1108" width="1478" msid="94500008" hostid="261"></div>"From the moment we met and we started dating, Alastair has been aware that my culture is very important to me," said Tiwari, a British-Indian who observes Hinduism.She added that since meeting Spray on Hinge in 2018 and becoming engaged in 2021, she has introduced him to yoga, taught him how to do the Gāyatrī Mantra (ancient chanting), and brought him to celebrate Diwali with her family. The couple also conducted a pujā blessing before moving into their shared London home in 2020. "Scotland also has a very proud and unique culture and I was very excited to share that with Angie," said Spray. He added that they've attended cèilidh nights – Scottish gatherings with music and dance – in London, and he has shown her around Glasgow, Edinburgh, the Scottish Highlands, and his hometown, Dunblane.<div type="image" title="The alter at St Paul's Cathedral, where Alastair Spray and Angie Tiwari had their legal wedding ceremony." height="3333" width="5000" msid="94500011" hostid="261"></div>The couple wove many Scottish and Indian touches into their £25,000, or around $28,000, wedding celebrations that took place over a four-day period in London and Scotland. <h2>The wedding began with an official ceremony at St Paul's Cathedral in London</h2>On June 18, a Saturday, the couple had their official wedding ceremony among 150 family members and friends at the chapel beneath St Paul's Cathedral, London. They were able to get married at the exclusive venue because Spray's father holds a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE), an honor <a href="https://www.royal.uk/queen-and-honours">awarded by the Queen</a>, that made them eligible to marry there. "At St. Pauls, we had one biblical reading that was read by Alastair's aunt, and we were really amazed that our priest said we could have a reading from one of the ancient Hindu scriptures," said Tiwari, adding that her uncle read from the Bhagavad Gita. They also selected five hymns, enjoying aspects of Hinduism and Christianity side by side. <div type="image" title="Alastair Spray and Angie Tiwari marrying at London's St Paul's Cathedral." height="3333" width="5000" msid="94500012" hostid="261"></div>Spray opted for a classic black-tie suit while Tiwari wore a £195, or around $220, white lace corset dress and veil from a charity shop. Her "something blue" was a simple silver necklace with a baby-blue pendant that once belonged to Spray's late grandmother, Tiwari said.Meanwhile, her family brought touches of Indian fashion to the day. "My mom actually wore the sari that she wore on her wedding day," Tiwari said of the pink-and-purple garment. They then had an intimate meal at a low-key Indian restaurant before returning to their home for a mehndi (henna) party. <h2>After traveling to Scotland, the couple undertook Indian wedding rituals </h2>The next day, the wedding party traveled to Scotland where Spray and Tiwari said they hired a barn and converted granary in the Scottish countryside that doubled as accommodation for their guests. On Monday, the couple awoke to rare sunny weather in Scotland and performed Hindu rituals outside. Tiwari wore the yellow sari that her mom wore to her own <a href="https://www.insider.com/couple-put-a-modern-spin-on-a-traditional-indian-wedding-2020-4#the-day-of-the-wedding-started-with-a-haldi-10">Haldi ceremony</a>, a blessing where the bride and groom are covered with turmeric. Tiwari said her uncle led the ceremony and her aunt explained the ritual, while the family came up and put sandalwood paste containing haldi on them.<div type="image" title="Alastair Spray and Angie Tiwari at their Haldi (turmeric) ceremony." height="3456" width="5184" msid="94500013" hostid="261"></div>Tiwari added that her family are from North India's Kumaoni tribe, who she said wear a distinctive orange-and-yellow scarf with red dots on it, known as a pichora. The couple sat beneath this during the ceremony. This was followed by a sangeet — a pre-wedding celebration with music and dancing that saw 25 of their loved ones gather and perform Indian dances to Hindi songs and Scottish dances to cèilidh music. "It was a really great blend of both of our cultures and exactly what we wanted," said Tiwari. <div type="image" title="Bags and Pipes playing at Alastair Spray and Angie Tiwari's Scottish-Indian wedding." height="683" width="1024" msid="94500014" hostid="261"></div>The couple's final celebration took place that Tuesday, and included the Hindu religious ceremony which comprises many steps. The couple chose a Pandit, or Hindu priest, who explained the rituals in English as the service unfolded, so guests knew what was happening at each stage.Spray opted for traditional Indian outfits. "I was wearing this really beautiful blue sherwani, which we'd ordered from India and I got matching gold-and-cream sherwanis for my groomsmen," he said. He added that some friends surprised him by wearing kurtas, and later changing into kilts: "It was really nice touch that just all of my friends fully embraced it," he said. Meanwhile, Tiwari said she wore a traditional red lehenga before changing into a pink sharara for the reception. <div type="image" title="Alastair Spray and Angie Tiwari during the first dance at their wedding." height="683" width="1024" msid="94500017" hostid="261"></div>Tiwari said they found a musical duo called <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dholandpipes/">Dhol and Pipes</a> – a South Asian man playing the dhol drum and a Scottish man who plays bagpipes. She said their popularity was "a sign of how many South Asian and Scottish people are getting married."Other nods to their multicultural union included haggis pakoras made by a local Perth restaurant called <a href="https://tablarestaurant.co.uk/">Tabla,</a> and a <a href="https://www.insider.com/scottish-groom-learned-hindi-for-wedding-speech-surprise-indian-bride-2022-9">speech that Spray gave in Hindi</a>, much to the surprise of his new wife. Even the couple's first dance nodded to their unique journey, they said. It began with Elvis Presley's "Can't Help Falling in Love with You," and ended with "Koi Mil Gaya," an iconic song in the Bollywood film "Kuch Kuch Hota Hai," which they said was the first Bollywood film they ever watched together.

A couple hosted a joyful 4-day Scottish-Indian wedding to celebrate their cultures with a Haldi ceremony, bagpipes, and haggis pakoras

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On Monday, shares of multiplex companies PVR and Inox Leisure surged to reach their 52-week high of ₹1,662.20 and ₹412.20 respectively. <div type="image" title="PVR" height="900" width="1200" msid="86549218" hostid="261"></div> The announcement came after Thackeray’s discussion with filmmakers Rohit Shetty and Kunal Kapoor, theatre personality Makarand Deshpande, Marathi actors Subodh Bhave, Aadesh Bandekar and other party members. “Opening of Maharashtra is specifically significant because 18% of our screen strength lies in the state, the highest in our circuit and serves as a focal centre for the entertainment industry," said Gautam Dutta, chief executive officer (CEO), PVR to <a href="https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/entertainment/relief-for-multiplex-players-pvr-inox-as-maharashtra-allows-theatres-to-reopen-7507301.html">Moneycontrol</a>. Alok Tandon, CEO, INOX Leisure <a href="https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/entertainment/relief-for-multiplex-players-pvr-inox-as-maharashtra-allows-theatres-to-reopen-7507301.html">reportedly</a> said that with this announcement, content producers would also plan their releases, which should strengthen the Hindi film content pipeline in the months to come and usher in better health for the cinema exhibition industry. <div type="image" title="inox leisure" height="900" width="1200" msid="86549238" hostid="261"></div> The green signal to screen movies in theatres in Maharashtra led to many announcements from movie makers. <a href="https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/sooryavanshi-laal-singh-chaddha-and-heropanti-2-here-are-the-bollywood-films-that-have-announce-new-release-dates-101632670713127.html">Reportedly</a>, <keyword id="12183083" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="rohit-shettys-sooryavanshi" source="Orion">Rohit Shetty’s Sooryavanshi</keyword> has been announced to release on Diwali, in November. 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Meanwhile, Suniel Shetty’s son Ahan Shetty's debut film Tadap is slated to release on December 3. 2022 line-up <ul><li><keyword id="2823" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="akshay-kumar" source="Orion">Akshay Kumar</keyword>'s Prithviraj on January 21</li><li>Aamir Khan’s Laal Singh Chaddha on Valentine's Day</li><li>Ranveer Singh's Jayeshbhai Jordaar on February 25.</li><li>Akshay’s Bachchan Pandey on March 4</li><li>Ranbir Kapoor’s Shershaah on March 18</li><li>Kartik Aaryan’s Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 on March 25</li><li>KGF 2 set for April 14</li><li>Ajay Devgn's Mayday on April 29</li><li>Tiger Shroff's Heropanti 2 on May 6</li></ul>Several big budget films such as Gangubai Kathiawadi, Brahmāstra, and Pathan are yet to reveal their release dates. 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 Modi's popularity has attracted three times the crowds at Madison Square leaving even the UK Prime Minister <keyword id="6430216" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="David-Cameron">David Cameron</keyword> stumped. "I sometimes wonder why I don't have the magical ability to bring 60,000 people of my city together at one place," he joked recently. 
 
Modi's high-profile visit comes just weeks after China's president Xi Jinping was welcomed with pomp and show. However, the Indian Prime Minister will receive a high-profile ‘Olympic-style’ welcome at Wembley stadium in the largest reception any foreign head of government has ever received in the UK. It will also be the largest an Indian Prime Minister has ever received anywhere outside India. The grand event however has been scheduled for the second day of his UK trip. 
 
On his first day today as Modi lands in London , he will receive a Guard of Honour. He will talk to his British counterpart and a joint press conference is expected to follow these bilateral talks focused on development partnership, defence, security, energy and climate change. 
 
He will also address the British Parliament before arriving at Chequers, the country home of Cameron to spend the night there. The two PMs are expected to have a joint yoga session there. 
 
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A day later, Modi will address a CEO’s forum where several MoUs are expected to be announced between British and Indian companies, after which he will unveil a statue of the 12th century philosopher Basaveshwara as well as inaugurate the Ambedkar House museum in north London, before leaving for Turkey to attend the G20 summit. 
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