Bollywood leading ladies Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Anushka Sharma, Shilpa Shetty Kundra and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan glammed up as they observed the Hindu festival of Karva Chauth, where women observe a day-long fast for their husbands.
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Chopra Jonas, who marked her first Karva Chauth for her husband, singer Nick Jonas, took to Instagram to post a photograph of herself with the singer.
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“Karva Chauth at a @Jonasbrothers concert. Definitely a first I’ll remember,” she posted, while dressed in a red, traditional sari.
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Sharma and her cricketer husband Virat Kohli, decided to fast for each other.
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“The ones who fast together laugh together. Happy Karva Chauth,” Kohli posted on Twitter.
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Sharma also posted a similar image on her Instagram, writing: “My partner for lifetime and beyond and my fasting partner for the day. Happy Karva Chauth to all”.
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Several Bollywood celebrities headed to veteran star Anil Kapoor’s residence as his wife Sunita Kapoor hosted the Karva Chauth celebrations. A video doing the rounds on social media showed Shilpa Shetty Kundra, Raveena Tandon, Neelam Soni and Maheep Kapoor among others performing the ceremony as they prayed for a healthy and long life of their husbands.
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While Shetty Kundra was dressed in a red sari, Tandon opted for a embellished Anarkali (traditional wear) suit.
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Rai Bachchan, along with her actress mother-in-law Jaya Bachchan and Sonali Bendre, marked the festivties together.
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Meanwhile, actor Ayushmann Khurrana fasted for his wife Tahira Kashyap Khurrana for the second time on Karva Chauth. He took to Instagram stories and wrote: “Shooting and fasting.”
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Kashyap Khurrana, who was in Dubai at the time, WhatsApped her husband when it was time to break her fast, according to reports.
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