Bollywood film industry celebrates Holi, the festival of colors, to welcome spring

Holi is a festival of colors and the celebrities of blockbuster movies join in the merry making and fun. They host their own parties and their guests add to the charm. Raj Kapoor in his lifetime threw lavish Holi parties at the RK Studio. They used to be joyous occasions for the entire film fraternity of Bollywood to come to a common platform, let down their hair and enjoy the songs and dances. In his hey days, Amitabh Bachchan sang a few memorable Holi songs. His house is the venue for high profile celebrations every year. Then there are others like Shabana Azmi and Javed Akhtar who throw Holi parties. Shah Rukh Khan and his wife Gauri are no exception.

It is customary for Ekta Kapoor to throw lavish Holi parties. Many stars from the world of TV and Bollywood attend the celebrations. Bollywood is in Mumbai, the financial capital of India. The city is accessible by rail, road and air and is a favorite travel destination. It has a cricket team Mumbai Indians that has won the Indian Premier League IPL trophy many times.


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