Ananya Panday looks distressed as she’s unable to find Sara Ali Khan at Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s haldi ceremony. Watch

As Radhika Merchant and Anant Ambani’s wedding day is right around the corner, both their families are busy organising all sorts of pre-wedding festivities. After many events, including the dandiya night and sangeet, their haldi (turmeric) ceremony was held on Monday with the who’s who of Bollywood in attendance. Among those who took part in the event were Bollywood icon Salman Khan and actors Ranveer Singh, Sara Ali Khan, Janhvi Kapoor, Arjun Kapoor and Ananya Panday among others.

Now, photos and videos have surfaced online showing them having fun. Among the lot, one clip grabbed most attention as it highlighted the friendship Ananya Panday and Sara Ali Khan share. The video begins by showing a distressed Panday, looking around for someone. As she notices the paparazzi, she asks them, “Sara kahan gayi? (where did Sara go?)” She’s soon joined by Khan and they happily pose for pictures. While leaving, Khan can be seen holding tightly onto Panday’s hand, likely not to lose her again. Fans of the two actors, who appeared together in Koffee with Karan Season 8, filled the comment section of the post appeared on a paparazzo account with love for them.

 

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Meanwhile, another post has also gone viral showing the OG childhood friends having a blast with social media influencer Orhan Awatramani aka Orry during the ceremony. In the post, Ananya, Shanaya Kapoor and Khushi Kapoor can be seen posing for pictures with Orry, dressed in their festive best. Another photo captures them with haldi smeared all over them, in accordance with the spirit of the ceremony.

The day’s festivities concluded in a magical manner with legendary playback singers Udit Narayan and Kumar Sanu performing timeless Hindi songs. While Sanu mesmerised the audience with the song “Do Dil Mil Rahe Hain Magar Chupke Chupke” from Pardes, Narayan transported everyone with his soulful rendition of “Main Yahaan Hoon” from Veer-Zaara. The two legends then joined forces on stage, setting it ablaze with “Dil Ne Yeh Kaha Hain Dil Se” from Dhadkan.

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