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RARE PIX: Bollywood celebrates Holi over the years

Last updated on: March 7, 2012 14:10 IST
Raj Kapoor and Amitabh Bachchan

Holi has always been an important festival in Bollywood -- whether on screen or off it.

We stumbled upon some rare pictures of movie stars celebrating Holi -- in the famous parties of Raj Kapoor, Subhash Ghai and Shabana Azmi among others.

Have a look.

We start with Raj Kapoor's Holi bash at his Chembur residence. In this picture, the legend dances with another movie legend, Amitabh Bachchan.

Shah Rukh Khan

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Shah Rukh Khan

A young looking Shah Rukh Khan tests his water gun before aiming at the guests.

Check out this video of SRK playing Holi, and later, dancing with his wife Gauri.

Salman Khan

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Ratan Jain, Salman Khan and Ramesh Taurani

Salman Khan (centre) fools around with Ratan Jain of Venus Records and Ramesh Taurani of Tips Cassettes.

Raveena Tandon, Akshay Kumar

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Raveena Tandon and Akshay Kumar

Back in the days when they were dating, Raveena Tandon and Akshay Kumar look happy in each other's company.

Shah Rukh Khan, Abhishek Bachchan

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Shah Rukh Khan and Abhishek Bachchan

Much before he joined the film industry, Abhishek Bachchan looked youthful as he bonded with Shah Rukh Khan.

Madhuri Dixit, Subhash Ghai

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Madhuri Dixit and Subhash Ghai

Madhuri Dixit shares some fun times with her mentor Subhash Ghai (they delivered two hits in Ram Lakhan and Khalnayak).

Karan Johar, Shilpa Shetty, Kirron Kher

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Karan Johar, Shilpa Shetty and Kirron Kher

Karan Johar, Shilpa Shetty and Kirron Kher take some time out from playing with colours to chat.

Ajay Devgn

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Ajay Devgn

Ajay Devgn gets drenched in water and colours.

Tabu, Aadesh Shrivastava

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Tabu and Aadesh Shrivastava

Tabu and music composer Aadesh Shrivastava chat after playing with colours.

Gulshan Grover

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Gulshan Grover

Gulshan Grover obviously likes to party.

Anjana Sukhani

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Anjana Sukhani

Actress Anjana Sukhani wears white and gets ready to play Holi.

Shabana Azmi, Javed Akhtar

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Shabana Azmi and Javed Akhtar. Inset: Farhan Akhtar

Shabana Azmi and Javed Akhtar dance during the Holi celebrations at their home. Son Farhan also looks like he's having fun.

Pooja Bedi

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Pooja Bedi

Pooja Bedi gets drenched in Holi colours at a Zoom party.

Arshad Warsi, Dia Mirza

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Arshad Warsi and Dia Mirza

Arshad Warsi and Dia Mirza reach out to their fans on Holi.

Ekta Kapoor, Sanjay Gupta

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Ekta Kapoor and Sanjay Gupta
Ekta Kapoor and Sanjay Gupta -- who are co-producing Shootout At Wadala -- celebrate Holi together.

Neha Dhupia

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Neha Dhupia

Neha Dhupia gets the different colours of Holi smeared on her face.