It was a red carpet and black tie affair at the IMAX theatre in Mumbai as Bollywood turned up at the premiere of Vipul Amrutlal Shah's latest cinematic offering Waqt -- The Race Against Time.

As autograph hunters fringed the aisle for a look at their favourite stars, paparazzi flashbulbs worked overtime. And Mumbai's socialites flitted about the foyer awaiting the arrival of the film's leading men and women, chatting about New York's latest fad diet -- eating right for your blood group.

Director Shah in black greeted each guest and graciously accepted congratulatory bouquets, while one of the film's protagonists, Boman Irani, stood by.

In the picture: Reel life couple Amitabh Bachchan [Images] and Shefali Shah, with Shefali's husband and director Vipul Amrutlal Shah (extreme right).

Bottom: Amitabh munching popcorn while watching the film, along with close friends Anil Ambani (extreme left) and Amar Singh [Images] (second from right)

Text: Vishal D'Souza
Photographs: Pradeep Bandekar