Karwa Chauth 2026 brought Bollywood’s familiar faces together on 29 October, with the annual gathering at Anil Kapoor’s Juhu residence leading the celebrations. Bollywood Hungama reported on 30 October that several celebrities marked the festival with traditional rituals, festive outfits and moments with their loved ones. Social media posts from the stars gave fans a look at the gatherings across Mumbai and beyond.
Karwa Chauth 2026 centred on the Juhu home of Anil Kapoor and Sunita Kapoor, where the festival has become an annual affair attended by members of the film fraternity. Bollywood Hungama reported that Shilpa Shetty Kundra, Maheep Kapoor, Bhavana Panday, Tahira Kashyap Khurrana and Anshula Kapoor were among those who joined the celebrations. Shilpa Shetty and Anshula Kapoor offered glimpses of the festivities on social media from the Kapoor residence.
Karwa Chauth 2026 at the Kapoor residence in Juhu
Sunita Kapoor opened the doors of her Juhu residence to friends from the film industry, continuing a gathering that has become a Bollywood tradition. Curly Tales reported that Shilpa Shetty, Mira Rajput, Maheep Kapoor, Bhavana Pandey, Gauri Khan and newlyweds Anshula Kapoor and Rohan Thakkar joined the festivities. Guests arrived in traditional dress, with reds, golds and bright festive colours setting the tone for the evening.
Anshula Kapoor marked her first Karwa Chauth after her marriage, and her appearance drew much of the attention. She arrived in a deep red ensemble, with a sleeveless halter-neck kurta carrying gold and mirror-work detailing, paired with patterned bottoms and a matching dupatta. Reports of the gathering described her look in detail, and photographs of her arriving with husband Rohan Thakkar circulated widely.
Other guests at the Kapoor home included Sonam Kapoor, who arrived in a deep maroon ethnic ensemble with a heavily embroidered gold blouse. Mira Rajput chose a champagne-gold saree, while Maheep Kapoor arrived in a maroon-red kurta and trousers set with embroidery and Bandhani-inspired prints. Bhavana Pandey wore a yellow-orange embroidered kurta with palazzo pants and a matching dupatta. Shilpa Shetty arrived in a pink saree with gold motifs, and later continued the celebrations at home with husband Raj Kundra.
Karwa Chauth 2026 firsts and family milestones
Karwa Chauth 2026 held particular significance for stars marking firsts. Aamir Khan and Gauri Spratt celebrated their first Karwa Chauth as a married couple at the Kapoor gathering, after marrying in an intimate ceremony in July 2026. Sophie Shain, the wife of former cricketer Shikhar Dhawan, also observed her first Karwa Chauth on 29 October 2026, according to Zoom.
Kiara Advani marked Karwa Chauth 2026 with a social media post showing her mehendi, which featured the initials “SM” along with a heart drawn on her palm. Zoom reported that the detail drew significant attention from her followers. Rakul Preet Singh celebrated with husband Jackky Bhagnani and shared images from their festivities, while Kajal Aggarwal marked the day with husband Gautam Kitchlu and Shivaleeka Oberoi celebrated with filmmaker Abhishek Pathak.
Karwa Chauth 2026 celebrations beyond Mumbai
Priyanka Chopra marked Karwa Chauth 2026 at her Los Angeles home, with husband Nick Jonas present for the occasion. Curly Tales reported that she shared glimpses of the celebration from Los Angeles, while the Mumbai gatherings continued through the evening. Hina Khan documented her day through a series of social media posts, which she titled her Karwa Chauth edit.
Photographs from the evening showed guests in traditional dress arriving through the night, and several stars posted their looks after reaching home. Karwa Chauth 2026 thus played out both as a private family ritual and as a public round of photographs, with the Kapoor gathering at the centre of the coverage and smaller celebrations reported from homes across the industry.
Ayushmann Khurrana and Tahira Kashyap also shared a look at their celebrations, with Tahira Kashyap among the guests at the Kapoor residence earlier in the evening. The festival, in which married women fast from sunrise to moonrise for the well-being of their husbands, was marked across the film and sports fraternity with posts, photographs and family gatherings. Bollywood Hungama published its round-up of the celebrations on 30 October 2026.