Pretty maids all in a row Not rain, thunder nor floods could have kept her myriad friends and well-wishers away. Zarine Khan turns 80 this July and her daughter Simone Arora celebrates the octogenarian's birthday at her well-appointed spacious villa with beautiful daughters Farah Khan and Suzan Khan, which is today a crush of friends, well-wishers, and the perennial social butterflies in designer attires, air-kissing and exchanging hugs in a tangible air of affectionate bonhomie. Zarine in a graceful pink kurta ensemble, presides with her customary signature warmth towards each guest who comes across to wish her.
The sitting room downstairs, and two on the mezzanine are full and incredibly packed – so many beautiful stars, actors, celebrities and perennial socialites, all in a whirl to grab pictures, with champagne glasses in hand as they twirl the rounds with affectionate greetings. It's an ambience of exceptional love that I think emanates from Zarine's own flow of warm love hospitality, which is indeed the theme of the day! As I sit beside Zarine, I exult in her evergreen persona – not a wrinkle is visible, her face as evergreen as when I first met her! She sincerely attributes it all to the divine, I would add that love and her graciousness for all people around her is the fount of her youth! The wonderful thing is, that her birthday celebration brings you the opportunity to catch up with every friend you may not have met in a while. Hema Malini sits with a beautifull.