Pre-wedding bash thrown for Riteish and Genelia

A pre-wedding bash for Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia D'Souza on Tuesday was hosted by Sajid Nadiadwala and Fardeen Khan.

"Riteish and Genelia are a lovely couple. Their seven years of relationship is very strong and I admire it. The celebrations will begin from January 29," Nadiadwala said.

Many Bollywood celebrities graced the event. Boman Irani, who shared screen space with Deshmukh in many films, said: "Riteish is like a son, friend and partner to me. I wish all the success to both of them."

"Riteish is my Raj Kumar," said D'Souza.

Karan Johar wished them "all happiness".

Other guests at the pre-wedding bash included Arbaaz Khan, Deepika Padukone, Manoj Bajpai, Raveena Tandon, Farah Khan, Shirish Kunder, Sajid Khan, Jia Khan, Shazahn Padamsee, Fardeen Khan, Amisha Patel, Tusshar Kapoor, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Arjun Rampal, Sohail Khan and Bobby Deol, among others.

Other big weddings lined up this year include Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor and Vidya Balan is expected to marry beau Siddharth Roy Kapoor, CEO of UTV.