Celebrities Share Family-Centered Diwali Moments

Bollywood and other celebrities marked Diwali with intimate family pujas and glamorous social-media posts that blended tradition and high-fashion. Priyanka Chopra shared festive snaps with husband Nick Jonas and daughter Malti, while Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh released a Sabyasachi family portrait with baby Dua. Other stars — including Bhagyashree, Bipasha Basu, Preity Zinta, Soha Ali Khan and Kunal Khemu, Mouni Roy with Suraj Nambiar and Disha Patani, and Naga Chaitanya with Sobhita Dhulipala — posted diyas, puja rituals and elegant ethnic ensembles. Arjun Kapoor highlighted celebrity camaraderie with a playful Diwali photo shot by Aditya Roy Kapur. Amid the festive coverage, veteran actor Govinda responded to long-running claims about tardiness on sets, saying he was unfairly defamed, while ABC News noted Diwali’s larger significance as a multi-day festival observed by more than a billion people worldwide.