Priyanka Chopra and Kapoor Family Mark Karwa Chauth in Style

Karwa Chauth 2026 arrived with two distinct filmi moods. Priyanka Chopra kept her ritual in Los Angeles, sharing a steady stream of festive updates with Nick Jonas and their daughter Malti Marie. Around the same time, Sunita and Anil Kapoor’s Mumbai home once again became the industry’s most reliable address for the traditional pooja.

A LA celebration, posted in real time

Priyanka opted for a bright red ensemble with a matching veil, then paired the festive look with an unlikely accessory: a sports cap. In one Instagram selfie, she looked at the sky and asked, “When will this moon come out?” — a question every fasting Karwa Chauth participant knows well. She also shared shots of her DIY mehendi and a tender frame of Nick holding Malti, describing them as her “whole world in one frame.”

The updates continue a personal tradition that goes back to her 2018 wedding to Nick Jonas. Living in Los Angeles has not dimmed the ritual; if anything, the posts show how she adapts the Indian festival for a cross-continental life without losing its warmth.

The Kapoor house turns into Karwa Chauth HQ

In Mumbai, the Kapoor residence did what it does every year — opened its doors to a close-knit circle of film families, pooja thalis in hand. The guest list mixed the Kapoor clan with familiar faces. Sonam Kapoor arrived later in a maroon flared kurta layered under an ochre-orange sheer jacket, with statement jhumkas and a gold-red potli bag. Sanjay Kapoor kept it relaxed in a blue shirt and denim, while Maheep Kapoor brought deep red and bandhani, and Bhavna Panday chose mustard yellow.

Other attendees added to the festive palette:

• Shilpa Shetty: ombre pink-and-red saree.
• Riddhima Kapoor Sahni: pink lehenga.
• Geeta Basra: pink sharara suit.
• Mini Mathur: red saree.
• Neelam Kothari: emerald green suit with gold embroidery.
• Natasha Dalal: dusty pink satin co-ord set with maang tikka.
• Jaanvi Desai Dhawan: crimson ruffle saree with sequins.

The accessory of the evening was clearly the decorated thali and the traditional chhani, with several guests carrying net-covered pooja platters. It is the quiet signal that the gathering is less red carpet, more family ritual — even when every arrival scans like festive fashion coverage.

Why this matters for fans

Karwa Chauth has become one of Bollywood’s most visible cultural exports. Priyanka’s posts show a global star staying connected to a desi ritual, which matters to fans who live outside India and want to carry the festival with them. The Kapoor celebration, meanwhile, reinforces how tightly the film industry’s family circles are knit — and why certain homes become festive landmarks in their own right.

For readers taking notes, the evening also doubles as a styling cheat sheet. The recurring motifs were red, pink, emerald and mustard, traditional embroidery, and the choker-plus-pooja-thali combination that photographs beautifully against candlelight.

Source: India Today