From Nusrat Jahan to Anushka Sharma: Actresses celebrate Karva Chauth in style

Indian actresses celebrated Karva Chauth with great aplomb on Thursday. The Hindu festival has married women observing day-long fast for their husband's good health and long life. Celebrity wives, dressed in traditional best celebrated the festival and posted photos on Instagram. 

Bengali actress and TMC MP Nusrat Jahan married Nikhil Jain in Turkey earlier this year. While Nusrat is a Muslim, she is married to a Jain and hence celebrated the festival with great enthusiasm. The newlyweds later took to Instagram to share photos of their celebrations. 

Anushka Sharma too shared photo with husband, Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli. The two fasted together and coordinated outfits in red and black for the occasion. 

Kohli took to Twitter and posted a picture with Anushka captioned: "The ones who fast together laugh together. Happy karvachauth."

Anushka also posted a similar image on her Instagram and wrote: "My partner for lifetime and beyond and my fasting partner for the day. Happy karvachauth to all".

Several B-town beauties were at Anil Kapoor`s residence as his wife Sunita Kapoor hosted the Karva Chauth celebrations. Shilpa Shetty, Raveena Tandon, Neelam Soni and Maheep Kapoor were some of the celebrities who were spotted at Kapoor residence on Thursday evening. 

While Shilpa looked gorgeous in a bright red saree, Raveena opted for an embellished Anarkali suit. Later after the puja, Shilpa was seen touching her Husband Raj Kundra`s feet, as he totally enjoyed the moment.

Actor Ayushmann Khurrana fasted for his wife Tahira Kashyap for the second time on Karva Chauth. He took to Instagram stories and wrote: "Shooting and fasting." Tahira, who was in Dubai did a WhatsApp chat during the moon sighting.

At the Bachchan residence, Aishwarya, Jaya and Shweta hosted a their friends including actress Sonali Bendre as the ladies celebrated the festival together.