Shammi turned 80 on Sunday and her son Iqbal Rizvi held a bash at a suburban Chinese restaurant on Saturday night to bring in the veteran actress's birthday. The Bachchans Jaya (one of Shammi's closest friends), Abhishek (who described Shammi aunty as "my oldest friend")u00a0 and Aishwarya Rai were amongu00a0 the first to arrive. 
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dosti, etc: Jaya Bachchan and Shammiu00a0u00a0 PICS: YOGEN SHAH</td>
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here for you, shammi aunty: Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan</td></tr></tbody></table> 
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tum jiyo...! Yash Chopra</td>
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Shammi's best friend Asha Parekh played the hostess as did another dear friend, Waheeda Rehman. Says Shammi, "I guess it was the culmination of all the goodwill I've generated 60 years in the industry have just flown by." Theu00a0 big surprise was the appearance of the ailing veteran actor, Pran. Here's a look at who all were there at the party... Why Esha went gayab <img alt="" src="/imagedata/2009/apr/esha-deol.jpg" border="5" /> A Juhu birdie tells us, "Esha Deol's looooong absence from B-Town was because she checked herself into rehab. The actress has been MIA from the B-Town radar completely and is not on a sabbatical as is being claimed." Now that's truly like the Hollywood stars, no? The birdie asks, "The rumours of her taking a break are plain silly, she barely had any films on hand so what was she taking a break from?" Partying, maybe? Of glares and sweet nothings <img alt="" src="/imagedata/2009/apr/anjana.jpg" border="5" /><img alt="" src="/imagedata/2009/apr/celina.jpg" border="5" /> Adhyayan Suman and Anjana Sukhani and Celina Jaitly and Abhijeet (below) were the starry guests at the Lions Club International event held at Andheri over the weekend. The B-Town folk presented awards to people working for social causes PICS/ DATTA kumbhar The Movies I Loved Growing Up <img alt="" src="/imagedata/2009/apr/celian-jaitley.jpg" align="right" border="1" />Celina Jaitley The actress lists her favourite flicks... Naagin and Chandni I love both these films because of Sridevi. I adore her and am her biggest fan.u00a0 Naagin is my favourite because of the drama and the twists. Chandni is easily one of Sridevi's most mesmerising performances. After watching her films, I have done everything possible to emulate her. All my comic performances especially Golmaal Returns have been inspired by Sridevi. Sanjog I have seen this film starring Jaya Prada and Jeetendra some 12 times! It is a typical Hindi film story. Zu Zu Zu is my favourite song from the film. I can still watch it and have a great time. Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge It is the most romantic film in the history of Indian cinema with my other two favourite actors Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol in it. I cried, laughed and cheered for Raj and Simran. Whenever I watch the re-runs, it brings back a lot of memories attached with it. Andaaz Apna Apna This is one of the best comedies ever made. I still watch it when I am down and have lovely memories of watching it with my brother when mom and dad went out. The script, dialogues, everything was so perfect! Its so funny that whenever I watch it I still end cracking up.

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