Raj Thackeray at Esha's Reception Party

As the rain poured outside, the guests poured inside, with over a thousand people at the evening. While B-towners started arriving post 10 pm, the earlier part of the evening saw political bigwigs like Ravi Shankar Prasad, Raj Thackeray, Sushma Swaraj, LK Advani and Suresh Kalmadi, arriving to bless the couple. But once night arrived, so did starry names like Kajol, Tanuja, Tanisha, Rekha, Vidya Balan, Tabu, Sushmita Sen, Jeetendra with family, Zayed Khan, etc.

Inside the main venue, a separate passageway was made to take VIP guests straight to the stage. While Dharmendra dutifully carried out his responsibilities as the father of the bride, guests just couldn't resist shaking hands with him, and posing for pictures with him!

In between meeting guests, Esha was seen jiggying to the live music there. Unfortunately, it seems that with the sheer number of guests waiting to meet them, Bharat and Esha couldn't manage to hit the dance floor. Hema's younger daughter Ahaana proved to be quite elusive, choosing only to be spotted sporadically with her friends.