By:
Upala
KBR,
Mid-Day
Friday,
August
04,
2006
They
may
seem
like
tough
boys,
but
when
it
comes
to
matters
of
the
heart
and
family,
the
Khans
-
Salman,
Arbaaz
and
Sohail
-
are
real
softies.
They
dote
on
their
kid
sister
Arpita,
whom
they
lovingly
call
"little
princess." So
when
they
decided
to
celebrate
her
18th
birthday
on
August
3rd,
they
brought
it
in
with
lavishness
in
keeping
with
the
Princess
theme
and
a
guest
list
of
200
people.
Overdose
of
pink!
Says
a
guest
who
was
present
at
the
party,
"The
guests
included
family,
friends
and
Arpita's
pals.
It
was
like
a
fairytale
setting.
The
theme
was
"Princess
Arpita
celebrates
her
18th
birthday",
and
the
decorations,
which
included
flowers
and
satin
drapes,
were
in
pink
and
white.
The
cake
was
pink,
white
and
brown
and
had
a
huge
tiara
and
wings."
As
for
the
menu,
the
guests
could
take
their
pick
from
Chinese,
sushi,
pasta
and
Thai.
"Everything
was
planned
and
coordinated
by
Arpita,
right
down
to
the
finest
detail."
Starry
sight
The
guest
list
was
not
too
starry.
Katrina,
Salman's
girlfriend,
wasn't
there
as
she
is
shooting
for
Vipul
Shah's
film,
London
Dreams.
Besides
family,
the
Khan
brothers
and
their
wives,
Seema
and
Malaika,
Atul
Agnihotri
and
wife
Alvira,
Salim
Khan
with
Salma
Khan,
Helen
and
Amrita
Arora.
Some
of
the
other
guests
included
Sanjay
and
Maheep
Kapoor,
Sajid
and
Wardha
Nadiadwala,
Anna
Singh
and
Jaiveer,
Zayed
and
Malaika
Khan,
Chunky
and
Bhavna
Pandey,
Dino
Morea,
Nandita
Mahtani,
designer
Surily
Goel,
Shilpa
and
Shamita
Shetty,
Nikhil
Advani
and
Arpita's
boyfriend,
Arjun
Kapoor.
Said
the
source,
"Shah
Rukh,
who
had
come
last
year,
didn't
come
this
time."
Beauty
sleep
Says
Arpita,
"I
had
a
blast!
What
made
it
special
was
the
fact
that
all
my
cousins,
family
members
and
close
friends
were
there."
And
the
youngster
is
already
turning
out
to
be
quite
a
fashionista,
considering
she
wore
an
original
Roberto
Cavalli
creation.
Since
the
party
rocked
till
6
am,
she's
still
not
found
out
what
her
brothers
have
gifted
her.
"I've
just
woken
up,
so
I've
yet
to
find
out!
I
guess
I'll
know
once
everyone
is
up
and
about."