Diwali: Alia Bhatt dons red, Ranbir Kapoor plays bell as Neetu Kapoor performs Lakshmi puja. See pics

It was all about family for Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor who celebrated their first Diwali after tying the knot in April. They are expecting their first child. Both Ranbir’s mom Neetu Kapoor and Alia’s mom Soni Razdan joined the couple in the festivities. Alia’s sister Shaheen Bhatt too celebrated the festival with them. Also read: Mom-to-be Alia Bhatt is celebrating Diwali in bed this year with pet cat Edward

Late Monday, Neetu took to her Instagram Stories to share a glimpse of how they all came together for the Lakshmi puja on Diwali. The picture showed Neetu doing the arti with an oil lamp in her hand while Ranbir played the hand bell with one hand and had his other hand around Alia. Soni Razdan clapped during the puja.

Neetu Kapoor also shared a selfie which had all the women including her, Alia, Soni and Shaheen in the frame. She had also wished her fans on Diwali by sharing a group selfie clicked by Ranbir. It showed all of them posing in the balcony with lights in background. She simply wrote, “Happy Diwali in the caption.”

Ranbir’s sister Riddhima Kapoor and cousin Karisma Kapoor reacted to the pic with heart emoticons. A fan praised them, saying, “I am elated to see both the families celebrating the festival together, instead of the usual mindset that the girl should celebrate with in-laws. Hope this becomes a usual practice for everyone in the times to come!” Another called it, “The most awaited diwali pic.” A fan also called it, “Perfect family picture.”

Soni too shared a picture with Alia and Shaheen on Instagram and captioned it, “Happpppyyyyyyyy !!!!” Alia looked lovely in a red salwar suit with heavy earrings and a bindi on her forehead.

During the day, Alia had wished her fans on Diwali by sharing a throwback picture from her last year’s Diwali celebrations along with a fresh picture that showed her lying down on bet and chilling with her cat Edward. She wrote, “Happy Diwali from throwback me as current me is spending Diwali in bed, love & light to all.”