It was a star-studded outing at Manish Malhotra’s Diwali party over the weekend. Among the glowing presence of the who’s who of Bollywood, the event took a nostalgic turn when Bobby Deol and Preity Zinta reunited and posed for a photo, exuding a touch of joy. The two starred together in the 1998 actioner, Soldier, which became memorable for their on-screen chemistry.

In videos that went viral, Bobby and Preity are seen walking towards each other as they smile and break into a warm embrace. Preity wore a graceful white Anarkali set while Bobby donned a maroon velvet kurta. The two were joined by Bobby’s wife, Tania, as the three later posed for a photo together.

Other celebrities who attended the party were Malaika Arora, Shilpa Shetty, Ananya Panday, Sara Ali Khan, Khushi Kapoor, Shanaya Kapoor, Arjun Kapoor, Ishaan Khatter, Sidharth Malhotra, Rekha, Gauri Khan, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Karan Johar, Tiger Shroff, Hema Malini, Riteish Deshmukh, Veer Pahariya and Tara Sutaria.

Fashion designer Manish Malhotra is known for hosting a grand pre-Diwali celebration at his Mumbai residence every year.

Meanwhile, on the work front, Bobby was recently seen in The Ba***ds of Bollywood. Preity will be seen next alongside Sunny Deol in Lahore 1947, which is directed by Rajkumar Santoshi and produced by Aamir Khan.

In a recent interview with Screen, Bobby opened up about his friendship with Preity and Rani Mukerji and said, "It was great working with all of them. I have gotten along with whoever I have worked with. I am very close to Preity and Rani. I always call Preity Pritam Singh. In fact, she had to clarify on Instagram last year: 'My real name is not Pritam Singh!' She'd call me Bobby D in a particular way. We began on set by having an argument over something. I think that broke the ice and we became good friends.”