Ananya Panday Goes All Out In Red, Gold And Plenty Of Mirror Work This Diwali

The actor picked a custom Arpita Mehta ensemble from her Ceremonial collection, featuring a Kantha-embroidered skirt, a mirror-work blouse and statement jewels

The Bollywood brigade has been giving us looks after looks this Diwali, and Ananya Panday has also joined that list. After serving a bomb look at Manish Malhotra's star-studded Diwali party, the Gen Z star once again went all maximalist with her wardrobe, choosing a red-and-gold ensemble by ace couturier Arpita Mehta. The actor wore what seems to be a custom look from Mehta's Ceremonial collection, which was unveiled at the India Couture Week in 2026.

We loved how the outfit brings together traditional embroidery and ties it up in a modern silhouette. Its highlight is a red skirt covered in multithread Kantha embroidery. Cut in a fitted fish-cut shape, it features pleating at the front, giving the heavily worked skirt a more structured finish. Ananya paired it with a cute blouse covered in golden hand-embroidery and mirror work. The blouse also features tassels along the hem, which tie it with the red dupatta that also features tassel ladis.

It is, however, the jewellery where the ensemble's maximalist lies. Ananya wore statement pieces from A Jewels by Anmol, including an oversized maang tikka with pearls as well as red and green accents. Heavy jhumkas (with dual danglers on each side) were secured with delicate kanauti chains tucked into her hair that added to the traditional styling. She kept her hair in a soft half-updo, with loose waves falling over her shoulders. Her makeup kept the focus on her smoky eyes, and was finished with bronzed cheeks and a warm nude lip.

Ananya Panday Channels Rani Mukerji's Iconic Shava Shava Look For Manish Malhotra's Diwali Party

Ananya's Diwali wardrobe also came with a generous dose of early-2000s nostalgia. At Manish Malhotra's Diwali party in Mumbai, the actor revisited one of the most memorable Bollywood festive looks: Rani Mukerji's silver sequin lehenga from the Shava Shava song in Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001). Her version featured a silver sequin skirt with a fitted fishtail silhouette, paired with a matching blouse and a white dupatta finished with silver sequins, all from the house of the OG couturier Manish Malhotra. She completed the look with a diamond necklace, statement earrings and rings. A centre parting and loose curls kept her hair simple, while mauve-pink lipstick, rosy cheeks, kohl-lined eyes and shimmer eyeshadow rounded off the makeup.