Padmaavat: Deepika, Shahid, Ranveer host special screening

Ashutosh Gowariker, who earlier directed Deepika in Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey was also spotted.

Deepikas Tamasha director Imtiaz Ali was also snapped in the public eye after a long time, following the debacle of his last film, Jab Harry Met Sejal.

Rohit Shetty, who has directed Deepika in Chennai Express, was seen arriving solo.

Filmmaker Aanand L Rai was seen arriving at the screening as well.

Simpleton directors Nitesh Tiwari and Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari too make an appearance.

Rajkumar Hirani arrived with his son.

Vicky Kaushal too was spotted solo. He will be next seen in a pivotal role in Sanjay Dutts bio-pic starring Ranbir Kapoor and Raazi with Alia Bhatt.

Yami Gautam was snapped solo.

Kriti Sanon was accompanied by her sister Nupur.

Sonakshi Sinha, whos gearing up for the release of her next, Welcome to New York, was spotted too. The actress apparently tweeted after the screening of how proud was she to call the three primary leads of the film, as her friends.

Bholi Punjaban aka Richa Chadha, who was last in the sleeper hit, Fukrey Returns, was also snapped.

Varun Dhawan, who will be next seen in Shoojit Sircars October, was spotted in a new look from his movie.

Kajol was snapped too. We wonder why did she have her shades on in the evening.

Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh Kapoor were also spotted. Apparently, post the screening, the veteran actors sent a bouquet of flowers to Deepika for her elegant portrayal of Rani Padmini.

The radiant Rekha greets the media.

The cast of Padmaavat including Deepika Padukone, Shahid Kapoor and Ranveer Singh, hosted a special screening of their labour of love to select friends and colleagues from the industry. Click ahead for more pictures.