ARJUN CHAKRABORTY My party people... A mix and match from all fields. Just because I am an actor doesn?t mean that I will only invite people from Tollywood. I would invite bureaucrats, politicians, people from the corporate world, businessmen and, of course, actors. My guest list will definitely include Sougata Roy , Harsh Neotia, Wasim Kapoor and Jogen Chowdhury , among others. Doing up the house... I prefer minimal decorations because all the parties that we attend are heavily decorated. So I would just add some extra lights. If it is only close friends, I will throw a candle-light party . If the head count goes up, I would like to have bright lights. Flowers are a must. The party platter... Authentic Chinese cuisine. There will be chimney soup, mushrooms, Chicken Manchurian and prawns.... I love wine, so both red and white wine. Rosey wine, which is a pale wine, is a must. Vodka and whisky will also be there. Setting the table... I would have wine glasses in cut glass but I would not go for very expensive cutlery. Music and the mood... We will play all kinds of music, Rabindrasangeet to Rashid Khan, jazz to rock. Music should go with the mood of the people... The crowd should relax and enjoy the party and there should be a lot of interaction among the people.

LOCKET CHATTERJEE My party people... All non-filmi folk. I am not very close to people from my profession. I would call some of my college friends. Doing up the house... I will opt for a red-and-white theme that goes with the Dashami mood. My drawing room will be decked up with lots of rose petals, floating candles, diyas and dim lights. The room should smell of dhunuchi and I will place a barandala on the centre table. The party platter... The food should be strictly Bengali. I will serve ilish machh and a lot of other fish preparations along with rice, shukto and muger dal. For desserts, there will be malpoa and lots of mishti, like chhanar roll.... No drinks. I would rather serve tea with piping hot pakoras.... Setting the table... I would like to have very delicate bone China on the table. I have a knack for cutlery and I often pick up stuff from various places. So I will take my collection out. Music and the mood... Rabindrasangeet. The ambience has to be very soothing.

AGNIMITRAPAUL My party people... Most of my relatives, including my shejokaki. From Tollywood, Dada (Mithun Chakraborty) has to be there. Then, Locket, Rituparna Sengupta, Koneenica, Bickram and Jaya Seal Ghosh, Goutam Ghose, Anindo from Chandrabindoo... Doing up the house... There will be low-seating arrangement. Since the whole idea is to relax, I would like my guests to sit on the floor carpet with lots of pillows around. The dress code is traditional and my guests will have to either sing or recite poetry.... I will get a harmonium and tabla. The party platter... For starters, there will be prawn toast, chicken boti kebab, mutton tandoori and paneer shashlik. The main course will comprise muger dal with fishhead, rice, kosha mangsho and ilish paturi.... The drinks counter will have both red and white wine. Plus, vodka, Scotch and fresh lime soda. Setting the table... I would serve everything on earthen utensils and banana leaves. Music and the mood... I will go for light instrumental music since the ambience has to be very soothing. People need to relax and feel comfortable.

SWASTIKA MUKHERJEE My party people... Only very close friends. No one from the industry. Doing up the house... We celebrate Navratri and offer puja through all the nine days, so our house is decorated with mango leaves and kadam phool. I would leave it that way.

The party platter... I would love to offer only Bengali food. There will be lots of kebabs, biryani, machher paturi, kalia, chingri machh, masala pomfret, and lots and lots of sweets. Drinks will flow too. Red wine is my favourite. There will also be whisky , tequila and a black vodka which I got from abroad.

Setting the table... I will go for regular cutlery, nothing fancy . Music and the mood... Strictly Bengali songs. I will have very bright lights, but the ambience would be relaxed. JUNE My party people... My actress cousin Priyanka (Trivedi) and her sister. Plus, my close friends and my sweetheart. Doing up the house... I think I would have an Arabian decor with chiffon drapes, candles and lots of flowers. The party platter... I will have loads of snacks for starters and lots of red meat kebabs for dinner to go with the Arabian theme.... For drinks, there will be lots of cocktails, wine and champagne. Setting the table... If it?s a close-knit party, I will take out my China and silver cutlery . But if it?s a big crowd, I will think of something less expensive. Music and the mood... I would prefer lounge music, like trance and The Buddha Bar Series. The ambience should be cosy with soft warm lights.

BICKRAM GHOSH Our party people... Very close friends from my school and college days, two or three couples from Tollywood and the music fraternity . I would also invite people from other fields, like painters and writers. Doing up the house... I would prefer a rooftop party as I have a stretch of green on my terrace. Dim low lights will be perfect. The party platter... Bangali khabar because we have a fabulous Bengali cook of 25 years. But if I want to experiment it would be a mix of Italian and oriental cuisine. I prefer exotic food. I would serve wine, vodka and rum. Setting the table... It could be anything, fancy or traditional. Music and the mood... Soft lounge music or western classical, but not the kind of music I create because then I would pay more attention to that.

RRISHII KAUSHIK My party people… All my friends, who are not from the film industry . Doing up the house... It would be a very Bengali look.... Lots of flowers, alpona and dim lights. The party platter... Traditional Bengali food ? bhaat, dal, ilish machh, mutton, mishti doi and sweets. There will be wine and cocktails. Laying the table... Since I will stick to tradition, I will have kansha utensils. Music and the mood... The beat of dhaak to start off with and dance numbers in the late evening. The mood has to be very soothing with dim lighting.

PARNO MITRA My party people... Very close friends like Rahul and Priyanka of Chirodini... Tumi Je Aamar, Sahebda (Chatterjee) and my cousins. I don?t like a big crowd at a party . My guests will have to dress traditionally . Dhuti-panjabi for men and women should drape saris in the Bengali style. Doing up the house... I will decorate my home very traditionally with a mattress on the floor and a white bedsheet spread on it. I would throw some cushions around and the curtains would be red. I would also have lots of flowers. The party platter... Only Bengali cuisine like machher paturi, dal, rice and curry . There would be a variety of sweets. I love sweets! It would be a non-alcoholic party . I would serve only lassi and mocktails. Setting the table... Since it?s typical Bengali food, I will serve it on kansha plates. Music and the mood... I will play western music, but I would prefer that we all sing together. Sahebda is a very good singer so he should lead the way . Dim lights and a soothing atmosphere are all we need.

(Text by Kushali Nag)