The Oprah Winfrey Show

The queen of American TV had requested for a small, intimate party. What she got instead, was a full-blown Mumbaiyya affair where everyone from starlets to A-listers managed to rub shoulders with her.

Synonymous with organising the most exquisite get-togethers, Parmeshwar Godrej, threw one of her lavish dinners at her home on Monday to honour America’s most influential woman, Oprah Winfrey. The media proprietor, talk show host, actress, producer and philanthropist has been on a world tour, shooting her documentary. And to celebrate her visit to the country, the banquet was graced by the likes of Shah Rukh Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Farhan and Zoya Akhtar, Anil and Tina Ambani, Kangna Ranaut, Preity Zinta, Anil Kapoor, Ashutosh Gowariker, Arjun Rampal, among others. Draped in a flaming orange saree, Oprah stood out for many reasons. Party highlights History repeats itself On Oprah's show in 2005, Aishwarya taught her to drape a saree. And apparently, Ash was the one who draped the orange saree for Oprah, when the talk show host paid a visit to Jalsa to meet the Bachchan family before the dinner. Look who's talking A R Rahman seemed to be in an uncharacteristically talkative mood. He was spotted having a very animated conversation with Oprah, An eyewitness revealed, "We heard a familiar voice telling Oprah that he admires three women greatly. Oprah, Michelle Obama and Shabana Azmi. When we turned around, we were surprised to see it was Rahman charming Oprah with his compliments. He even got two pupils from his music academy to serenade her. She insisted on being photographed with them." Show stoppers Apparently, from amongst the guests, Oprah found potential candidates in Amitabh Bachchan and Shabana Azmi to feature on her new TV talk show. Class-in-progress Eager to know as much as possible about Bollywood, Oprah found a tutor in Javed Akhtar and Anil Kapoor. My name is While Ash, Anil and Rahman are not strangers to Oprah, Kangna Ranaut, Preity Zinta, Arjun Rampal, Neha Dhupia, Sameera Reddy and others were. However, the eyewitness told us that Oprah was seen spending time with everyone. In hiding Katrina, who is shooting for an ad in Orcha, missed out on the dinner.