Happy Onam, everyone. The 10-day harvest festival is celebrated with much joy and fervour. It was no surprise that Malaika Arora's mother Joyce Arora hosted a grand feast, Onam Sadhya, at her house. The Bollywood star relished a hearty Onam meal with her family. In a special Instagram post, Malaika shared a bunch of pictures from the Sadhya. The actress looked beautiful in a yellow kurta set as she posed with her sister Amrita Arora, and their mother Joyce Arora. Malaika's Onam Sadhya menu included pappadam, pazham (small banana), boiled brown rice, puliinchi (sweet and sour ginger pickle), vattal mulaku (dry red chillies), cabbage kootu (a South Indian curry with lentils), a side of pickle and some salt, banana chips, kootu curry (traditional vegetarian curry), kaya payar (a preparation using raw banana and long beans), pumpkin erissery (pumpkin and coconut curry), parippu payasam (lentil-based kheer), a glass of buttermilk, and some jaggery. Malaika is the daughter of Anil Arora and Joyce Polycarp, who hails from Kerala.
In the caption, Malaika Arora wrote, “Happy Onam…wishing everyone a very happy and prosperous Onam ….. momsy you are the world's best cook and feeding friends and family makes you the happiest Joyce Arora.” Reacting to the post, Nimrat Kaur wrote, “Happy Onam! So precious and yummmmmmy.” Filmmaker-choreographer Farah Khan said, “Call us also na one day.”
Chef Marina Balakrishnan, who is quite popular among Bollywood celebrities, wished “Onashamsakal” to Malaika Arora and her family. Malaika's friend Aditi Govitrikar wrote, “Omg. Absolutely.” Malaika's yoga partner Sarvesh Shashi commented, “Happy Onam partner. Missed this [red heart].” Shweta Bachchan and singer Sophie Choudry have also left “Happy Onam” notes under the post. Malaika's BFF Mallika Bhatt said, “My gorgeous, Joyce Arora.” Actor Rahul Khanna dropped a heart-eye emoji in the comments.
Here are some more glimpses from Malaika Arora's Onam extravaganza.
Screenshot of Malaika Arora's Instagram story.
Screenshot of Malaika Arora's Instagram story.
In other news, Malaika Arora recently made headlines after rumours about her and Arjun Kapoor's alleged breakup created a buzz on the Internet. It all started when a Reddit thread, shared on Thursday, claimed that Arjun Kapoor and Malaika Arora have reportedly broken up. The post further went on to state that Arjun is now reportedly dating influencer Kusha Kapila. Well, the couple, who have been dating for five years now, gave a perfect reply to the rumours. Over the weekend, Malaika and Arjun were spotted on lunch and dinner dates.
Malaika Arora is best known for her dance performances to popular tracks such as Chaiya Chaiya, Munni Badnaam Hui and Anarkali Disco Chali.
