Delhi Elite Splurge on Luxury Cars and High-End Properties at Diwali Card Parties

Delhi elite Diwali card parties

Delhi Elite Splurge: Diwali in Delhi is big business. The national capital, where some of the country’s richest live, is no stranger to fancy parties. Haute couture, heavy lehengas, world-class chefs, enough food to feed a small country, expensive fresh flowers for decor – all of this in some of the city’s most posh homes and farmhouses – wouldn’t raise an eyebrow. It’s just Diwali, the season of parties.

But an often overlooked aspect of these parties is the high-stakes gambling that goes on at Diwali card parties in Delhi.

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Some Delhi-based fashion designers who have attended these high-stake card parties spoke to The Nod about what goes on inside.

Designer Siddartha Tytler remembers standing like a “waiter” as he watched a Delhi socialite bet his Rolls-Royce in a game of poker.

“The hardcore guys start gambling weeks before Diwali,” Tytler revealed. “The women are cautious. They don't play with their jewellery or anything like that. They lose their pot, and once they're done, they're done. But the men tend to go overboard. Hence the car keys,” he told The Nod.

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Designer Abhinav Mishra concurs. “The card games can get surprisingly intense. Even properties are up for the taking. It can quickly go from friendly to competitive!” Mishra told The Nod.

The parties take place in some of Delhi’s most posh areas – in the Chhatarpur farmhouses of industrialists or the estates of Sainik Farms. Guests get not just good food but also over-the-top decor.

“I once saw a Champagne fountain, surrounded by these extravagant floral arrangements. They’d also flown in a really well-known international chef to design the menu,” designer Abhinav Mishra recalled.

The star of the Diwali parties is often a performer – Sukhbir or AP Dhillon to entertain the guests.

“The big, industrialist parties go all out,” Tytler shared. “Honey Singh, Guru Randhawa—I’ve seen Sidharth Malhotra and Shah Rukh Khan dancing, you name it.”

“You’ll see every designer you can think of – Manish Malhotra, Sabya sachi, Rahul Mishra,” fashion content creator Sanjana Rishi says. “I once saw this girl in head-to-toe Falguni Shane Peacock, all decked out in feathers, sequins, beads, pearls – all of it. I remember thinking, damn girl, you left no fashion stone unturned.”

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