Veteran actor Dharmendra, Aamir Khan and Amitabh Bachchan present at the stage to launch Dilip Kumar's autobiography "The Substance And The Shadow"Varinder Chawla 
Director duo Abbas-Mustan with noted comedian Johnny Lever at the book launchVarinder Chawla 
Amitabh Bachchan with Zeenat Aman at the book launchVarinder Chawla 
Rajkumar Hirani with Sanjay Leela Bhansali at the book launchVarinder Chawla 
Riteish Deshmukh with Karan Johar at the book launchVarinder Chawla 
Priyanka Chopra at the book launchVarinder Chawla 
Jeetendra at the book launchVarinder Chawla 
Farida Jalal at the book launchVarinder Chawla 
Ayan Mukerji at the book launchVarinder Chawla 
Karan Johar was the host of the eventVarinder Chawla 
Aamir Khan reciting a poem which was written by Prasoon Joshi for the occasionVarinder Chawla 
Veteran actress Vyjayanthimala with Madhuri Dixit and Priyanka ChopraVarinder Chawla 
Deepti Naval at the book launchVarinder Chawla 
Kiran Rao and Aamir Khan at the book launchVarinder Chawla 
Bollywood's Jai-Veeru, Dharmendra and Big B, at the book launchVarinder Chawla 
(L to R) Sanjay Khan, Dharmendra and Amitabh BachchanVarinder Chawla 
(L to R) Dr Sriram Nene with wife Madhuri Dixit, Priyanka Chopra and Javed AkhtarVarinder Chawla 
Dilip Kumar with wife Saira BanuVarinder Chawla 
Amitabh Bachchan and Priyanka Chopra at the book launchVarinder Chawla 
Actor Sanjay Khan with wife Zarine and DharmendraVarinder Chawla 
Veteran actor Dharmendra with Dilip Kumar at the book launchVarinder Chawla 
Chairman of Reliance Group Anil Ambani with his wife Tina Ambani and mother Kokilaben Ambani at the book launchVarinder Chawla 
Singer Shaan performing at the book launchVarinder Chawla 
(L to R) Actress Saira Banu, Vyjayanthimala, Dharmendra, Javed Akhtar, Aamir Khan, Madhuri Dixit Nene, Amitabh Bachchan, Priyanka Chopra, Subhash Ghai and Salim Khan with Dilip KumarVarinder Chawla 
Veteran actor Dharmendra, Aamir Khan and Amitabh Bachchan present at the stage to launch Dilip Kumar's autobiography "The Substance And The Shadow"Varinder Chawla 
Dilip Kumar with the autobiography titled "The Substance And The Shadow".Varinder Chawla
Bollywood's biggest stars came together on Monday to launch the legendary superstar Dilip Kumar's autobiography titled "The Substance And The Shadow".
The event took place at Grand Hyatt in Santa Cruz, Mumbai, on Monday evening and was attended by Hindi cinema's iconic stars including Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra, Jeetendra, Vyjayanthimala and Zeenat Aman among others.
The book, which showcases Kumar's journey till now starting from his childhood, is authored by veteran editor Uday Tara Nayar.
Veteran actress Saira Banu greeted each and every celebrity at the event with a warm hug.
"This evening is special and we hope everyone likes his biography. I am feeling great today. It is a dream come true to me. Everyone will know about his childhood, growing up years and you will hear it from him. For the first time he has spoken about it," Banu told reporters, according to Press Trust of India.
Director-producer Karan Johar hosted the event, which saw several biggies from the film industry. Aamir Khan, Big B, Dharmendra and few other celebs shared their experiences about the "Devdas" actor.
Aamir narrated a poem, which was written by Prasoon Joshi for the occasion. "It is a big day and I am big fan of Yusuf (Dilip Kumar) sahab. It is a memorable day. He is such an inspirational figure to me right through my career," he said at the event.
"What a memorable evening !!!! had the honour of hosting the launch of Dilip Kumars autobiography amongst legends of Hindi cinema," Johar tweeted.
"I was honoured to attend Dilip Saheb's autobiography launch. So much grace, dignity and talent," Madhuri Dixit Nene said.
Bollywood celebs including Big B, Aamir, Dharmendra, Jeetendra, Salim Khan, Javed Akhtar, Zeenat Aman, Danny Denzongpa, Farida Jalal, Vyjayanthimala, Subhash Ghai, Ayan Mukerji, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Rajkumar Hirani, Madhuri Dixit with husband Sriram Nene, Priyanka Chopra, Shaan, Lalit Pandit, Riteish Deshmukh, Adesh Srivastava, Anandji, Mandira Bedi, Prem Chopra, Sharman Joshi, Anu Malik, Bappi Lahiri, Javed Ali, Rajat Sharma, Tina Munim, Anil Ambani, Priya Dutt, Pt Shivkumar Sharma, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Ayaan Ali Khan, Director duo Abbas-Mustan, Johny Lever, Deepti Naval, Aditya Pancholi, Sanjay Khan with wife Zarine Khan, Kapil Sharma and Ali Asgar among others were present at the event.
Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar, close friend of Kumar, was supposed to sing at the event, but she couldn't make it due to health issues.
