The craze for Teen Patti and card games has always enticed millions of people in India, and even the Bollywood stars are no exception to this. Many Bollywood celebs have admitted their love and passion for Teen Patti games and are now known for their popular card parties on certain occasions.
Here’s a look at the B-town celebrities who enjoy playing the game of Teen Patti.
Bhumi Pednekar is one of the most popular contemporary actors in the Bollywood film industry. Pednekar, who is famous for films like Dum Laga Ke Haisha and Shubh Mangal Saavdhan, has also featured in two web series titled Lust Stories and Man’s World.
Often called as the ‘spunky’ Bollywood heroine, Bhumi has a soft corner for Teen Patti and Poker. The actress enjoys the game of Teen Patti and plays it with her closed ones during the Indian festival of Diwali.
Sunny Leone is a Canadian-American Bollywood film actor who made her way into the Bollywood film industry with Jism 2 in 2012. Since her first appearance on the big screen, she has had a flourishing career and is now one of the most famous actresses in the Indian film industry.
Sunny has been a constant feature in popular Bollywood movies and has also appeared on popular TV shows like Big Boss and Splitsvilla. Besides acting, the actress enjoys playing the game of Teen Patti. In fact, her love for Teen Patti had led her to launch her very own Sunny Leone Teen Patti app. The game allows users to try their hands at different variations of Teen Patti, create private tables for their own social play gatherings and trade unique gifts with other players.
Often referred to as “Mr. Perfectionist”, Aamir Khan is famous for his extraordinary acting skills and his exceptional earnings through his films. The actor has a flair for the games of Poker and Teen Patti and loves to play the games online.
The actor loves the games so much that he also arranges Poker parties at home that have a spectrum of stakes starting from Rs 5 to Rs 5k. The actor’s Union Park Bungalow has five dedicated Poker tables where he often hosts parties for actors, directors and producers who love playing the game.
Jeetendra is another Bollywood actor who is known for organizing grand card parties at his Bungalow during the festival of Diwali. He is known to always have the best themes for these parties. The guest’s list also includes big names of Bollywood like Rakesh Roshan, Hiroo Johar, Dimple Kapadia and some other close friends from the industry.
Jeetendra’s bungalow is transformed completely to look like a casino and has small and big gambling tables supporting various table games on two floors. The casino theme is elevated by the bar, rummy counters and note dispensing machines.
The Mr Khiladi of Bollywood, Akshay Kumar, also has a passion for Teen Patti and other card games. Akshay is known amongst his friends to play card games like Teen Patti extremely well. Also, he is said to be extremely lucky when it comes to gambling and is known to lose only on rare occasions.
Shilpa Shetty claims to have picked up card games from her businessman husband Raj Kundra. She is said to have learnt Teen Patti, Rummy and Poker from him. Shilpa is a frequent visitor at the Las Vegas casinos and is also known for hosting gambling parties in her house.
Card games have no gender and Minissha Lamba is an acting proof for that. When filming for the movie Bheja Fry 2, Minissha had a chance to visit a casino alongside her co-stars Rajat Kapoor and Vinay Pathak. She tried her hands at some card games and ended up winning a considerable amount.
The actress later became the brand ambassador for a famous card game site in India and came out as one of the first celebrity professional card game players in India. She has now been playing Flush and Poker for quite a while now and has also participated in a lot of tournaments in Goa.
As a doctor by profession, Harman Baweja is also a Bollywood star who has been participating in a lot of gambling tournaments. The actor seems to prefer the games of Flush and Poker above all attractions. Baweja was spotted in 2014 with Shilpa Shetty at a home game on UTV stars where they admitted their love and passion for the game.
The Kabir Singh actor has garnered himself a huge fan base through his acting skills alone. The Bollywood actor has not only been in the headlines for his acting skills, but also for his card game skills. Shahid’s passion for card games like Poker and Flush was discovered when he was found bonding with Harman Baweja over Poker. He is also known for organizing long night parties at his home.
Arjun Rampal loves the game of Poker and has also partnered with a licensed Poker site that aims to raise funds and lend a helping hand to NGOs.
An Indian Hindi film actor and politician, Raj Babbar is another big name from the film industry who is known to enjoy gambling frequently. Babbar has been known to play Teen Patti and other card games to win real cash.