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Sajid Khan is already excited about the number of Diwali parties he is planning to attend this year. "There is always Chunky Pandey's party, a party with Farhan Akhtar and invitations always keep pouring in," he says. Along with the dressing up, and bursting of crackers, there is an age old tradition they don't miss - a session of taash that often extends into the wee hours of the morning. Bollywood taash parties have been around for years now. The most popular amongst them are the ones hosted by Jeetendra and Ekta Kapoor, Shah Rukh Khan and Akshay Kumar. "Diwali is a busy time thanks to these parties. Once Farhan and I got into a tiff over a hand. I won the round, but he refused to believe that he had lost. We fought all night. Later we just split the money and went home. We still laugh about it," adds Sajid. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]