Karan Johar pulls all stops for Sidharth Malhotra's 32nd birthday

Sidharth Malhotra was greeted to a full house on the eve of his birthday last evening, when a "small get-together" turned out to be a grand surprise, with his close friends in attendance at mentor Karan Johar's home

Sidharth Malhotra

Sidharth Malhotra was greeted to a full house on the eve of his birthday last evening, when a "small get-together" turned out to be a grand surprise, with his close friends in attendance at mentor Karan Johar's home. The director, who only last year hosted a splendid bash for buddy Manish Malhotra on his 50th birthday, left no stones unturned for Sidharth either.

Katrina Kaif

Sid's rumoured girlfriend, Alia Bhatt, who insists she isn't in a relationship with the actor, didn't hold back from showcasing her affection for him yesterday. She made an early entry with her BFF Akansha Ranjan and sister Shaheen, and stayed right until the end. Other guests to arrive at the party included Katrina Kaif, Jacqueline Fernandez, Parineeti Chopra, Manish Malhotra and Sonakshi Sinha. The Akhtars - Farhan and sister Zoya - as well as Sidharth's Baar Baar Dekho producer Ritesh Sidhwani were also present at the do. Conspicuous by his absence was Sid's Student of The Year co-star and buddy Varun Dhawan.

Karan Johar

In an earlier conversation with hitlist, Sidharth confessed that he had an action film and another murder mystery, rumoured to be a remake of Ittefaq (1969), in his kitty. Talking about the latter, he had also stated that he was looking forward to the challenge of exploring a "dying genre". His friends from the industry were seen chatting him up about his preparation for the film, while Sid patiently absorbed the suggestions. But for the most part of the evening the guests steered away from discussions revolving around work.

The cake cutting ceremony was followed by dance, chatter and banter between friends and the bonhomie went on till wee hours of morning.

Sid kept the day clear of work, and only stepped out in the afternoon to grab lunch at a quaint restaurant in Bandra with Alia.

They then drove off straight to Sid's bachelor pad in Khar to meet a few friends. In the evening, the duo walked in together for Karan Johar's book launch at Taj Land's End.

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