Says the guest, “Besides Sangeeta Bijalani who was there as part of Salman’s family, the only recognizable female guests were Kangna Ranaut, Shriya Saran, Diane Hayden and Mughda Godse. Salman kept a distance from the ladies and danced the night away with his buddies. ” Anil Kapoor was not only there with his brother Boney Kapoor, Anil broke into his 1 2 Ka 4 dance number from Ram Lakhan on the dancefloor with Salman. (And we thought Anil had said he was mourning for his father! ).
Says the guest, “Every time a song played, the relevant star was pulled to the dancefloor by Salman. Imran Khan who was there with his wife Avantika joined Salman for a jig when Pappu can’t dance came on. ” Salman and his close friend Sajid Nadiadwala were constantly in serious conversation. Shirish Kunder who will be directing Salman in Sajid Nadiadwala’s Kick was there with his wife Farah Khan. Clearly the couple’s friendship with Shah Rukh Khan is over.
The highlight of the night was Salman and Sonu Sood’s joint efforts on the dancefloor to the sound of Munni badnaam. Apparently Salman pulled out all stops and danced as though there was no tomorrow. Says the guest, “He was very comfortable in male company, polite and aloof with the ladies.
This birthday Salman was clearly in a mellow and guarded frame of mind. We suspect he’d be married by the time the next birthday is around. ” Salman played the perfect host. “He looked after us so wonderfully. On his earlier birthdays he would just be there while we made ourselves comfortable at his farmhouse. But this time he looked after every guest personally, right until Wednesday afternoon when the party ended.
Salman made sure every guest stayed for the breakfast of parathas. He told all of us we couldn’t leave without tasting the ‘brilliant parathas’ that are made on his farm. No one refused. You can’t say no to Salman. ” Interestingly Farhan Akhtar, fresh from his collaboration with Shah Rukh Khan, was also present at Salman’s birthday bash in Panvel. Salman, we hear, is seriously considering a film for Farhan and Ritesh Sidhwani’s banner.
Sonu Sood who flew down for just 5 hours on Tuesday night from Hyderabad said it was a trip worth making. “Not everyone gets a call from Salmanbhai to come to his birthday. I couldn’t refuse. I flew out of Hyderabad at 9 pm on Tuesday, reached Salman’s farmhouse in Panvel by 12. 30, stayed for four hours and flew back to Hyderabad in the morning. I’d do the same again. But only for Salmanbhai.”