Ex-publisher and editor of Elle, Nirja Shah and Zarine Gupta, a trustee of Salaam Baalak, welcomed the invitees with cardboard cutouts of pink turbans and heavy necklaces. There was kumkum, incense sticks, nose-rings and flowers for the women, too.

Here's a list of who we spotted making their entrances: Neena Gupta, Gulshan Grover, Javed Jaffery, Nagesh Kukunoor, Elahe Hiptoolah, Yash and Avantika Birla, Ronnie Screwala, Dodo Bhujwala, Riyaaz Wadia, Sheetal Mafatlal, Cyrus Merchant and Deepanita Sharma.