At Deepika's Big Bash, No Ranbir-Katrina

There's a new Queen of the box office and its Deepika Padukone whose Piku has been ratcheting up the box office charts. Business is currently at over Rs 55 crores and so a party was in order. Dressed in white Nikhil Thampi, Deepika welcomed guests to a party at a Mumbai eatery on May 18. She appeared to have asked almost everyone she knows in Bollywood, including Shah Rukh Khan, Kangana Ranaut and Ranveer Singh (of course).

There were two notable exceptions though - Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika's ex-boyfriend and Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani co-star, and his girlfriend Katrina Kaif. Neither were at the party, even though Katrina has returned from Cannes and Ranbir spent his weekend playing football with best friend Ayan Mukerji who did make it to the party.

Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika's co-star from Om Shanti Om, Chennai Express and Happy New Year, was suave in a black suit.

Kangana Ranaut looked chic in a striped pencil skirt and matching crop top, finished with spectacles.

Actress Kalki Koechlin wore a white mesh poncho-style top over shorts. She looked rather fetching.

Alia Bhatt, dressed in a green romper, stuck close to director Ayan Mukerji, who directed Deepika in Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani and will be directing Alia and Ranbir Kapoor in an untitled film.

Sibling style! Actress Huma Qureshi added colour to her white maxi with a yellow bag while her brother, actor Saqib Saleem, dressed casually.

Actress-producer Malaika Arora Khan rocked a cut-out jumpsuit. She attended the party with her filmmaker husband Arbaaz Khan.

One cannot expect a dull moment (or outfit) when Ranveer Singh is on the guest list.

Actress Dia Mirza, who came with her husband Sahil Sangha, dressed casually in a striped maxi.

Actress-VJ Sophie Choudry cut a svelte figure in Alexander Wang for H&M, accessorized with Jimmy Choo shoes and Alexander McQueen clutch.

Actor Sushant Singh Rajput arrived with his girlfriend Ankita Lokhande, who wore a bright yellow silk maxi.

Happy Hours: Piku director Shoojit Sircar shares a joke with actor Irrfan Khan.

Arjun Kapoor looked a little tired but managed a thumbs-up to the paparazzi.

Party on my mind: Actor Sidharth Malhotra came out looking like he had a great time.

Odd man out! Cricketer Yuvraj Singh was also in attendance.

That's the spirit. Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap, whose film Bombay Velvet tanked at the box office, was there to cheer Deepika.

Director Buddies: Karan Johar and Zoya Akhtar tackle the paparazzi.

Deepika's Om Shanti Om and Happy New Year director Farah Khan styled her ill-fitting outfit with a tacky necklace.

Producer Ritesh Sidhwani posed for a pic with wife Dolly and socialite Anu Dewan who wore a Peter Pilotto dress.

Flash! Flash! Flash! Rajkumar Hirani was all smiles.

Director Sanjay Leela Bhansali was there to keep an eye on his Bajirao Mastani.

Filmmaker R Balki posed with his wife Gauri Shinde.

Why so serious, Homi Adajania?

Smile, Punit Malhotra, there will be another party.

Bromance alert: Sushant and director Vikas Bahl looked a little too happy.

Family outing: Meet filmmaker-composer Vishal Bhardwaj and singer Rekha Bhardwaj's son Aasmaan.

Yin and Yang at the party: Actor Chunky Pandey was dressed in black shirt and blue trousers, while his wife Bhavna opted for an all-white outfit jazzed up with a pink clutch.

Actor Sanjay Kapoor was in classic white and blue combo, while his designer wife Maheep wore printed palazzos with white knot-top.

Actor-filmmaker Sohail Khan was dressed in shades of blue.

Actor Sonu Sood gave the camera a hard look.

Actor Armaan Jain was semi-formal in black shirt and matching trousers.

Formally yours! Actor Dino Morea flashed a smile for the shutterbugs.