Manish Malhotra's 50th birthday bash: All the pics from inside the designer's big celebration

The glam brigade's favourite designer Manish Malhotra brought in his 50th birthday with a grand bash in Mumbai on Monday night, 5 December.

Firstpost had previously reported how Malhotra's close friend, filmmaker Karan Johar, was planning a suitable celebration to mark the milestone. Further, Manish had travelled to the maldives with actress Katrina Kaif for a project, where the duo held a tiny pre-birthday celebration as well:

Manish Malhotra's 50th birthday bash to be planned by Karan Johar; Katrina kick-starts celebration

The party saw the who's who of Bollywood make an appearance, including Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma (arm-in-arm and in complementary outfits) who grabbed the attention of the fans and shutterbugs gathered outside the venue:

Virat and Anushka weren't the only 'twin acts' spotted at the do.

Rhea-Sonam Kapoor, Malaika-Amrita Arora, and Shilpa-Shamita Shetty represented the 'sisters brigade' while models Sanea Shaikh and Alesia Raut and Katrina Kaif-Shweta Bachchan Nanda decided to team up for photo-ops. So did Parineeti Chopra-Shraddha Kapoor.

Rhea-Sonam Kapoor; Sanea Shaikh-Alesia Raut. Photos: Sachin Gokhale/Firstpost

Shamita-Shilpa Shetty; Shweta Bachchan Nanda with Katrina Kaif. Photos: Sachin Gokhale/Firstpost

Amrita and Malaika Arora; Parineeti Chopra with Shraddha Kapoor. Photos: Sachin Gokhale/Firstpost

Looking all coupled-up were Aishwarya Rai-Abhishek Bachchan, Akshay Kumar-Twinkle Khanna and Kareena Kapoor-Saif Ali Khan.

Photos by Sachin Gokhale/Firstpost

The Kapoor clan made their way into the birthday celebrations:

Sreedevi brings up the rear while Boney Kapoor escorts their daughters Khushi and Jhanvi into the party

As for photos from inside the bash, here goes:

Here's the birthday boy with best friend Karan Johar:

#AllAboutLastNight #Celebrations #BringingintheBirthday #AtHome #FriendsLikeFamily @karanjohar

A photo posted by Manish Malhotra (@manishmalhotra05) on Dec 5, 2016 at 2:37am PST

With Sreedevi and Sohie Choudry:

#AllAboutLastNight #Celebrations #BringingintheBirthday #AtHome @sridevi.kapoor @sophiechoudry A photo posted by Manish Malhotra (@manishmalhotra05) on Dec 5, 2016 at 12:48am PST

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan greets Manish:

#AllAboutLastNight #Celebrations #BringingintheBirthday #AtHome #FriendsLikeFamily

A photo posted by Manish Malhotra (@manishmalhotra05) on Dec 5, 2016 at 5:33am PST

Karisma Kapoor and Kajol share a laugh with Manish:

#AllAboutLastNight #Celebrations #BringingintheBirthday #AtHome #FriendsLikeFamily A photo posted by Manish Malhotra (@manishmalhotra05) on Dec 5, 2016 at 4:08am PST

With the 'gang':

#AllAboutLastNight #Celebrations #BringingintheBirthday #AtHome #FriendsLikeFamily

A photo posted by Manish Malhotra (@manishmalhotra05) on Dec 5, 2016 at 4:35am PST

Malaika Arora Khan shows how the ladies party:

Manish's royal 50th!!!! #friendsforever A photo posted by Malaika Arora Khan (@malaikaarorakhanofficial) on Dec 5, 2016 at 10:54am PST

Putting their best pout forward:

Anu ❤️❤️❤️

A photo posted by Dia Mirza (@diamirzaofficial) on Dec 5, 2016 at 10:18pm PST

The men in black — Shah Rukh Khan joins in the fun:

Shah Rukh Khan with Karan Johar at Manish Malhotra's birthday party in Mumbai.#RaeesTrailerTomorrow pic.twitter.com/iOVrfSeM0b — SRK Universe (@SRKUniverse) December 6, 2016

The young 'un's club:

My fellow dreamerssss!!! #DreamTeam ❤️😘 A photo posted by Parineeti Chopra (@parineetichopra) on Dec 5, 2016 at 10:43pm PST

My loves❤️

A photo posted by Alia ✨⭐️ (@aliaabhatt) on Dec 5, 2016 at 10:40pm PST

Another one from the girls:

All That Glitters #goldengirls #manishmalhotrabirthdaybash @nityamehra19 A photo posted by Zoya Akhtar (@zoieakhtar) on Dec 5, 2016 at 9:13pm PST