At the secluded (it's the back of beyond, as a guest pointed out) Arpita farm house in Panvel, Salim Khan fired three shots in the air at midnight on Friday to mark son Salman's 49th birthday. Thankfully, the party that followed was gunfree with the actor cutting a cake decked with strawberries. Sallu's cronies from Bigg Boss, the reality show he hosts, were among the first to arrive while Kabir Khan and wife Mini had arrived a day earlier.

The midnight party went on till early morning, with guests trickling in till 5 am. “Ajay (Devgn) came in at 4.30 am and the duo soon got caught up in a 'philosophical' discussion. Later, they went out for a walk in the woods that lasted a good 20 minutes,“ a guest told Mirror.

The serious exchange was followed by a boisterous dance when Salman's Dabangg co-star, Sonakshi Sinha, coaxed him to shake a leg on 'Hum ka peeni hai'. “But he wasn't in the mood to dance and was happy chatting with his family. He's become very health-conscious too and avoided cigarettes,“ the source added. Salman wasn't the only one in a sombre mood. Karan Johar, who usually lets his hair down, stood by the pool and cheered the dancers.

Salman's Mujhse Shaadi Karogi co-star, Priyanka Chopra, took to the mic to sing for the birthday boy. Later, she was seen bonding with newly-weds, Arpita and Ayush.

The conversation between Sajid Nadiadwala, Suniel Shetty, Riteish Deshmukh, Sohail and Salman got intense towards dawn.“Salman insisted it was neccessary to have a quiet place outside Mumbai. His farm has no connectivity for mobile phones, just a landline for emergencies,“ informed the source.

The fun continued the day after with Randeep Hooda joining the kids on an all-terrain bike. He showed off some fancy stunts till someone warned him that he'd hurt himself.