Salman parties with Asin in Katrina's absence

Katrina Kaif was conspicuously missing from the birthday celebration of Salman Khan , who had other pretty company for the day at his farmhouse.

The entire Khandaan was camped at the family’s Panvel farmhouse last weekend to mark the 43rd birthday of the flamboyant Khan. Though there wasn’t any big party – none’s in the mood to celebrate after 26/11 – there was a small get-together of friends and relatives.

Among the friends that dropped by were three pretty things – Asin , Zarine Khan and Mallika Sherawat (from where on earth did she pop in the Khan affair). While Katrina was away on a family reunion in London, Salman played a good host to her lookalike Zarine, who, by the way, has already hit a jackpot by landing a role opposite Salman Bhai (oops!) in producer Vijay Galani’s Veer .

Needless to say the director of ‘Veer’, Anil Sharma , and Galani were also invited.

Salman’s special guest Asin – who is also his heroine in London Dreams – caught many eyes at the party and received many compliments for her successful Bollywood debut in Ghajini .

Unlike every year when the party in the Khan household begins from Salman’s birthday (Dec 27) and continues well into the New Year, this time the mood is somewhat subdued.

So after the food and drinks were over, people headed back to their homes. What else to do?

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