By Hindustan Times

Mumbai, May 24 -- Hi da hi my strawberry pies! I know it's getting hotter by the hour and it's worsening my Monday morning blues. But worry not, for I've some really chatpati news from tinsel town to share with you. So read on dahlings...

Achha listen, let me start with Shah Rukh Khan and his begum, Gauri, who hosted a party at their residence, Mannat, on Saturday night.

My birdy from Bandra tells me that it was a double celebration... daughter Suhana's birthday and a celebration for Kites.

Nonetheless, Hrithik Roshan and wife Sussane, Barbara Mori and her brother Kintario, Bhavana Pandey and a few other friends of the Khan couple joined in the revelry at their landmark Bandra bungalow.

Duggu, who made his singing debut in his latest release, didn't seem too inclined towards flexing his vocal chords... but biwi Sussane more than made up for it by crooning like a nightingale, recalls my birdy. And not to forget Barbara and her bhai, Kintario, who sang some Spanish songs.

Although no one understood what the Mori bro-sis duo were singing, the two were quick to explain the meaning at the end of the gaana. And as far as singing goes, the remaining kasar was fulfilled by the host SRK himself.

Nah, he didn't sing his joshful track, Apun bola, but a janamdin song for Suhana bitiya. Seems the little gal and her cousins, Ananya and Shania, were a little embarrassed by SRK's vocal skills. He called it the price to pay for having him as a father and uncle, says my birdy. Really now.