Karan Johar had a blast this birthday with SRK, AbRam, Kareena...

One of the most-loved directors of Bollywood, Karan Johar (KJo) is ringing in his 44th birthday with close friends.

Instead of a grand party like every year, KJo decided to host a private celebrations in London.

After unwinding at a spa resort in Austria, Karan, along with filmmaker friend Zoya Akhtar, touched down in London earlier this week to ring in his birthday.

Karan's close buddies including Shah Rukh Khan and family made it to the grand bash. Besides the Khans, his mother, Hiroo Johar, and friends, Shweta Bachchan Nanda her daughter Navya Naveli, Manmohan Shetty's producer-daughter, Aarti, and Kaajal Anand also timed their vacations to coincide with his special day.

The filmmaker has posted several pictures from party on his social media.

Seen in the pictures are Ranbir Kapoor, Sidharth Malhotra, Saif Ali Khan and his beautiful wife Kareena Kapoor Khan, among others.