Abhishek Bachchan walked in with Amar Singh instead of his Paa or his wife at Ajay Devgn"s first-ever bash for his friends in the industry on Thursday evening.

Bashful and cynical about glam-gatherings, Ajay Devgn has always shunned attending parties and has never before thrown one. But the new power-packed Devgn, newly energized by the success of All The Best, has resolved to let the world know that he"s ready to conquer showbiz.

Devgn"s buddies Sanjay Dutt and Manyata were the first to arrive and also among the first to leave since Sanjay had an early-morning flight to catch to South Africa.

And then there was Fardeen and his wife Natasha. After his successful back surgery in New York, Fardeen Khan was back in Mumbai for his first public appearance to celebrate his first successful film in ages at Ajay Devgn"s first-ever party for his colleagues held at the Sahara Star hotel on Thursday night, a day after Devgn wrapped up Prakash Jha"s Rajneeti in Bhopal.

All the arrangements were taken care of by Ajay Devgn and his wife Kajol, who were very prominently a part of the celebrations. The party went on till late night. John Abraham and Bipasha showed up much later.

One of the guests later said, “This party was a show of strength for Ajay Devgn. For too long he has smirked and silently watched the Khans rule as the glamorous elements in Bollywood. With wife Kajol at his side, Ajay wants to build Brand Devgn in par with Saif-Kareena and Abhishek-Aishwarya. The party on Thursday night was the first step in that direction."