Since the invite read 9 pm, we happily walk to Alibii around 9.30 pm, only to be told that the entry wouldn’t open for yet another half an hour. We take this as an excuse to dig into a finger-licking Punjabi meal at Food Inn on Colaba Causeway, before strolling back towards the party venue, now brimming with the regular SoBo crowd.

A graphic pillar accompanies the DJ console in the centre at Alibii, Colaba