Friends plan a surprise birthday party for Alok Narula

With his marriage hitting a rocky patch,

Alok Narula

, who is headed for divorce from his actress wife Anshu Malik, was looking at a quiet working birthday. But he was in for a surprise when his friends hosted a birthday bash for him. Alok shares, “I had no plans of celebrating my birthday this year, as I have been shooting everyday and my practice for cricket (he is part of a celebrity cricket team) goes on until late night. I can’t even afford to take a break from my tight schedule. I feel working on your birthday is lucky, so I didn’t plan a party. I was really surprised by this sweet gesture of my friends. They put in so much effort to make the day special for me.”

Among those who attended the do were actors Jignesh Joshi,

Ashish Kapoor

, Vipul Gupta, Puneet Sachdeva, Paras Babbar, Pari Sahni,

Puneet Panjwani

, Dheeraj Miglani, and Shray Rai Tiwari.