Priyanka Chopra has been away for quite some time now because the international entertainment industry was in dire need of a ruler.

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From her Oscar dress becoming the most Googled outfit ever to bagging the role of a villain in ‘Baywatch’, PC was the only person who really mattered in 2016.

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And now that she’s back, it obviously called for a celebration. So, being the great friend that Manish Malhotra is, he threw the best welcome back bash for her!

#AllAboutLastNight #AtHome #Dinner with the very #wonderful and #amazing @priyankachopra #Friends #Funtimes #positivity

A photo posted by Manish Malhotra (@manishmalhotra05) on Dec 27, 2016 at 9:17pm PST

Sushant Singh Rajput, Neha Dhupia and Sophie Choudhry joined in on the fun!

#AllAboutLastNight #AtHome #Dinner for the very #Amazing @priyankachopra #Friends #GoodTimes @sushantsinghrajput @sophiechoudry @nehadhupia

A photo posted by Manish Malhotra (@manishmalhotra05) on Dec 27, 2016 at 10:35pm PST

Looks like it really was a fun night!

#FunTimes #Friends #AtHome #AllAboutLastnight @priyankachopra @sushantsinghrajput @tarun_mansukhani @diamirzaofficial @punitdmalhotra #karan and Ekta malhotra #TalentedFilmDirectors #Actors #loveCinema #Passion #Movies #GoodTimes #Moments #positivity

A photo posted by Manish Malhotra (@manishmalhotra05) on Dec 28, 2016 at 12:23am PST

Diya Mirza posted this lovely picture and it was too beautiful a sight!

Celebrating you @priyankachopra ❤ so good seeing you! Thank you @manishmalhotra05 for another memorable night and for being the best host!

A photo posted by Dia Mirza (@diamirzaofficial) on Dec 27, 2016 at 12:47pm PST

And Neha Dhupia posted this and man, the two look gorgeous!

Let's all raise a toast to @priyankachopra ... and that's exactly what we did . Thank you @manishmalhotra05 for the wonderful night... and thank you #priyankachopra for being you! ❤️

A photo posted by Neha Dhupia (@nehadhupia) on Dec 27, 2016 at 1:47pm PST

Well, Manish Malhotra is really the guy every group of friends needs.

#AllAboutLastNight #AtHome #Dinner for the #amazing @priyankachopra #Friends #FunTimes @sushantsinghrajput #Micheal #Micky #NewYork #Mumbai #GoodTimes #TimeTogether #Fashion #Movies #Passion #Positivity @askmrmickey @mdaube

A photo posted by Manish Malhotra (@manishmalhotra05) on Dec 28, 2016 at 4:57am PST