The pre-Oscars event was hosted by international South Asian stars including Bollywood actor Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Pakistani-American comedian Kumail Nanjiani, New York restaurateur Maneesh K Goyal, Chopra’s manager Anjula Acharia, actor Mindy Kaling, head of Global TV at Netflix Bela Bajaria, and film producer Shruti Ganguly.

Bollywood actors Abhay Deol and Swara Bhasker also attended the event, and later posted pictures with the Pasoori singer on their Instagram profiles. Sethi sported a black shirt, which had large orange patterns, and paired it with a big black hat.

Pooja Kohli, a film producer and digital creator from India, also posted pictures with the Pakistani singer and called the latter her “latest obsession.”

“With my favourite guys! Abhay Deol, always and forever, and Ali Sethi, my latest obsession!” she said. Sethi reposted the photos on his Instagram story after adding a rainbow heart to the image.

Speaking about the A-list event to celebrate the South Asian nominees, Goyal told New York Times that he was sitting with Acharia, Chopra and Ganguly when “we realised there were 10 Oscar nominees of South Asian descent this year. My immediate response: ‘We should throw a party.’”

This year’s South Asian Oscar nominees include Riz Ahmed (Flee, The Long Goodbye), Joseph Patel (Summer of Soul), Suroosh Alvi (Flee) Pawo Choyning Dorji (Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom), Aneil Karia (The Long Goodbye), Elizabeth Mirzaei and Gulistan Mirzaei (Three Songs for Benazir), Rintu Thomas, Sushmit Ghosh and Anurima Bhargava (Writing with Fire).