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 Cricket weds entertainment at IPL closing ceremony
1st Jun 2008 23:00 IST
Agencies
The Indian Premier League (IPL) lived up to the hype as curtains were dropped on the 44-day razzmatazz with a breathtaking closing ceremony at the DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai today evening.
Bollywood, music, laser shows, para-gliding and a stupendous show by the Montreal-based Cirque du Soleil (Circus of the Sun) lit up the stadium in what could easily pass for an Olympic closing ceremony before actual action -- featuring Shane Warne's Rajasthan Royals and Mahendra Singh Dhoni's Chennai Super Kings -- began.
IPL's tryst with Bollywood was not limited to franchise owners Shah Rukh Khan and Preity Zinta as a bevy of Bollywood leading ladies took the centrestage and entertained the choc-a-bloc stadium.
Amrita Arora shook a leg to Kings XI Punjab theme song before Sameera Reddy replaced her, dancing to the tune of the Kolkata Knight Riders song.
Shamita Shetty then took the stage for the theme songs of the Bangalore and Chennai sides, while Diya Mirza was the toast of the partisan crowd as she danced to the Mumbai theme song "Aila re."
Once they left the stage, the Cirque du Soleil took over, with the troupe members leaving the crowd breathless with their unique blend of circus styles from across the globe.
It was Salman Khan's turn to match the steps as he entered with a troupe, grabbing the opportunity to promote his television show.
This was followed by a laser show as streaks of different hues descended on the stadium and para-gliders dotted the evening sky, carrying the flags of the eight franchisees. |
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