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CWG closing ceremony reveals India at its dynamic best | Martial arts, schoolchildren dancing to the tune of Indian National Song--Vande Matram, popular Bollywood hits and a laser show took centre stage, as the curtains came down on the 19th Commonwealth Games here with a spectacular closing ceremony on Thursday night at the 65,000-capacity Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. At today’s
closing ceremony, the mirrors on the showpiece aerostat made way for a gigantic
chandelier in keeping with the spirit of Diwali, as popular Sufi singer Kailash
Kher performed Allah Ke Bande, the 2002 track that earned him fame all around.
Kailash Kher’s ..Ho Gayi Main Teri Diwani……touched the spirit of people all
around.
Noted drummer Shiva Mani doubled up the joy with his drum beats on this occasion.
While noted singer Shankar Mahadevan sang the Dil Chahta Hai anthem ‘Koi
Kahe…Kehta
rahe’, singer Sukhwinder Singh of Chal Chaiyya Chaiyya fame enthralled the
65,000-seater
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium with recent hits Ibn Batuta and Chak De India. For those
unfamiliar with Bollywood chartpoppers, there was boyband Blue’s 2002 hit One
Love and British band Queen’s We will Rock You, the spirited rock anthem sung
by Farrokh Balsara (better known as Freddie Mercury). During the 30-minute
segment
‘Music of Universal Love’ popular songs from four genres—Folk, Sufi, Indi-pop
and world music-- featured in the closing ceremony. Rajasthani folk singer Ila
Arun also performed in this musical segment of the show, during which 1,000
dancers
performed to Shiamak Davar’s choreography. Noted vocalist Shubha Mudgal
performed
‘Ab Ke Sawan’ and ‘Dholna’. She also sang her popular song…..Resham ka…..as
Shubha
Mudgal followed her with …Ayo re maro dholna…song. The end of the final
segment
saw Shankar Ehsaan Loy performing an original composition written by lyricist
Prasoon Joshi. He also happens to be a creative adviser to the Organising
Committee
of the Games. Meanwhile, the sparkle and shimmer of fireworks at the end of the
closing ceremony won everyone's heart at the stadium. The crackers lit up the
sky as if announcing a joyful onclusion of the sporting extravaganza in Delhi
, making it an unforgettable memory to remember for years to come. “The opening
ceremony was supposed to showcase India ’s culture, which many people ovseas
seem
to think is represented by Bollywood. We had to correct that,” Joshi had told
a daily recently ahead of the closing ceremony. “The closing ceremony is a
celebration.
It’s meant to be fun,” said Bharat Bala, the creative director of the acclaimed
opening ceremony and the smaller finale to a daily recently. As the 71-nation
multi-sport event drew to a close, the organisers must have hoped that the closing
ceremony dazzles as much as the opening ceremony. And, it actually did.
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