Games ceremony takes guests on ‘Great Indian Journey’
October 4th, 2010 - 12:03 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) Think Gandhi, think India. Think tea stalls and sweetmeat shops, think India. Think Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh and Aamir Khan, think India.
A brilliantly choreographed piece, the “Great Indian Journey”, at the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games Sunday evening was a sneak peek into what India is all about.
Setting the mood was a train that arrived with popular TV anchor Hussain Kuwajerwala dancing to the beats of Bollywood number “Chaiyya Chaiyya” on top of it, just like the on-screen number.
Thereafter it was a medley of scenes typical of India. There were milkmen riding around in bicycles, a mobile bangle shop, a cycle shop.
There were people dressed as rickshawpullers, fishermen, politicians in a white ambassador, blacksmiths and the like.
There was also a wedding band, a kite shop, a moving theatre with huge cutouts of Bollywood actors Amitabh Bacchan, Shah Rukh and Aamir Khan.
Artists performing traditional dances like bihu, Rajasthani dance, bhangra and bamboo dance were part of the colourful show.
The piece culminated with Mahatma Gandhi’s portrait floating up on the stage.
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