And all the while, the audience, among them the top brass from the US corporation, including South Asia president Pankaj H Shah, danced along, faithfully repeating the lines after Mahadevan and even performing the birdie dance made famous in DCH by Saif Ali Khan and Sonali Kulkarni. Mahadevan happily altered lyrics from the popular An Evening In Paris number to sing An Evening With DuPont instead, in honour of the happy hosts. Lead singer Shankar Mahadevan set the tone for the evening with the title song from his album, Breathless, and then went on to Bhoombro from Mission Kashmir and the hugely acclaimed title song from DCH.Īnd there was poetic licence as well. Similar celebrations are now under way across the world, in the 70 countries in which DuPont operates.įor over an hour and a half, the trio of Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, best known these days for their award winning musical score from the cult film, Dil Chahta Hai (DCH), enthralled about 800 guests at the sprawling poolside laced with palm trees, belting out numbers from DCH and their other hit score from the film, Mission Kashmir. The concert-dinner at Mumbai is expected to now be followed up with similar customer celebrations countrywide in Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad and Vadodara over the next few months. The Delaware based EI DuPont de Nemours (DuPont) kicked off the India leg of its birthday celebrations with a power-packed music concert at The Regent hotel in Mumbais Bandra suburb on March 9, with the sea as a backdrop. 21 Nov, 2019, 01.For a company that began its journey as an explosives maker, its little surprise that its 200th birthday bash was, quite literally, a blast. With power-packed performances, heartfelt speeches and riveting tributes, the opening ceremony was a memorable night. Over 250 films from 76 countries will be screened at the festival with a special focus of Russia.

The film festival began with the screening of the film ‘Despite the Fog’ directed by acclaimed documentarian Goran Paskaljevic representing Italy. Veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan, film-maker Karan Johar,superstar Rajinikanth were joined by director Madhur Bhandarkar, producer Sidharth Roy Kapur, singer and Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Babul Supriyo. As is tradition, the who’s who of Bollywood graced the event with their presence.

The festival provides a platform to show excellence in film art from across the world. The eight-day long affair that celebrates cinema will continue till November 28. The 50th edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) kicked off in Goa on Tuesday at Shyama Prasad Stadium.

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