Bollywood performance at Cairo airport enthralls Egyptians
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| Amitabh Bachchan |
In the run up to the 'India by the Nile' festival set to begin here tomorrow, artistes from India and Egypt today presented a pulsating Bollywood performance at the airport for guests and local people.
The 18-day festival, considered as the biggest foreign fair in Egypt, will have Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan as the guest of honour for its third edition.
Delhi-based dance group kick started the performance with Bachchan's hit song "Ye Dosti" from the movie "Sholay" and went on to perform on the hit "Dil Chahta Hai" track "Koi Kahe".
Young college girls chanted "Indiawale" as the performers danced to the beats of the dhol.
Their heart pumping act was followed by a dance number by Cairo-based dance group comprising of five young girls, who are all self-confessed Bollywood fans.
Their passion for Bollywood was evident from their performance on latest hits "Lovely" from "Happy New Year" and other item songs.
"We love everything Bollywood. We love the songs the dance the energy. We have been dancing on Bollywood songs for quite some time now," said Elham, who was one of the dancers.
Indian Ambassador to Egypt Navdeep Suri welcomed all guests and delegates at the airport.
"As the annual edition of our cultural festival India by the Nile?returns for its 3rd edition, we connect with that most potent of symbols, hoping to make?permanent a long and fruitful relationship," Suri said.
"What better way to make such an audacious attempt than bring an Indian legend that?has long captivated the Egyptian imagination. We have with us none other than the?Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan who will inaugurate the festival," he said.
Bachchan will speak about his films, particularly "Amar Akbar Anthony" at the Opera House on March 31 and will also be present at a gala event at the Pyramids the same day.
The gala inauguration will be followed by a new musical 'Bollywood extravaganza: A Tale of Passion, Love and Revenge', which will run at the Opera House from April 1-3 and will see more than 35 Indian dancers performing to the much-loved music of Indian cinema.
The musical will also travel to Egypt's second largest city Alexandria, in north central part of the country.
As part of the festival, a Bollywood dance workshop will also be organised on March 30 at Medan Theatre in the Cairo Opera House complex.
The third edition of the festival is organised by the Embassy of India in Cairo in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of Tourism and the Cairo Opera House.
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