2012 Indian Premier League opening ceremony

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2012 Indian Premier League
opening ceremony
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The

Bollywood actors, dancers, and musicians performed in the ceremony.[2]

Background

The event was planned to be held at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, but was shifted to the YMCA College of Physical Education ground.[5] The capacity of the YMCA college was lesser than that of the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, and this caused disappointment.[5] Tamil Nadu Cricket Association said that the decision was made because the opening match was to be played at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, and thus they cannot have opening ceremony in it due to risk of the cricket ground getting damaged by the performances.[5] Sabbas Joseph, director of Wizcraft Entertainment, talking about the ceremony stated that, "There will be good things, lots of entertainment and cricket. It's the first time that such a large-scale, separate concert is being organised for the IPL, so big things have been planned."[6]

Ceremony

Katy Perry made her maiden performance in India at the ceremony.

The ceremony started at 19:30 IST, however the gates were opened at 17:00 IST.

DJ Ravi Drums, performed in the ceremony.[2] It was followed by Priyanka Chopra performing with cricketers like Harbhajan Singh on various songs from her films.[2] Prabhu Deva also performed on songs from his films such as Wanted and Hum Se Hai Muqablah.[2]

After that, few members of the

Rajiv Shukla crediting the players, franchise owners, supporting staff and the spectators for the success of IPL.[2] He then formally opened the 2012 IPL, saying, "It gives me a great pleasure to flag off the fifth edition of the DLF Indian Premier League, an arena where quality international and domestic cricketers take part in intense contest of strategy and skill. IPL is a platform where talent meets opportunity."[2]

Salman Khan performed on songs from his films

Bodyguard, Wanted, Partner and Jab Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kiya.[2] American pop star Katy Perry closed the ceremony performing "Firework" and "California Gurls".[2] The ceremony ended with fireworks.[2]

Prabhu Deva
Priyanka Chopra
Kareena Kapoor
Salman Khan
Performances at the ceremony

References

  1. ^ "IPL 2012 Opening ceremony live streaming video 3rd April 2012". CricketingHighlights1.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "IPL 2012 Opening Ceremony: Lengthy Bollywood style ceremony launches IPL 5". The Times of India. Press Trust of India. 3 April 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  3. ^ a b c "Kareena Kapoor spices up IPL Opening Nite". Indian Premier League. 21 March 2012. Archived from the original on 27 August 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  4. ^ a b c d "Amitabh Bachchan to host IPL 5 opening ceremony". The Times of India. New Delhi. 19 March 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  5. ^
    Times News Network
    . 3 April 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  6. ^ a b c "IPL 2012: Opening ceremony set for high dose of entertainment". cricketcountry.com. 31 March 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.

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