Coldplay In India: Shah Rukh Khan Welcomes AR Rahman On Stage
One legend welcomes another! SRK took centre stage and the audience’s roared in approval as he welcomed AR Rahman on stage
By the time Shah Rukh walked on stage at the MMRDA grounds where the Global Citizen India is taking place, a slew of Bollywod stars had already spoken to the audience.
But SRK was greeted with the loudest applause and when the superstar announced that he is here to introduce AR Rahman, the cheers were thunderous.
Shah Rukh welcomed the Oscar winner by making the audience sing-along with him to Rahman hits like Chhaiya Chhaiya and Dil Se Re.
From one legend to the other, @iamsrk invites @arrahman on stage at #GlobalCitizenIndia. pic.twitter.com/980SpHQPOD
— Global Citizen India (@glblctznIN) November 19, 2016
Shah Rukh signed off by urging the 70,000-strong crowd to take social actions, while AR Rahman added, “Poverty is out common enemy.”
Pics-1: King Khan 👑 #ShahRukhKhan @iamsrk at the #GlobalCitizenIndia event in Mumbai. #6DaysforDearZindagi pic.twitter.com/5fk6ix9Eq2
— ♡ SRK RUSSIAN FC ♡ (@SRKFC_Russia) November 19, 2016
AR Rahman then performed acoustic versions of his hits and then got the crowds dancing with the rendition of Humma Humma in Tamil.
He has left us all mesmerised. @arrahman #GlobalCitizenIndia pic.twitter.com/iVBP3QF5vg
— Global Citizen India (@glblctznIN) November 19, 2016
The event of the year began at the MMRDA grounds with Bollywood stars Arjun Kapoor and Parineeti Chopra taking to the stage to introduce the goals of Global Citizen, the international charity which has bought Coldplay and rap megastar Jay-Z to India.
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