Bollywood's
star
couple
Abhishek
Bachchan
and
Aishwarya
Rai
are
proud
to
have
lent
support
to
the
inaugural
amfAR
gala
to
raise
funds
for
the
Foundation
for
AIDS
Research
programme.
The
gala
was
held
here
Sunday
in
the
presence
of
international
names
like
Sharon
Stone,
Hilary
Swank,
Kesha
and
Kenneth
Cole.
"This
is
first
event
of
amfAR
in
India
and
I
am
confident
we
will
have
several
more
to
come
in
our
country.
I
hope
we
all
collectively
raise
funds,
spread
awareness
and
strengthen
the
force," Aishwarya
told
reporters
during
the
amfAr
event
Sunday
evening.
Adding
to
this,
Abhishek
said:
"We
are
honoured
to
be
here
today
and
we
both
feel
strongly
about
the
disease
HIV.
It's
a
matter
of
pride
to
raise
funds
for
this
cause
and
spread
the
awareness."
The
black
tie
event,
held
at
the
Taj
Mahal
Palace
and
Hotel
here
featured
a
cocktail
reception,
dinner,
and
a
gold-themed
fashion
show
featuring
exclusive
looks
by
Rohit
Bal,
Abu
Jani-Sandeep
Khosla,
and
Tarun
Tahiliani.
The
evening
concluded
with
a
high-energy
performance
by
pop
sensation
Ke$ha,
whose
songs
including
her
hits
"Animal,"
"We
R
Who
We
R,"
and
"Tik
Tok,"
had
guests
dancing
into
the
night.
Aishwarya
was
especially
thankful
to
Sharon
Stone,
who
is
amfAR's
global
fundraising
chair.
"It's
very
generous
of
her.
We
salute
her
passion
to
drive
so
passionately
towards
this
cause.
She
is
worthy
of
salutation,"
said
the
former
beauty
queen.
From
Bollywood,
Sophie
Choudry,
Dino
Morea
and
Nargis
Fakhri
were
in
attendance.
IANS