The
'Big'
evening
arrived.
The
evening
of
26th
July.
The
evening
when
Madhuri
announced
loud
and
clear,
yet
again,
that
she
is
the
lady
when
it
comes
to
making
hearts
'dhak
dhak'
go
all
over
again.
Worldwide.
And
she
did
that
in
style.
Making
her
debut
in
the
Unforgettable
Tour
at
Los
Angeles,
she
made
a
grand
entry
where
she
arrived
with
a
horde
of
dancers
who
graciously
made
way
for
her
to
take
centre
stage.
What
followed
from
there
on
was
sheer
magic!
It
was
just
the
sound
of
'Ku
Ku
Ku'
(from
the
famous
'Choli
Ke
Peeche'
composition
by
Lakshmikant
Pyarelal)
which
was
good
enough
to
send
the
crowds
in
ruptures.
No,
Madhuri
didn't
perform
on
this
number
but
the
one
which
kick
started
the
event
was
"Ek
Do
Teen",
yet
another
LP
composition
from
Tezaab.
With
a
phenomenal
crowd
backing
behind
her,
she
went
on
to
do
many
more
tracks
including
A.R.
Rahman's
"Kay
Sera
Sera"
(Pukar).
However,
the
highlight
of
the
evening
was
her
pairing
with
Aishwarya
Bachchan
for
the
number
"Dola
Re
Dola".
Ismail
Darbar's
magic
spellbinded
a
20000
odd
crowd
yet
again
as
Madhuri
and
Ash
matched
steps
in
perfect
rhythm
all
over
again.
LA
was
enthralled
but
there
was
a
lot
more
in
the
offering!
Buzz
is
that
20000
patrons
out
there
at
the
venue
were
actually
occupying
a
space
which
was
meant
for
12000
people.
No
wonder,
there
were
people
all
over
including
aisles.
Production
values
at
LA,
rightly
considered
to
be
the
'Mecca
of
global
entertainment',
were
huge
and
as
per
insiders,
they
were
even
better
than
what
the
stars
had
witnessed
in
the
opening
show
at
Toronto!
With
great
sound
to
match,
the
props
and
lighting
were
great
too.
LCD
curtains,
backstage
LCD
screens,
gizmos
-
all
of
them
contributed
to
the
LA
concert
matching
standards
as
witnessed
in
international
shows.
As
someone
rightly
pointed
out
backstage,
it
seemed
as
if
nothing
lesser
than
Madonna
was
performing
LIVE!
Talking
about
international
standards
and
Madonna,
audience
didn't
care
less
since
they
had
Amitabh
Bachchan
amidst
themselves.
Though
everyone
from
Riteish
Deshmukh
to
Madhuri
Dixit
had
their
golden
moments
while
audience
too
having
all
the
right
reasons
to
rejoice,
the
atmosphere
was
altogether
different
with
Big
B
taking
centre
stage.
He
sung
his
famous
numbers
from
the
70s
and
80s
all
over
again
but
the
moment
of
the
event
was
him
reprising
his
unforgettable
trademark
dance
steps
for
the
number
"Jahan
Teri
Yeh
Nazar
Hai"
(Kaalia)!
Big
B
taking
centre
stage
comes
with
a
story
by
itself.
As
everyone
is
aware
by
now,
he
has
been
indisposed
for
last
so
many
days.
He
wasn't
in
his
best
spirits
till
moments
before
his
act
and
was
wrapped
in
muffler
and
shawl.
However,
the
moment
he
got
into
his
costume
and
arrived
in
front
of
a
roaring
crowd,
it
was
a
different
Amitabh
Bachchan
altogether.
Not
showing
any
signs
of
discomfort,
he
gave
the
appreciative
'junta'
it's
paisa
vasool
moments!
Meanwhile
the
'bachcha
brigade'
has
been
in
it's
elements
as
well.
Riteish
is
enjoying
all
the
attention
he
is
getting
while
kick
starting
the
events
and
the
LA
concert
was
no
different.
Getting
madder
with
every
passing
day,
he
is
now
used
to
the
thunderous
response
his
acts
have
been
getting
him.
Even
though
the
songs
and
the
dances
remain
to
be
the
same
from
one
show
to
another,
it
is
the
improvisation
and
sheer
comfort
while
occupying
the
stage
which
is
making
all
the
difference.
Ditto
for
Preity
Zinta
who
has
been
dancing
away
to
glory
with
her
many
songs
including
the
ones
from
Kal
Ho
Na
Ho
(Shankar
Ehsaan
Loy).
Humour
too
is
accompanying
her
wherever
she
goes
since
now
she
is
being
termed
as
a
Lady
Soldier.
Reason?
The
flu
has
spread
it's
wings
over
the
'pretty
woman'
as
well
and
at
LA,
she
too
took
the
stage
in
spite
of
being
unwell!
However,
the
man
who
is
continuing
to
get
more
and
more
whacky
day
by
day
is
Abhishek
Bachchan.
Yet
another
show,
yet
another
entry
from
the
crowds.
And
this
time
around,
he
also
had
a
cradle/suspended
platform
(akin
to
what
one
witnesses
with
those
who
clean
windows
at
high
rises)
for
company
as
he
juggled
from
one
end
of
crowd
area
to
another!
He
went
berserk
and
also
did
the
crowd,
which
continued
to
make
this
tour
one
evening
to
remember
for
all!
While
so
much
happened
on
stage,
back
stage
drama
was
in
full
force
as
well.
Vishal
Dadlani
shares
an
interesting
anecdote.
Apparently,
while
working
on
the
sound
design
for
the
show,
he
was
interacting
with
the
Sound
Engineer
who
belonged
to
LA
and
had
earlier
worked
on
setting
the
stage
for
international
concerts.
Oblivious
to
the
stars
for
which
he
was
working
for
this
time
around,
he
wasn't
clued
in
to
the
legend
called
Amitabh
Bachchan.
This
is
when
Vishal
woke
him
to
the
fact.
He
gave
him
a
simple
analogy.
He
asked
him
how
would
he
react
if
he
worked
setting
up
the
platform
for
someone
like
Elvis
Presley.
All
dreamy
eyed,
the
Engineer's
obvious
answer
was
-
'Unbelievable
and
over
the
moon.'
To
this,
Vishal
replied,
"Bro,
today
you
are
doing
it
for
someone
as
legendary
as
Presley.
Get
your
best
work
in
place,
stay
tuned
and
do
check
out
the
response
from
the
audience.
You
would
have
lived
you
dream!'
While
it
is
obvious
that
the
Engineer
as
well
as
thousands
of
fans
did
get
to
live
their
dream,
it
was
another
concert
on
another
day,
just
in
a
matter
of
hours
for
the
stars.
As
they
moved
out
of
a
enthralling
response
in
LA,
it
was
time
to
board
flight
for
San
Francisco
and
rock
the
show.
Again!