The
weather
god
wasn't
kind
to
the
IIFA
Rocks
gala
at
the
MetLife
Stadium
in
New
Jersey,
where
Oscar
winning
composer-singer
A.R.
Rahman
performed
live
for
fans
in
the
US.
But
the
show
went
on
--
and
rocked.
Rahman
on
Friday
evening
only
took
the
stage
for
his
culminating
performance
a
few
hours
after
the
show
began,
but
the
audience
was
kept
in
high
spirits
with
a
few
musical
performances,
banter
by
the
hosts
and
the
distribution
of
Technical
Awards.
The
green
carpet
is
one
awaited
aspect
of
the
annual
International
Indian
Film
Academy
(IIFA)
Weekend
and
Awards
celebration,
which
go
to
different
countries
every
year.
But
the
rain
dampened
plans.
Nevertheless,
celebrities
like
Salman
Khan,
Alia
Bhatt,
Katrina
Kaif,
Shahid
Kapoor,
Alia
Bhatt,
Anupam
Kher,
Saif
Ali
Khan,
Huma
Qureshi,
Richa
Chadha,
Taapsee
Pannu,
Shabana
Azmi,
Sonu
Sood
and
Dia
Mirza
turned
up
dressed
as
they
must
on
a
green
carpet.
"It's
raining
in
New
York,
loving
the
weather.
If
it
does
rain
tomorrow,
it
will
be
awesome
dancing
in
the
rain
at
IIFA," tweeted
Salman,
who
is
a
star
performer
for
the
main
IIFA
Awards
night
here
on
Saturday.
Shahid
tweeted:
"IIFA
Rocks.
Rain
can't
stop
the
party."
Truly,
it
didn't.
"Thank
you
for
getting
wet
and
sitting
for
this,"
said
Rahman
in
the
middle
of
his
performance.
The
music
played
on,
and
the
excitement
levels
increased
as
he
kept
belting
one
hit
track
after
another
with
a
string
of
singers
like
Hariharan,
Kailash
Kher,
Jonita
Gandhi
and
Mohit
Chauhan
joining
him
on
stage.
Rahman's
performance
at
the
MetLife
Stadium
came
just
days
after
some
fans
walked
out
of
his
concert
at
London's
Wembley
Stadium
for
the
lack
of
Hindi
songs.
The
security
at
the
venue
--
which
will
also
host
the
IIFA
Awards
night
on
Saturday
--
was
tight,
and
led
to
a
hard
time
for
some
mediapersons.
With
inputs
from
IANS.