Star Studded Diwali Celebration Kicks off at Times Square

The evening show kicked off with the Wells Fargo sponsored pre-show, wherein famous choreographer, Marzi of the Shiamak Dawar Dance Company, kicked off the segment along with Culture Shock. The NASDAQ screen was used to display the Diwali smiles of the festivalgoers taken by Wells Fargo’s team of photographers throughout the day. The full on concert was kicked off with the interactive diya lighting on the Thomson Reuters Screen at 6pm.

After that, star after star graced the stage at this year’s Diwali At Times Square concert. Names like Shaan, Shalmali, Aditya and Pankhudi, Sunny Brown, Mickey Singh, DJ Baba Kahn, Arjun, famous choreographer Marzi and the headliners – Aditya Roy Kapur and Parineeti Chopra lit up Times Square with their amazing performances all through-out the evening. They enthralled the audience with their melodious voices, exciting dance numbers and Bollywood glamour. Lights, camera, action all came to life on this one stage shared by so many talented performers. Aditya and Pankhuri of Pyar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyara Pyara (A popular soap on Star Plus) did a romantic dance sequence. Sunny Brown, DJ Baba Kahn, Mickey Singh and Arjun energized the audience and they unveiled their new Diwali song that they composed specially for this event and can be downloaded on Gaana.com – another sponsor of this event.