The Hindu : New Delhi News : India's culture, heritage to be showcased at Melbourne Games

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Thursday, Jan 26, 2006

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India's culture, heritage to be showcased at Melbourne Games

Staff Reporter

Presentation to be made by Bollywood stars including SRK and Aishwarya

NEW DELHI: A dazzling presentation showcasing the culture and heritage of the country along with extending an invitation to various countries to reach Delhi in 2010 would be made by leading Bollywood stars including Shah Rukh Khan and Aishwarya Rai at Commonwealth Games 2006 to be held in Melbourne.

A detailed presentation in this connection was made to Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit here on Tuesday. The 11-minute India show at Melbourne will be staged at the closing ceremony of the 2006 Commonwealth Games. The presentation will focus on highlighting the rich cultural heritage of Delhi and the entire country and what awaits delegates, participants and tourists at the 2010 Games in Delhi.

Apart from unfurling the mascot for the 2010 Games, the theme song will also be unveiled as part of the event. The leading Bollywood composing trio of Shankar, Ehsan and Loy has composed the theme song. Interestingly, renowned lyricist-poet Gulzar has penned the lyrics and it will be sung by five leading voices from the Hindi film world. It was also revealed that leading film stars Shah Rukh Khan and Aishwarya Rai would be among the prominent artistes showcasing Delhi and the rest of India during this ceremony.

The colourful show to be presented in Melbourne would be watched by two billion television viewers across the globe.

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