Amidst a colourful play of fireworks and 500,000 watts of Oscar-winning music, the 60,000 - strong crowd cheered as the Rs. 40 crore aerostat came alive with vivid imagery A.R. Rahman had the 60,000-strong crowd at the glitzy Common Wealth Games opening ceremony up and dancing here on Sunday with his rendition of the theme song Jiyo Utho Bado Jeeto,' which had received brickbats when it was first unveiled in August.

Amidst a colourful play of fireworks and 500,000 watts of music, the crowd cheered as the aerostat, which cost a whopping Rs. 40 crore, came alive with vivid imagery. The theme song, which is based on the motto of the Games, Come out and play, was the grand finale to the cultural extravaganza, which was put together by some 7,000 artistes.

Published Date : Monday, Oct 04, 03:15PM IST

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