Bollywood Party Nite!!

A terribly hot afternoon, feeling more dejected than ever after missing an important courier, I was all ready to wind up, pack my bags and head home for the weekend; a couple of days with my awesome family, adorable doggy and amazing friends seemed like the perfect mood elevator. It was then I laid eyes on the ‘Bollywood Night’ posters, and thanked God for the millionth time for giving me the Manipal way of life J

A night full of Bollywood extravaganza, where YOU get to be the star and experience the exhilaration of being hounded by media, paparazzi and cameras, claimed the posters all around the town and priced at Rs.100 per ticket, it was a gamble most students were willing to take.

Organized on the 7th of March as a fund-raiser for Article-19, the annual college fest of the Manipal Institute of Communication, the theme party targeted bulk of engineering students who were to finish a gruelling round of sessionals on Thursday.

The venue was ‘Edge’, the most popular disc in town and slowly the crowd started poring in by around 10 pm. And, the spirit and enthusiasm with which Manipalites had turned up, and the efforts they had taken to look ‘Bollywood Ishtyle’ was truly phenomenal, a trait that gets imbibed in every student under this university banner.
From Amrish Puri to Saif Ali Khan, from Zeenat Aman to Kareena Kapoor, they seemed all geared up to move some serious butt!

The ambience was indeed glamorous, with bright yellow and red being the colours of prominence. Dazzling lights, gorgeous posters, glitter and gossip; all the elements of a great party and bi***y Bollywood were totally taken care of!

With the red Carpet and tongue-in-cheek interviews this was one party, I was glad I had not missed. The added attraction was undoubtedly the brilliant numbers rendered by MIT student cum deejay, Mayank. The crowd went berserk dancing to sajna ji vari vari, hum Hindustani, move your body, chamma chamma and the likes.

The curtains were drawn at midnight when the organizers ushered the quite unwilling guests back to their hostels, fearing the wrath of the chief warden. It was then it finally dawned, there was absolutely no need to take a break, no need to run away; that it simply does not get any better than this. No matter what Manipal, is the place to be in, the place to study, the place to party and the place to give a whole new dimension and meaning to the phrase, LIVE LIFE KING-SIZE!!’