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29 March 2024

Watch: Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika perform for 'Happy New Year'

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By Bollywood Correspondent

The Music of 'Happy New Year' was launched on Monday, September 15 and the the entire event was 'live' streamed.

The director Farah Khan and the cast Deepika Padukone, Shah Rukh Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Sonu Sood, Boman Irani, Vivaan Shah, music directors Vishal–Shekhar, lyricist Irshad Kamil, singers Neeti Mohan, Kanika Kapoor, Sukhwinder Singh, Dr Zeus and the Producers were present at the do.

With sizzling performances from these Bollywood's biggest stars the event was a one of its kind.

The first act was by singer Neeti Mohan where she sang the medley Manwa Laage which was followed by a performance by Shillong Choir.

Then singer Sukhwinder Singh sang his song from the film Satakali.

To get the momentum going singer Kanika Kapoor and Dr Zeus performed on the most sensual song of the album, "Lovely".

London based magician Keelan Leyser, added to the awesomeness with his tricks on iPAD, but the clear show-stopper of the evening was the performance of the cast on the song India Waale, which was constantly cheered and whistled to.

“Music plays an important part in my all films. I always think of scenes and sequences keeping songs in mind. The music has always taken the story forward, and more so in HNY because a lot of the story has been told through songs. I have to thank Irshad Bhai (Kamil), Vishal-Shekhar and all the singers for doing a fantastic job. Shah Rukh is a great inspiration for making music because he has great songs down the years. I always go that extra mile for the songs because its picturized on him,” said Farah Khan, Director HNY.

Produced by Red Chillies and distributed by Yash Raj Films worldwide, 'Happy New Year' will premiere in Dubai on October 22 at the Atlantis.

The movie has been shot extensively in Dubai and the trailer was a medley of iconic spots in the emirates.

Atlantis the Palm, its underwater features including the aquarium, the New Year’s Eve Guinness record fireworks, the Dubai Mall and the famous helipad of Burj Al Arab were some of the backdrops for Shah Rukh's movie.

The first two tracks from 'Happy New Year' - "Indiawaale" and "Manwa Laage" are already out. The romantic number 'Manwa Laage' has over 3 million views on YouTube in just four days.

Farah Khan has said that she is "ecstatic" about the success of 'Manwa Laage', she wrote on Twitter, "Such an overwhelming response! The love from fans has set Twitter on fire!"

Shah Rukh Khan has described the film as the ultimate Bollywood entertainment.

After over 14 months (post Chennai Express), Shah Rukh is returning with a completely different genre - heist drama, a big budget multi-starrer is high on technology.

The extravagant trailer launch last month where fans witnessed fashion show, dance drama, musical performance by composer duo Vishal-Shekhar we expected nothing less during the Live streaming of Happy New Year's music launch.