The affair

Umang, film star night

D.D.V

Thursday, November 12, Andheri Sports Complex

The list

Police commissioner AN Roy, Salman Khan, Govinda, Saif Ali Khan, Vidya Balan, Gracy Singh, John Abraham, Esha Deol and Jackie Shroff.

The juice

  • ‘Umang’, the annual event conducted by the Mumbai police coincided with 150 years of the city’s police service.
  • Nana Patekar walked in with actor Narayani Shastri and gave an impromptu speech detailing how he wouldn’t want to just talk about doing something for the city’s cops, but he’d rather actually do something.
  • Smriti Irani who is down with an illness walked in solo, sans any makeup. She was seated in the front row but didn’t stay for too long.
  • Salman Khan performed on stage after a very long time. He not only danced, but also sang a few songs.
  • Saif Ali Khan who came with his daughter Sara had a great time strumming his guitar on stage rock star style.
  • One of the most dramatic entries was that of John Abraham who had the spotlight on him as he rode his bike from amidst the audience to the stage.
  • Govinda was his wacky self on stage and he shared the stage with Akshay Kumar.
  • Actor Rahul Bose made an inconspicous entry and sat at the edge of the front row trying to keep a very low profile. It surely worked because the compere almost forgot to call him on stage at the end of the event. 
  • Other sizzling performances were by Shilpa Shetty and Esha Deol.
  • Vilasrao Deshmukh and son Ritiesh were conspicous by their absence. 
  • The event though lacking glamour surely had a lot of star power. It was followed by a back stage dinner party where senior officers mingled with the stars. Not to be missed were the grand fireworks that lit up the evening.