Entertainment / Lady Gaga’s Ist Trip To India!

Lady Gaga’s Ist Trip To India!

Entertainment Jun 02, 2013

by Hina P. Ansari

From Press Conference to sold-out performance, Lady Gaga held court.

Lady Gaga held court on stage and in fans' hearts On Sunday October 30th, Lady Gaga’s maiden trip to India was topped off with her concert. Delighting the sold-out Jaypee Greens Golf and Spa Resort in Greater Noida, she donned a Tarun Tahiliani cream coloured Swarovski-covered concept sari for her performance. It was a surprise not only for the audience but also for the Delhi-based designer, who sent her numerous outfits from his latest collection for her consideration, but had no idea that she was going to go with it until she appeared on stage.

"She was so overwhelmed by the dresses that she chose one among them for her performance, leaving the ones she had brought with her already. I had no idea she would be wearing one of my creations for the night!" Tahiliani told PTI. Tahiliani sent her various sari drapes to show the workmanship and embellishments that India is known for.

Gaga even declared on stage that she was wearing the designs of the top designer of India. Tahiliani — no doubt — was thrilled. She graced the stage in a knee length cream-coloured and gold lame dress covered in Swarovski chains, with Tahiliani’s sari panels draped over top. Giving it her own deconstructed style, that only she can do, she told Times of India that “ I ripped this sari and ripped it into shreds and I made it a little bit of New York."

Lady Gaga enthralled her fans by playing the marigold-covered piano along with a sitar player, encompassing Indian motifs in her stage production. She even performed for the first time, an acoustic rendition of her latest single, “Marry The Night” a treat that delighted her Indian Party Monsters.
See her sing it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06cyiI2hILo

The 30-minute concert lived up to the stratospheric expectations as only a Lady Gaga concert can create. Gaga also sang "Born This Way", "Judas", "Poker Face", "Bad Romance" and "Edge of Glory". Noted for her impeccable camaraderie with her audience, she even shared her personal stories about her life, including the back story to her song “Edge of Glory” where she revealed that it was written as a tribute to her grandfather.

Bollywood was in full force with stars including Preity Zinta, Bipasha Basu, Anil Kapoor, his daughter Sonam Kapoor, Deepika Pudakone, and Shah Rukh Khan who met her backstage where she gave him one of her sunglasses for his daughter is also gaga about Lady Gaga.
Gaga even tweeted "Screw Hollywood. It's all about Bollywood." with a fabulous twit pic with her, Rampal and SRK!

Lady Gaga chats about her upcoming, concert as part of F1 festivities at Press Conference

As India embraces their debut on the racing circuit this weekend with their Grand Prix Formula 1 race in New Delhi, Bollywood heartthrob and nightlife impresario, Arjun Rampal definitely made magic by bringing to the country, the biggest musician of our time.

As the co-owner of the city's leading go-to place for the movers and shakers, his resto-lounge, Lap, Rampal knew that he needed to make this F1 memorable. And how can it not, when you have Lady Gaga performing at one of his F1 parties.

Rampal told Hindustan Times in September, when the deal was confirmed, that "It wasn't easy getting her down, since she is the biggest superstar in the world. But I have to say her management was cooperative, and the guys from Desihits.com (a music portal that has remixed Gaga's music with Indian artists in the past) were also a huge help."

And faster than you can say "Poker face", Lady Gaga touched down in New Delhi on Thursday, October 27 and immediately tweeted, "I am finally here + what a dream come true. Performing at Formula 1 in INDIA, and my first day here I reached. We're not in NEW YORK anymore! This isn't the #NewDeli, its #NewDelhi! We've come a long way since the lower east side. NAMASTE."

This is her first trip to India, which coincides with her tour to promote Born This Way. On October 30th, she'll perform for an intimate gathering of 1,000 guests at the Jaypee Greens Golf and Spa Resort in Greater Noida. Tickets to this once-in-a-lifetime event were snapped up at RS 40,000 each in record time.

At the press conference, she didn't disappoint the packed room, as she sat, in a regal throne-like chair, sipping what I hope to be masala chai and sporting her trademark shades topped off with an orange-hued beehive and printed one-shoulder frock by Naeem Khan, which only she can pull off.

"First of all, I feel so blessed, never would have imagined years ago that I would be able to come to India and perform and to meet my new amazing fans that are here". She enthused. "The sites here in India are beautiful, but the most beautiful sights are the people".

As for what she's going to wear on Sunday, one journalist dared to ask such question, to which she kindly teased, "What I'm going to wear? We'll I'm not going to spoil the surprise."

Click below to see some of her press conference.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnEmVrUouJg

Stay tuned for concert coverage coming soon!

_{Sources: twitter, dnaindia.com, hindustantimes.com, timesofindia.indiatimes.com, and economictimes.indiatimes.com}

Hina P. Ansari

Author

Hina P. Ansari is a graduate from The University of Western Ontario (London, Ontario). Since then she has carved a successful career in Canada's national fashion-publishing world as the Entertainment/Photo Editor at FLARE Magazine, Canada's national fashion magazine. She was the first South Asian in...

COMMENTS

Interview With Samit Kakkad, Writer And Director Of Aayna Ka Bayna

Q&A With The Director Of The Sound That Broke The Silence

Premiere Of The New Song And Trailer For The Film FUKREY

ANOKHI & A Decent Arrangement at the ReelWorld Film Festival

Arshad Khan, Filmmaker

STANGE ADDICTIONS

Frieda Pinto & Director Kashyap At The 11TH Annual Indian Film Festival Of L.A.

Mustang Productions Ghazal Night In Aid Of CARE Pakistan

Interview With The Reluctant Fundamentalist Director Mira Nair

TV Fun Facts

TOIFA Winners Thrill 38,000 At BC Place

Sunny Leone's Item Song 'Laila' In Shootout At Wadala

Award-winning Documentary Blood Relative Premieres At Hot Docs

The Manhattan Cocktail Classic Opening Night Gala

Bollywood Film: Gippi

Madonna In Malawi

Deepa Mehta's Behind-The-Scenes Look At Her Latest Film Midnight's Children

Sir Ben Kingsley, Nicole Scherzinger, Anupam Kher & More Honoured At 3rd Annual 'The Asian Awards'

The NYC Red Carpet Premiere for MIDNIGHT'S CHILDREN

Justin Timberlake's 'Mirror" Music Video

Pitbull Performs At The IPL 6 Opening Ceremony

Man Of Steel Trailer

ANOKHI'S 10th Anniversary "All-Star" Event Was A Night To Remember!

Bulletproof Backpacks For Your Kids: Extreme Safety Measure Or Necessity?

11th Annual Asian Music Series

Kai Po Che Film Review

Celebrity Birthdays In June

Music, Movies And Gossip In Bollystar A Brand New Board Game

Wellesley Wives

Move To The Ragas And Rhythms

Our Chat With '90s Bollywood Star Raveena Tandon

Making The Biggest Beats With DJ-A-Slam

9th Annual HSBC City Of Bhangra Festival 2013

Tips On Having The Perfect Girls' Night In!

Public Speaking Toastmasters' Style

Film Review: Patang (The Kite)

DesiFest 2012 Rocks It Alright!

Indian Filmmaker Rituparno Ghosh Dead At 49

Summer Camp Time!

Roshni- The Light Of South Asia (Vol.2)

The Book Of Mormon Brilliantly Breathes New Life Into Musical Theatre

Karan Brar Makes Waves In The World Of Disney

Let's Learn Salsa!

Celebrity Domestic Violence- Laughable, Enjoyable, Cashable

Little Mosque On The Prairie

The Dhol Revolution

Up Close With Rohan Fernando

Interview With Dan Lin, Producer Of Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows

Up Close: A Chat With Actress Vidya Balan

Interview With Abhay Deol At Masala! Mehndi! Masti

Anything Other Than Naked: Book Review

No 'Thank You': My Day As An Extra In A Bollywood Movie

`Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani` Breaks Into US Top 10 - Weekend Movie Charts

The South Asian Comedy Showcase

Fun Nature Facts

Priyanka Chopra's New Single "Exotic"

Up Close: Q&A With Aasif Mandvi

Pink Saris - Empower Women

Miral - Hopes For Peace

Much Music Video Awards 2013: True Kick Start To The Summer Festivities

Kiran Rao's Dhobi Ghat Is Soulful And Stirring

You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger - A Comedy Of Illusions

Up Close: Behind-The-Scenes With The Cinematic Power Duo Of KITES

Alice In Wonderland: Down The Rabbit-Hole

Up Close: Shah Rukh Khan

Up Close: Jay Sean

New Gear, New Year!

Holiday Special: Ode To Regifting

Crazy World Records

Russel Brand Live In Toronto

Much Music Awards 2013: Red Carpet And Winners

The Ugly Face Of Fame

Trials and Tribulations Of Celebrity Parenthood!

The Ultimate Price For Cheap Fashion

Unique and Bizarre Celebrity Baby Names

Celebrity Birthdays In July

Ajay Devgn and Kareena Kapoor attend UK Trailer Launch of UTV Motion Pictures' Satyagraha

IIFA 2013: IIFA Celebrations Begin At Macau

'Jatt & Juliet 2' Takes International Box Office By Storm!

Priyanka Chopra Soars High In 'Planes'

IIFA 2013: DAY 2 IIFA Rocks Pays Tribute To 100 Years Of Indian Cinema

IIFA Awards 2013: The Winners Are Finally Here!

Summer Fun Facts

Priyanka Chopra's Video 'Exotic' Released

Film Review: Lootera Is Not Your Typical Song And Dance Bollywood Love Story !

Jay Sean Releases His New Album 'NEON'

RAMAIYA VASTAVAIYA - World Premiere This Friday July 19

Famous Celebrity Tantrums

Lady Gaga’s Ist Trip To India!

by Hina P. Ansari

Hina P. Ansari

COMMENTS

YOU MAY ALSO LIKE