Bollywood stars Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff grooved to some of their hits at the IPL opening ceremony at the M A Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Friday, March 22, 2024.

The crowd rose to its feet when lmusic legend A R Rahman crooned some of his hits, including the gooseflesh-inducing Vande Mataram. He was joined by singers Sonu Nigam, Mohit Chauhan and Neeti Mohan, making it an evening to remember.

Here's how the evening went along...

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