This was a huge challenge, as there were about 450 dancers from my institutes, all over India. We practiced for a month. The entire troupe was disciplined so I did not have to scream at anyone. I treat even the small kids like adults.

We had Aishwarya Rai, Saif Ali Khan, Rani Mukerji, Lara Dutta and Isha Sharvani for this dance. I also sang and danced with Sunidhi Chauhan, Shreya Ghosal and Sonu Nigam.

I had implemented various dances for our 11 minute performance. We had Kathak, modern dance besides folk dances like Chau to Jazz and Sufi music.

We had sportsmen like Mikha Singh, Sunil Gavaskar, PT Usha who were present at the event. It was a proud moment for me as I was representing my country. BBC radio even said that Australia should learn a lesson from India's 11-minute performance.

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