Bollywood makes its presence felt at the second F1 after-party

Greater Noida: Unlike day one, the second day of F1 after-party hosted by actor Arjun Rampal saw a number of Bollywood celebrities making their presence felt.

Preity Zinta, Fardeen Khan, Sudhir Mishra and Nikhil Advani were among the guests, who flew down to the capital to add zeal to the party. Southern superstar Venkatesh was also present.

While Preity, Fardeen and Nikhil chose to go for all-black look, Sudhir stuck to his signature style with jeans and a jacket.

Though the much awaited Metallica concert was cancelled the party was still on the cards.
Even after being one of the most awaited events of the year, the first day of the Formula One after-party lacked star glamour with few celebs and no racers attending. (IANS)
"F1 racers aren't here today cause they have a rule of not partying before the race," said actor Arjun Rampal, who is hosting the after parties on all three days at Jaypee Integrated Sports Complex. (IANS)
"I am glad that I have got the opportunity to host an event like this. Formula One is a very glamorous sport and we have all the F1 bosses and socialites of Delhi present here. You will see the drivers, Bollywood celebs and Lady Gaga on Sunday," he added. (IANS)
Rampal, who is the co-owner of Lap, which is organising the after-parties for F1, assured that Sunday's party will be a much grander event with Lady Gaga's performance and Bollywood's A-listers like Shah Rukh Khan, Hrithik Roshan and Sonam Kapoor attending.(IANS)
Friday night's bash happened to be the 81st birthday party of Formula One CEO Bernie Ecclestone, who was accompanied by Rampal on the red carpet. "All the drivers are very happy with the tracks. And I think India has a great potential and we can sustain the momentum by frequent participation," said Ecclestone. (IANS)
With none of the F1 racers present at the event except Narain Karthikeyan, who left the venue within half an hour.(IANS)
Others attending Friday night's bash were host Arjun Rampal, Sussanne Roshan, Chunky Pandey, Priya Sachdev, Rahul Dev, actress Shweta Salve, designers Rohit Bal, Tarun Thailiani and JJ Vallaya. (IANS)
Internationally known DJ Roger Sanchez played for the night and looked dapper in a T-shirt, jeans and a cap. (IANS)
"I am excited to play here and am looking forward to the crowd inside. F1 is my favourite and I am happy to be here. I have performed in India before and just love the vibe in here. There won't be Bollywood music tonight as I didn't get enough time to listen to the tracks," Sanchez said. (IANS)
The Cuban Brothers in action at the party.
The Sunday after party is expected to have a better response from celebs and race drivers both.

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Unlike day one, the second day of F1 after-party saw a number of Bollywood celebrities.

Suzanne Roshan was spotted on the second day as well, however, after going green on the previous day, she chose for an all-black outfit this time.

Nikhil, completely soaked in the F1 spirit, said he is eagerly looking forward for the performance of international pop icon Lady Gaga.

"I am really looking forward to the performance of Lady Gaga. I am sure it will be a rocking show," said Nikhil, who has made films like "Kal Ho Naa Ho" and "Patiala House".

While filmmaker Sudhir was all excited about F1, he seemed disinterested when asked about Gaga's performance.

"I like the rush of the game, I like the sport a lot. Although I didn't see the qualifiers today but before coming here I visited the track, it is amazing and I have heard that it's the fastest track ever made," said Sudhir, who calls himself a fan of F1 champ and Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel.

"I am not a big fan of Gaga, so I can't really say much what the performance would be like," he added.

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