British rock band Coldplay’s first concert in India was as star-studded event. The stellar line-up of opening performances included American rapper Jay Z and AR Rahman. The audience was tired but got quite excited when Coldplay went on stage at the MMRDA Ground, in Bandra (E). Celebrity emcees such as Shah Rukh Khan, Alia Bhatt, Freida Pinto and Vidya Balan, comic relief by the talented group, East India Comedy, and the presence of top politicos including Prime Minister Narendra Modi (albeit virtual)  covered all the boxes. A R Rahman started the concert with ‘Tu hi re’ (Bombay; 1995) and went on to sing `Dil Se’s (1998) title track and Tamil version of ‘Hamma hamma’ (Bombay; 1995). Amitabh Bachchan, with The Shillong Chamber Choir, recited a poem from his film, Pink. Later Farhan Akhtar and Bachchan sang ‘Yaari teri yaari’ (Wazir). Farhan Akhtar also sang some of his popular tracks including ‘Sinbad the sailor’ (Rock On!!; 2008).