Dhamaal!!!

Dhamaal, the first cultural event organized by PGPX 2, arrived just in time, when the stress levels at PGPX-2 were about to hit the roof, with all the end-term exams and assignments and what not. Christened so, by our very own cultural secretary Nitin, and touted as the ultimate get together for students and all of their family, Dhamaal was planned and executed meticulously to perfection by our team of volunteers, consisting of Sumantra, Shwetab and Venki. The event was compeered by Nitin himself, who did a splendid job by keeping the audience on their toes right through the event and some of his one liners literally had the audience in splits.

The event took off to a slow start with the crowd slowly building up toward the latter part of the evening. The initial limelight was stolen by our very own crooners taking the stage bright and early and hitting the right notes. The notable performances came from Manav, Anuj and Vinay, with the others not left too far behind. A scintillating dance performance by one of the PGPX spouses, set the tone for the remainder of the events. Snacks and drinks were served on the house, to keep the energy levels afloat.

The main attraction of the event was the skits and the mimicry performances written and directed by, the supreme all rounder of PGPX, Venky. He and his team created waves of laughter with their imitations of whatever that went inside the closed doors of PGPX Term-1. The notable acting performances came from Sumantra, Ganesh, Suresh S, Pramod, Manju, Vikas M and Ram P. The PGPX kids, never to be away from the center stage, also played their roles with panache, especially the son of Pramod, with his mock one liners, delivered with kiddish exuberance. The audience also joined in with great energy, with the participation made memorable through cat calls, repeat requests and what not.

The skits were followed by a fancy dress show by the PGPX kids who were present in all pomp and glory. Soon characters from mythology, comic books and real life, all walked right out on stage. The first prize in this event was won by Manish’s daughter who came in dressed as a Flower Girl. The marketing pitch that she did about the variety of flowers she had in stock and the features of each and every one of them, had our budding marketers in the audience, wonder struck, making her an automatic choice for the top honours.

The pick of the day as far as the kids were concerned was the magic show by S. Kumar’s and sons. And to be honest some of his numbers even had the adults in the audience spell bound. And once the magician and his troop disappeared, there was Vinay and party arriving with their Antakshari competition planned out. This event had the PGPX folks and their spouses pitted against each other with the audience members also forming a crack team, to pitch in whenever the opportunity was ripe for a tune to be let out.

The evening came to a close with an open dance floor for all and sundry to let their hair loose. And let loose they most definitely did. The energy was infectious and the dancing and the fun and frolic went on till well past 2’ o clock in the night. Needless to say, an event for the ages, Dhamaal unlimited left each and every one of us, as we took leave, looking forward to the next episode.