{"id":20444,"date":"2023-03-31T20:33:39","date_gmt":"2023-03-31T15:03:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=294395"},"modified":"2023-03-31T20:34:18","modified_gmt":"2023-03-31T15:04:18","slug":"ipl-2023-opening-ceremony-3-massive-performances-by-arijit-singh-rashmika-mandanna-and-tamannaah-bhatia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/ipl-2023-opening-ceremony-3-massive-performances-by-arijit-singh-rashmika-mandanna-and-tamannaah-bhatia\/","title":{"rendered":"IPL 2023 Opening Ceremony \u2013 3 amazing performances by Arijit Singh, Rashmika Mandanna and Tamannaah Bhatia \u2013 WATCH"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Three of India\u2019s biggest cinema and singing talents, Rashmika Mandanna, Tamannaah Bhatia, and Arijit Singh, gave outstanding performances on Friday evening in Ahmedabad to kick off the 16th season of the Indian Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>Arijit, a rising talent in the world of music, opened the ceremony. He sang all of the well-known songs from such films as Brahmastra, Pathaan, Ye Jawaani Hai Deewani, and Bhediya, among others.<\/p>\n<p>At the Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad, Arijit wrapped up his 25-minute singing performance with the song \u201cJeetega Jeetega India Jeetaga\u201d from the Kabir Khan-directed movie 1983.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud835\ude48\ud835\ude5a\ud835\ude61\ud835\ude64\ud835\ude59\ud835\ude5e\ud835\ude64\ud835\ude6a\ud835\ude68!<\/p>\n<p>How about that for a performance to kick off the proceedings \ud83c\udfb6\ud83c\udfb6<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/arijitsingh?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@arijitsingh<\/a> begins the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TATAIPL?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TATAIPL<\/a> 2023 Opening Ceremony in some style \ud83d\udc4c\ud83d\udc4c <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1ro3KWMUSW\">pic.twitter.com\/1ro3KWMUSW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IPL\/status\/1641785850093764608?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 31, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The next performer, Tamannaah, lit up the stage with her stunning movements to songs from all over India. She also performed a dance to Pushpa: The Rise\u2019s famous \u201cOo Antava\u201d track.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud835\ude3f\ud835\ude56\ud835\ude6f\ud835\ude6f\ud835\ude61\ud835\ude5e\ud835\ude63\ud835\ude5c \ud835\ude56\ud835\ude68 \ud835\ude5a\ud835\ude6b\ud835\ude5a\ud835\ude67!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tamannaahspeaks?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@tamannaahspeaks<\/a> sets the stage on \ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25 with her entertaining performance in the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TATAIPL?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TATAIPL<\/a> 2023 opening ceremony! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/w9aNgo3x9C\">pic.twitter.com\/w9aNgo3x9C<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IPL\/status\/1641793206470991872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 31, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Rashmika danced to RRR\u2019s \u201cSaami Saami\u201d track and the Oscar-winning \u201cNaatu-Naatu\u201d song as she followed the stellar performances by Arijit and Tamannaah.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sound \ud83d\udd1b<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iamRashmika?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@iamRashmika<\/a> gets the crowd going with an energetic performance \ud83d\udca5<\/p>\n<p>Drop an emoji to describe this special <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TATAIPL?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TATAIPL<\/a> 2023 opening ceremony \ud83d\udc47 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EY9yVAnSMN\">pic.twitter.com\/EY9yVAnSMN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IPL\/status\/1641796020756697088?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 31, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The toss was conducted for the first game between the home team Gujarat Titans (GT) and Chennai Super Kings\u00a0(CSK)\u00a0following the IPL 2023 opening ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>GT captain Hardik Pandya won the toss and decided to bowl first. \u201cNew start, new season, quite exciting. Almost everyone in the country has got motivation from him (Dhoni). Been a fan and admirer of him. Want boys to enjoy it. Result will take care of itself. It\u2019s different \u2013 I\u2019ve left it in the coach. Ashu pa works all night on what needs to be done. I don\u2019t know (combination for today),\u201d said Pandya at the toss.<\/p>\n<p>Dhoni said that he too would have liked to bowl first on this track. \u201cWe were also looking to bowl. Looks a good wicket and I don\u2019t think it will change. Don\u2019t know if there will be dew because it rained last night. You want to play in front of people. This stadium is twice the capacity of other stadiums. Fantastic atmohsphere. Preparation was good,\u201d said MSD.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8 Toss Update\ud83d\udea8<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gujarat_titans?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@gujarat_titans<\/a> win the toss and opt to field first against <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChennaiIPL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ChennaiIPL<\/a> at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad \ud83c\udfdf\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>Follow the match \u25b6\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/61QLtsnj3J\">https:\/\/t.co\/61QLtsnj3J<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TATAIPL?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TATAIPL<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GTvCSK?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GTvCSK<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F2KNPMuHTy\">pic.twitter.com\/F2KNPMuHTy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IPL\/status\/1641801737546899457?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 31, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rashmika Mandanna, Tamannaah Bhatia, and singer Arijit Singh performed in the Narendra Modi stadium\u2019s grand opening ceremony prior to the IPL 2023 season\u2019s first match.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":308,"featured_media":40996,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1573,143,69,2878,158,3449],"class_list":["post-20444","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ipl","tag-arijit-singh","tag-hardik-pandya","tag-ms-dhoni","tag-rashmika-madanna","tag-tamannaah-bhatia","tag-tata-ipl-2023"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20444","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/308"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20444"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20444\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40996"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20444"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20444"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20444"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}