New Delhi: They tried to replicate the Mumbai magic in the national capital, but the Delhi flash mob turned out to be a damp squib.
The cops didn't allow the organisers to perform at Janpath because they did not have the requisite permission. The performers were also intimidated by the large media presence.
The organisers again tried their luck at PVR Priya's in Vasant Kunj but just couldn't find the beat.
On November 27, Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Station erupted into a carefully choreographed dance number by a motley crew of youngsters. Two hundred dancers took commuters at Mumbai's hectic railway station by surprise, when they broke into dance accompanied by the title track from Bollywood hit Rang de Basanti.
The Mumbai Flash Mob, as it was dubbed, threatened to become a viral phenomenon in India, as videos of the performance rocketed through the Twitter universe, were posted on Facebook and liked on YouTube by next day.
While so-called flash mobs have been popular in the United States and Europe for years, the phenomenon has not really caught on in India.
The cops didn't allow the organisers to perform at Janpath because they did not have the requisite permission. The performers were also intimidated by the large media presence.
The organisers again tried their luck at PVR Priya's in Vasant Kunj but just couldn't find the beat.
The Mumbai Flash Mob, as it was dubbed, threatened to become a viral phenomenon in India, as videos of the performance rocketed through the Twitter universe, were posted on Facebook and liked on YouTube by next day.
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