Should you not have spent your afternoon on Twitter, you might currently be laboring under the impression that the Chris Martin-fronted Coldplay - only one of the biggest rock bands in the world - is playing at musician Vishal Dadlani's Mumbai home tonight. Allow us to disabuse you of the notion - they are not, whatever these tweets might claim: (Also Read: Chris Martin's Secret Delhi Jam. Heartbreak For Those Who Weren't There)
Excited about watching @KananGill @mojorojo and @thetanmay perform with Coldplay at @VishalDadlani's house tonight.
— Gaurav Kapur (@gauravkapur) September 10, 2015Man....I knew I shouldn'tve told you! https://t.co/8StftK7hAW
— VISHAL DADLANI (@VishalDadlani) September 10, 2015C u there Gaurav! https://t.co/oa4FUwAqcm
— Kanan Gill (@KananGill) September 10, 2015.@mojorojo @KananGill Guys, people are gonna lose their shit when we post those selfies, later tonight!
— VISHAL DADLANI (@VishalDadlani) September 10, 2015That particular untruth is particularly easy to believe because Vishal Dadlani was among the chief instigators of the secret gig Chris Martin played at New Delhi's Summer House Cafe in July.
As those of you who did log onto Twitter earlier in the day will know, it all started with a single tweet from comedian Kanan Gill which snowballed into a mega-storm of trolling anybody willing to suspend disbelief. Photoshop was involved, as were the comedy collective AIB who were also in on the July Summer House episode.
Here's what went down:
Really excited to watch @AllIndiaBakchod collaboration with Coldplay. Great going guys! pic.twitter.com/FznYTyPxjq
— Kanan Gill (@KananGill) September 10, 2015Kanan is being a troll. We aren't. Please to relax everyone https://t.co/Mm5lqafvcB
— All India Bakchod (@AllIndiaBakchod) September 10, 2015Guys Tanmay is trolling, plz don't relax https://t.co/JjbtzDdt3B
— Kanan Gill (@KananGill) September 10, 2015Chris Martin is eating Vada Pav with Tanmay guys https://t.co/yHZb8NmSmd
— Kanan Gill (@KananGill) September 10, 2015Got this great pic of @AllIndiaBakchod with Chris Martin on set pic.twitter.com/GSyg3Z1qG3
— Kanan Gill (@KananGill) September 10, 2015Talk fast, confuse people, and leave with your money double time. @KananGill will advise on general handsomeness. https://t.co/mDt0TTfH8m
— Gaurav Kapur (@gauravkapur) September 10, 2015There was a whole lot more. As a news report speculated whether Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney is coming to India, life came full circle with Gaurav Kapur providing closure of sorts:
Please guys. We can only process one British famous person per day. #ChrisMartinThursdays https://t.co/7FjQBMH8cQ
— Gaurav Kapur (@gauravkapur) September 10, 2015A mid-day report states that the British rock band is shooting a music video in Worli and also played Holi with local children.
PS - If Coldplay do show up at Vishal Dadlani's tonight as an epic postscript, he may not be around to play host:
Please, stop asking me about Coldplay being in Mumbai. I'm not even in town, to start with! I can't "make you meet them", sorry!
— VISHAL DADLANI (@VishalDadlani) September 10, 2015