Madhu Mantena and Masaba Gupta's sangeet over the weekend had plenty to sing, dance and write about
Avinash Lohana (MUMBAI MIRROR; November 23, 2015)

The MM (Madhu Mantena Masaba Gupta) sangeet on Saturday threw up lots of surprises. While Kangana Ranaut took centre-stage with her Queen director, Vikas Bahl, dancing to the hit Himmatwala number, “Nainon Mein Sapna“, the duo dressed like Sridevi and Jeetendra, Mira Rajput, hand-in-hand with husband Shahid Kapoor, made her debut on stage with “Tu Mere Agal Bagal Hai“ and “Desi Boyz“. Earlier in the evening, Mira's miya took the Chennai Express route with “Lungi Dance“ while his Shaandaar co-star, Alia Bhatt took off on R...Rajkumar's “Saree Ke Fall Sa“. Alia, along with sister Shaheen and bestie Anushka Ranjan, also performed to her own chartbuster, “Gulaabo“, along with Dil Dhadkne Do's “Gallan Goodiyaan“. They made it a hat-trick with a Spice Girls-track. The trio has been rehearsing at Masaba's residence for an hour everyday, since the last few weeks.

Masaba and Alia, along with their buddies, also swung to several Neena Gupta-songs. To ensure that the 'fashion boys from Delhi' didn't feel left out, Pernia Qureshi choreographed a song set to “Tu Cheez Badi Hai Mast Mast“ from Mohra in one night flat.

The sangeet was hosted at a five-star hotel in suburban Mumbai. It kicked off at 9 pm and went on till dawn. Jaya Bachchan was the first to bless the couple. Vikas Bahl was to host the evening's performances but since he was busy with last minute rehearsals, he handed the baton to Jackky Bhagnani, taking it back after his Himmatwala act. The team of Phantom, including Vikramaditya Motwane, Vikas Bahl, Anurag Kashyap and groom Madhu, were in high spirits, clicking selfies throughout.

Amongst the guests were also Pankaj Kapur, Sonam and Rhea Kapoor, Vishal Bhardwaj, Kalki Koechlin, Kriti Sanon and Zayed Khan. They relished the 53-dish menu which included evergreen favourites like biryani, chicken tikka, mutton rogan gosht and paneer for the vegetarians. For those who wanted meetha there was jalebi, kesar pista kulfi and rabri. For the weight-watchers there were salads, fruits and special cocktails.