Coldplay marked Chris Martin's 40th birthday by releasing the first track of the upcoming album Kaleidoscope EP
"It just happened. I didn't expect. I just had a 50-50 chance. But, it was good, they were nice people. They believed in what I said. Chris told me, 'I'm taking your word for it AR' and I said 'just trust me'," said A R Rahman
Coldplay's gig at the Global Citizen Concert on Saturday was extra special for Indian fans because the band's frontman Chris Martin sang Maa Tujhe Salaam with Oscar-winning composer A R Rahman
From the usual suspects Shraddha Kapoor her brother Siddhanth, Imtiaz Ali, Riteish Deshmukh and wife Genelia and Sonakshi Sinha to surprise guests Salman Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Shriya Saran, Dia Mirza and Vivek Oberoi, a bevy of stars got together for a night of bonhomie
After an impressive show put up by Bollywood stars which included names like AR Rahman, Amitabh Bachchan, Farhan Akhtar, Sonakshi Sinha and Shraddha Kapoor. But when Chris Martin took the mic and the crowd went crazy
Chris Martin, Coldplay and Global Citizen Festival - three words that have taken India by storm. Chris Martin was spotted playing cricket with Sachin Tendulkar hours before the Global Citizen Festival
Decks have officially been cleared for Coldplay and Mumbai, Bollywood celebs like Shah Rukh Khan, AR Rahman, Shraddha Kapoor, Arjun Kapoor gave a grand welcome party Coldplay's frontman Chris Martin
"Chris Martin has come in to Mumbai today. The rest (of the band members) will follow," Sabbas Joseph, director, Wizcraft International Entertainment which is producing Global Citizen Festival India, told IANS.
"I'd love to work with Justin Timberlake. That has always been a thing in my head because I think we would click. You gravitate towards people that are creative and you hope that something good comes from it," said Barry Gibb
"Always an awesome festival! Five years and counting. Hughcevans and the entire team. Global Citizen festival, thank you. You are the best," Hugh Jackman tweeted
The concert in Mumbai will be headlined by Coldplay. After taking names of Aamir Khan and Amitabh Bachchan, he mentioned Katrina and moved on to Farhan Akhtar's only after adding a Khan to Katrina's name
The six-hour event will also have performances by Ranveer Singh, Farhan Akhtar and A R Rahman along with international rapper Jay-Z. Ranveer will perform to a medley of his popular tracks