MUMBAI: India's star rapper Yo Yo Honey Singh entertained the crowd by singing his favourite songs like 'Mai Tere Laila O Mere Laila', 'Dum Dum Bum Bum', 'Love Dose', 'Chaar Botal Vodka' at the opening ceremony of the Indian Premier League at the NSCI in Mumbai on Friday evening.

He gave the stage to star actor Ranveer Singh dancing to his favourite numbers like ‘Tattad Tattad Ramji Ki Chaal’, ‘Tune Mari Entry’, and ‘Malhari’ and then the much-awaited performance by musical group Major Lazer.

The last performance of the night was by American singer Chris Brown, who sang his heart out to make the evening a memorable one for the large number of fans and crowd gathered at the venue and seeing it from elsewhere.

With a strong number of cricketers from across the globe, stars from the entertainment sector and other dignitaries filling the stands, the 120-minute plus programme saw the country's Twenty20 tournament take off in style.

The gala started when Bollywood actress and Sri Lankan beauty Jacqueline Fernandez danced to the tunes of some famous numbers ‘Yaar Na Mile Te Mar Jawan’, ‘ Party On My Mind’ and ‘Sooraj Dooba Hain’ along young boys and girls. Katrina Kaif danced to the tunes of her famous numbers ‘Dhoom 3’, ‘Bang Bang’, ‘Afghan Jalebi Yaa Baba’, alongside young boys and girls and was followed by a performance by none other than West Indies star all-rounder Dwayne Bravo who danced and sang his song ‘Champio’. He was later on joined by India's Ankit Tiwari.