Clubs gear up to draw crowds, celebrities on New Year’s Eve

Clubs gear up to draw crowds, celebrities on New Year’s Eve

MUNISH DHIMAN  28th Dec 2013

New Year party at The Blue Blazer last year estaurants, hotels, clubs and bars in Chandigarh are now making arrangements to attract more and more people over for New Year's Eve. Entry passes for a party on New Year's Eve cost anything from Rs 3,000 to Rs 25,000 for couples. Besides this, clubs like the Chandigarh Club, Chandigarh Golf Club, and Chandigarh Press Club organise exclusive parties for their members and guests. Alpha Q, the newest nightclub in town, boasts of being the biggest discotheque and offers a unique concept. "We offer a deal which is priced at Rs 1 lakh and serves six people. Here, we provide a chauffeur-driven limousine to our clients, who will be picked and dropped anywhere in Chandigarh. A private enclosure will be provided in the discotheque where they will be offered unlimited drinks and starters, while our bouncers will be deployed to keep the group safe through the night" explains Vishal Aggarwal, the managing partner at Alpha Q. Not just the organisers, but the bouncers too are ready to manage crisis. Surjit Singh, the director of Solid Manpower, a security company, said, "During routine party nights, 10-15 bouncers are engaged for a particular place but for New Year's Eve parties, the strength has to be doubled to keep the place secure. For this year, I've already employed more than 200 bouncers till now at different clubs around town." { Organisers invite celebrities to their events, but they do not reveal who the celebrities would be before the party. DJs from Delhi and Chandigarh will make everyone dance at the New Year Bash being held at Kalagram, yet another place worth checking out this New Year. "This is the first time that an al fresco party, which will be open to the public, is being organised in Chandigarh. "We will also have belly dancers and other live performers" said Sam, the organiser for this party. Theme parties are always an important characteristic of New Year parties. Barbeque Nation's themed party named Friendzy, will have live music, a photo studio and a temporary tattoo studio for all the guests. Similarly, Ten Downing Street, another nightclub in Chandigarh is organizing a Masquerade Ball. It is a given that several organisers invite celebrities at their events to enhancing its success, but they do not reveal who the celebrities would be before the party. Many say that it's kept hush-hush only to keep a surprise element alive. Nitin Narang, the CEO of the Ideas Factory, says, "Undeniably celebrities add glamour to the show but this trend is gradually changing and one of the major reasons for this is that artists and celebrities double their fee during the New Year. Another reason is that singers including Mika for instance, prefer to perform in Manali on crowded nights like New Years. This makes it very dicey for us to announce their presence beforehand." http://www.sunday-guardian.com/young-restless/clubs-gear-up-to-draw-crowds-celebrities-on-new-years-eve