Hollywood star Vin Diesel and Deepika Padukone shook a leg on the actress’ hit track “lungi dance” at the premiere of their film “xXx: Return of Xander Cage” here last night.
#VinDiesel in lunge avatar @deepikapadukone helped her to were a lunge 💃😂😀 pic.twitter.com/lJEqTaZrMy
— nirmal (@nirmalbhura3) January 12, 2017
The duo interacted with fans at a special musical event, which saw DJ Nucleya also perform.
Deepika, who wrapped a lungi over her golden gown, taught the Hollywood star a few steps of her hit track.
What a night!Hosting the #Xxxpremiere with thousands of people loving it all! @deepikapadukone welcome back.We love u. #Vindiesel ur awesome pic.twitter.com/eLI886dvvp
— Mumbai Ki Rani (@mymalishka) January 12, 2017
After the packed-musical evening, the duo headed straight to the red carpet of their film “xXx: Return of Xander Cage”. The American action-adventure film had its Indian premiere here, a week before its scheduled release in the US.
On the red carpet, the duo interacted with the waiting fans, who turned up in large numbers. Vin was seen clicking selfies with his fans as he walked the red carpet.
Woah! #VinDiesel is all praises for co-star @deepikapadukone, kisses her at #xXxReturnofXanderCage press conference! Could it be any better? pic.twitter.com/FFTKhEL2oW
— pinkvilla (@pinkvilla) January 12, 2017
The actor said he was thrilled to be in India and was honoured that the film premiered here first.
The evening saw many Bollywood celebrities attend the premiere of the film. Among those present were Ranveer Singh, her Padmavati co-star Shahid Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Shabana Azmi, Karan Johar, Huma Qureshi, Richa Chadha, Kalki Koechlin among others.
Kings @RanveerOfficial and @shahidkapoor at #VinDiesel and @deepikapadukone‘s #xXxIndiaPremiere @ParamountPicsIN @xxxMovie pic.twitter.com/tr90JvhBBf
— Raghuvendra Singh (@raghuvendras) January 12, 2017
The movie, directed by DJ Caruso, is the third film in “xXx” franchise and a sequel to both “xXx” (2002) and “xXx: State of the Union” (2005).