Cuttack Awaits ‘Dabang’ Performance

Cuttack: The gates of Barabati Stadium here opened at 2.30 pm on Wednesday to greet a swarm of people, all excited to see Bollywood superstar Salman Khan and music maestro A R Rahman perform at Hockey World Cup Celebrations event scheduled to begin at 5.30 pm.

The ‘Dabang’ star had tweeted the previous night confirming that he would be attending the event. In a video posted on his official Twitter account, he said, “See you there at Barabati Stadium”.

Rahman, who was part of the grand opening ceremony at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday event, will also perform at the event. A few Ollywood actors are also expected to attend the event.

Earlier speaking to media, Cuttack DCP Akhileswar Singh had said that a three-tier security arrangement has been put in place for the event. “To maintain law and order during the celebration, 45 platoons of the armed police force would be deployed in and around the stadium,” he added.

New traffic regulation was also enforced in the Millennium City for the event from 1 pm.