Over the past one month and more, the South African crowd has been watching Bollywood stars cheering for their teams. Now they will catch some of them dancing for them. If the Indian Premiere League management and producer Sajid Nadiadwala and Eros International are able to reach a common point of agreement, the stars, Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor will be there to entertain the crowd gathered to get some adrenaline rush while the five week twenty-20 extravaganza riches its climax at Wanderers.

Until recently, the international film festivals were considered the most suitable venue for holding the premier of the upcoming movies; but Indian Premier League clearly provides a bigger launch pad for the Mumbai movies. After missing it out in the Cannes, Sajid Nadiadwala is all set to unveil his film at the Indian Premiere League. For the film’s hero, Akshay Kumar, association with IPL is not a novel experience, as he was the brand ambassador of Delhi Daredevils in the previous season. However, for Kareena, IPL will be a new experience. She is expected to perform a special dance number from the film.

If Akki and Bebo are not enough for your eyes, then wait for more! Beautiful Katrina dancing to the steps of Shiamak Davar to the tune of ‘Jai Ho’ and two other Bollywood babes, Bipasha and Rani sharing stage with her, Shilpa Shetty joining American R&B sensation Akon as he sings his Grammy award winning Smack, Caribbean music legend Eddy Grant performing the world-famous "Walking on Sunshine" and his anti-apartheid hit "Gimme Hope Jo'anna", followed by pyrotechnics and laser show are all part of what is being marketed as a spectacular closing ceremony.

But the celebrity list does not end there. Many other film stars---both from Bollywood and South Indian film industry---are going to appear at the closing ceremony. Many of them are brand ambassador of some of the IPL teams, the rest have been invited simply to add up to the glamour quotient of the mega event.

Here is a glimpse of who is associated with which team:

Katrina Kaif, Deepika Padukone, Ramya and Upendra (Bangalore Royal Challengers); Juhi Chawla, Arjun Rampal, Sajid Khan, and Farah Khan (Kolkata Knight Riders); singer Daler Mehndi (Kings XI Punjab); Vijay and Nayantara (Chennai Super Kings); Ila Arun (Rajasthan Royals); Hansika Motwani (Deccan Chargers); and Hrithik Roshan, Saif Ali Khan and Anil Kapoor (Mumbai Indians).

In addition to the who’s who from the glamour world, the big shots from industry and politics are also going to attend the gala ceremony on Sunday night. Although, the organizers refused to divulge the names of the politicians for obvious reasons, there are reasons to believe that some of the most high profile politicians are flying in here to attend the event.

And if the speculation of the cricket news media proves correct, the newly-elected South African President Jacob Zuma will be there to grace the occasion. Among the businessmen, liquor Baron Vijay Mallya, the seventh-richest man in the world, and Mukesh Ambani, the fourth-richest in the world, will definitely be there to cheer their respective teams, Bangalore Royal Challengers and Mumbai Indians.

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