It was a magical night in Mumbai, as musician Ed Sheeran (in the presence of who's who of Bollywood) performed in a live concert to promote his album Divide.
Sure, the audience loved Shape of You, the singer's recent megahit, but there were some surprises in store.
Ed Sheeran appeared in a blue kurta, with the name of his album Divide sewn on to it in Hindi. (Was it a sneaky tribute to our prime minister?)
Dunno if Ed Sheeran or Arijit Singh
— Ria (@tweetria) November 19, 2017
Loving the shape of him in the blue kurta pic.twitter.com/Bc4w7cxENu
Apparently he isn't wearing an ordinary kurta there's DIVIDE written on it in Hindi 😭 Legend! #EdSheeranIndia pic.twitter.com/ZNBHFulPrF
— Siddhant (@IamSiddhant0701) November 19, 2017
It did not end there. He even donned on the jersey of the Indian cricket team, loudly proclaiming that he "loved India".
He came. He sang. He conquered. He left. All while sporting Team India's jersey. 😍 @edsheeran #EdSheeranIndia #Divide pic.twitter.com/EGlHQgFYXd
— pinkvilla (@pinkvilla) November 19, 2017
The singer, who had recently fractured his right wrist and left elbow in a bicycle accident, has kept his date with Indian fans, even though his injury forced him to cancel and reschedule tour dates in other countries.
He was due to trek Taipei, Osaka, Seoul, Tokyo and Hong Kong through November 5.
Sheeran landed here on Friday amid heavy security and much fanfare. He was welcomed at the airport in a traditional ceremony with flowers, dancers and dhols.
After he landed, Sheeran partied with Bollywood stars Shah Rukh Khan, Shahid Kapoor and his wife Mira, Malaika Arora and others, who enjoyed a party at filmmaker Farah Khan's residence. Farah had hosted the much-publicised night in the honour of the Shape Of You hitmaker.
(Inputs from PTI)
