Gauri Khan at the IPL 6 Opening Ceremony

Gauri, SRK's lucky mascot, looked beautiful as she witnessed the glittering events of the night at the Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata.

Besides the celebrities performing, the stage was also set on fire by flying drummers, Chinese percussionists and breathtaking fireworks. The captains of the nine teams participating in IPL 2013 took centre stage when they joined hands to pledge adherence to the belief, ‘Play hard, Play fair’ by signing on the MCC Spirit of Cricket board.

Katrina Kaif & Deepika Padukone share the stage at the IPL 6 opening ceremony

 The Indian Premier League (IPL) known to be the 'glamorous cricket' stood true to its reputation, when it sparkled and glittered on the opening night on Tuesday, at the Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata.

The sixth season of IPL began in style as the top notch bollywood stars including badshah Shahrukh himself, dazzled the stadium with power packed performances. SRK was joined by the lovely ladies of B-town Katrina Kaif and Deepika Padukone when they enthralled the live audience of 1,20,000. American rapper Pitbull also joined the Indian stars on stage with his popular numbers.