DLF IPL Season 5(2012) opening/inaugural ceremony REPORT and PICTURES- Kareena Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Amitab Bachchan, Katy Perry.

Priyanka Chopra and MS Dhoni

Kareena Kapoor performing on IPL opening ceremony

The most awaited sports cum entertainment event of the year, the DLF IPL 2012 was kicked off with an opening ceremony performed by Kareena Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Salman Khan, Katy Perry. Although there was a gang of Bollywood's masters in the podium, the function received a lukewarm response from the crowd. The number of spectators were much less than what estimated by the organisers. The possible reason is the lackluster performance of India in the recent matched held in down under and Bangladesh.