- Title: INDIA: MICHAEL JACKSON PERFORMS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN INDIA
- Date: 1st November 1996
- Summary: BOMBAY, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA (NOVEMBER 1, 1996) (RTV) TV: EXTERIOR OF ANDHREI SPORTS COMPLEX IN BOMBAY, VENUE OF SINGER MICHAEL JACKSON'S FIRST CONCERT IN INDIA 0.06 MV: SIGN ADVERTISING CONCERT 0.08 GV/PAN: QUEUE OF PEOPLE WAITING TO GO IN TO CONCERT 0.17 MV: MAN DANCING 0.26 MCU: A YOUNG GIRL SAYING, "I AM A MICHAEL JACKSON FAN. I LIKE EVERYTHING ABOUT HIM. THE NUMBERS I LIKE IS "ALL I WANT TO SAY IS THAT THEY DON'T REALLY CARE ABOUT US', BLACK OR WHITE"... I LIKE ALL HIS NUMBERS." (ENGLISH) 0.38 MV: PEOPLE GOING INTO STADIUM (2 SHOTS) 0.49 MV: MAN SELLING TICKETS/ CAMERAMAN (2 SHOTS) 0.54 MV: A COUPLE WAITING IN THE QUEUE SAYING," WE NEED AIR, WE NEED FOOD, WE NEED WATER, BUT MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE WE NEED MICHAEL JACKSON." (ENGLISH) 1.02 GV/PAN: JACKSON'S CONVOY OF CARS ARRIVES AT THE COMPLEX 1.14
- Embargoed: 16th November 1996 12:00
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- Location: BOMBAY, INDIA
- Country: India
- Topics: Arts / Culture / Entertainment / Showbiz
- Reuters ID: LVA83002YUHFG1GCRNUK5EFO1FCL
- Story Text: Michael Jackson fans went wild in Bombay as their pop star hero performed his first concert in India.
-------------------------------------------------------------------- The first concert by the American singer took place on Friday (November 1) in front of 60,000 people.
India's commercial capital Bombay wore a festive look as long queues of fans had started forming hours before Jackson's concert began.
Tight security was imposed in and around the concert venue, the Andheri Sports Complex stadium.
Jackson arrived in Bombay on Wednesday amid controversies, court cases and protests by nationalist groups for his scheduled performance on Friday evening. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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