BU celebrates Uphoria with laughter, love music & magic

By Surbhi Kaul

What do you get when you mix a stand-up comedian with a live band, a romantic ‘prom’ night and a variety of contests for students? You get Uphoria, the annual festival of Bennett University.

The first day of the 3-day inter-collegiate festival, kicked off with inter-collegiate contests, star performances and a prom night. The star of the evening was comedian Gaurav Kapoor, who made fun of everything from Delhi-Mumbai jokes to taking pots shots at married life.

"Dekho Bhai jabse meri Shaadi hui hai na, chhoti chhoti baaton par ladayi ho jaati hai bahut zyada (Guys, ever since I got married, we fight on every small issue)," Kapoor said. Then he urged the faculty members present there to relate their stories of marital fights. Pointing towards Vinod Shastri, Dean of Student Welfare of Bennett University, Kapoor asked, "Chalo bhai ab faculty se puchte hai, Sir, aap bataiye aapki kis baat par ladayi hoti hai," To which Shastri responded, "Har baat pe". That set the tone for his set, with the entire audience in splits.

The Enchanting Prom Night

After the laughter session, students got ready for the much-awaited event of day 1, the "Prom Night.” The night started with a performance by some couples to famous songs such as Ishq wala love, Night changes by One Direction, Dheere Dheere se Meri zindagi and more. The event allowed the entry of couples, so singles who didn't have partners had to wait outside till the event finished. "I feel a little bit sad for them but no worries they will enjoy other events too," said Rohitashya Chaudhari from B Tech (CSE).

"As I wanted to be at the Prom Night, I quickly found a partner to dance with we have become really good friends," said Isha Singh, BA (JMC)student.

Powerful Band performance

After the Prom Night, the gates opened for everybody to listen to the performance by "Antriksh". The band sang various AR Rehman songs including "Dil Se Re". One of the important moments the band shared, was their joy of celebrating 10 years of their band at Bennett University. "Today is a special day for us because today we completed 10 years of our band and celebrating here at Bennett University among such an audience is a huge pleasure," said Varun Rajput, the lead singer.