He’s probably the best deejay for private parties and when it’s the wedding of UK-based steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal’s daughter Vanisha, it has to be nothing but the best. So, DJ Aqeel Ali is off to Paris to play at the Youngsters Night during the wedding gala on June 18.

“I’m armed with the best 300 CDs. Of course I’ll play my favourite remix number from Don. Among the film CDs I’m carrying are Kal Ho Naa Ho and Hum Tum,” he says. Ali, who was approached by Amit Bhatia’s uncle, also played at the engagement party held in the Capital few weeks ago. “They want Indian music, so we’re being flown there. The idea is to offer a great mix that includes UK’s bhangra king Rishi Rich, Beyoncé, hip-hop and film hits. Personally, I feel there’s nothing to beat Punjabi music,” says Ali, who generally likes to goes by what the crowd wants.

Interestingly, our very own DJ Vikrant Pawa of Nightlife too is leaving for Paris, to play at all the groom’s functions – Seherabandhi, Mehndi, Doli lunch and the wedding. “It’ll be mostly Bollywood stuff for the Mehndi. I’ll play numbers like Mehndi laga ke rakhna (DDLJ). For the Baraat, I’ll play mostly Punjabi tracks like Mere dil vich by Rishi Rich from Hum Tum,” says Pawa.

Pawa is going by a clear directive: to make sure everybody has a great time. So each number is well thought-out and certainly something that will be a crowd puller. “For the Doli lunch I’ve selected the number Palki mein hoke sawar chale re from Khalnayak. After all, we all know that Bollywood music is the ultimate favourite because it has a song for every occasion,” concludes Pawa.

The Script So Far...

Amit Bhatia weds Vanisha Mittal at the 17th Century Vaux Le Vicomte estate, 55 km east of Paris

The £30 million trousseau (including jewellery) has creations of Abu-Sandeep, Tarun Tahiliani & Suneet Varma

The Sangeet includes a play written by Javed Akhtar

Shah Rukh Khan and Aishwarya Rai will perform at the Bollywood Night

Kolkata chef Munna Maharaj will dish out the grand veggie spread