Allu Arjun honoured as Grand Marshall at India Day Parade in NYC; actor teaches Mayor Eric Adams 'Pushpa' gesture
The parade saw an estimated turnout of 150,000 people.
By ET Online | Updated:
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Telugu megastar Allu Arjun on Sunday was honoured by the Mayor of New York City, Eric Adams, as he represented India as the Grand Marshall in the annual India Day Parade held in New York City celebrating India's 75th anniversary of Independence.
Billed as the world's biggest Indian event outside the nation, the parade saw an estimated turnout of 150,000 people, both as marchers and as the audience along the route on Madison Avenue.
Arjun, who led the prestigious parade as its Grand Marshal alongside his wife Sneha Reddy, thanked the Mayor of New York City for having honoured him.
Arjun took to Instagram to share a picture with the mayor and wrote: "It was a pleasure meeting the Mayor of New York City. Very supportive gentleman. Thank You for the honour Mr Eric Adams. Thaggede Le!"
Arjun also posted a series of pictures, including one that showed the mayor and the actor performing the landmark 'Pushpa' move.
Indians present in the crowd, who were dressed in traditional outfits, cheered for the actor.
Meanwhile, the actor also met his co-star Aditi Agarwal who starred alongside him in the 2003 Telugu drama film 'Gangotri'. The film marked Arjun's debut as an actor and also marked K. Raghavendra Rao's 100th film as a director.
Billed as the world's biggest Indian event outside the nation, the parade saw an estimated turnout of 150,000 people, both as marchers and as the audience along the route on Madison Avenue.
Arjun, who led the prestigious parade as its Grand Marshal alongside his wife Sneha Reddy, thanked the Mayor of New York City for having honoured him.
Arjun took to Instagram to share a picture with the mayor and wrote: "It was a pleasure meeting the Mayor of New York City. Very supportive gentleman. Thank You for the honour Mr Eric Adams. Thaggede Le!"
Arjun also posted a series of pictures, including one that showed the mayor and the actor performing the landmark 'Pushpa' move.
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In a few videos shared on fan pages, Arjun is seen on LED screens at Times Square, waving at fans and crowds gathered around. Indians present in the crowd, who were dressed in traditional outfits, cheered for the actor.
Meanwhile, the actor also met his co-star Aditi Agarwal who starred alongside him in the 2003 Telugu drama film 'Gangotri'. The film marked Arjun's debut as an actor and also marked K. Raghavendra Rao's 100th film as a director.
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