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Part 3 Asian Games competitions 2010 Iran China Guangzhou XVI Asiad Persian Gulf Bollywood mania grips host nation artists during a grand closing ceremony A jump start (to the end) is what every Indian would have got at yesterday's dazzling closing ceremony of the 16th Asian Games when some 200-odd Chinese dancers performed to the tune of Saajanji ghar aaye, dulhan kyon sharmaaye from the 1998 Shah Rukh Khan-Kajol Bollyood blockbuster of Kuch Kuch hota hai. The performance was worth noting by our Hindi film choreographers, who along with cheap Chinese equipment, can now also source dancers for their projects from China. The Chinese put up yet another fantastic show of song, dance and fireworks, just like the opening ceremony, less than a fortnight ago, at the amphitheatre-like closing ceremony venue on Haixinsha Island across the Pearl river here. Besides, dance performances based on music from China and India, there were dance routines to tunes from Japan, Kazakhstan, Indonesia, Lebanon and Mongolia. The brevity of the performances however was what stood out - roughly 45 minutes only was enough to enthrall the enthusiastic and participative 30000-odd spectators, who had filled the venue to its capacity. The flag-bearers of the 45 participating nations followed by their athletes then trooped in. India's gold medal-winning pugilist Vijender Singh, with a visible bandage across his left hand that was dislocated during his final bout against Uzbekistan's World Champion Abbos <b>...</b>