Parineeti,Aditya ring in early Diwali at Times Square

Indian actors Aditya Roy Kapur and Parineeti Chopra,promoting their new film, 'Daawat-e-Ishq' made a special appearance at the concert that featured performances by singer Shaan and other artists where the colours and lights of India inundated Times Square here as hundreds of Indian-Americans gathered at the iconic city destinationfor an early start toDiwali festivities that brought together renowned artists from the Indian film industry.Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation presented the'Diwali at Times Square' extravaganza here yesterday showcasing Indian culture, heritage, diversity and?cuisine. The event was attended by India's environment minister Prakash Javadekar, Indian Consul General Dnyaneshwar Mulay and US Representative Joseph Crowley.Javadekar is in the city to represent India at the Climate Summit to be hosted by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on September 23.Addressing the crowd,?Javadekar said as a representative of the Narendra Modi government he is extending Diwali greetings to the New Yorkers.