Was the closing ceremony of the Commonwealth Games better than the opener? Opinions differed. But everyone agreed that the popular Bollywood numbers sung here Thursday were the greatest hit.

As some of the country's best singers belted out some of the most popular chartbusters at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, the crowd was on its feet and dancing to its heart's content. And it were not just the Indians. The foreign athletes and officils too joined them.