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00:00It's no secret they love the UAE and the past 12 months have been no exception when
00:10it comes to celebrity invasions.
00:12From fashion and film to music or just a simple stopover, we bring you a roundup of the A-list
00:17visits of 2012.
00:20From the Khans to the Kumars, Dubai was a popular haunt for Bollywood stars in 2012.
00:26Even the ever-elusive Sanjay Dutt put in a public appearance for his action film, Agneepath.
00:31Superstar Salman Khan could easily win the Most Frequent Flyer to Dubai title thanks
00:35to his numerous jaunts to the UAE.
00:37We were witness to his notorious mood swings, which we put down to, well, jet lag.
00:42But the crown for most number of visits has to go to Priyanka Chopra, who clocked five
00:46this year.
00:47From dance shows to jewellery launches to film premieres, PC did it all in the UAE.
00:52We also got to see new mum Aishwarya Rai Bachchan at this year's Dubai World Cup.
00:57As the brand ambassador for long jeans, she presented a watch to one of the fashionably
01:01dressed women at the world's richest horse race.
01:04As always, she used her favourite phrase, wonderful to be in Dubai.
01:08In a separate event, Rai Bachchan's hubby Abhishek made a more dramatic entry as he
01:12spun around top speed in a Mini Cooper at Dubai's Global Village.
01:16No, he didn't get a speeding ticket because Abhishek was in town to promote his movie,
01:21with players along with Bipasha Basu, Sonam Kapoor, Neel Nitin Mukesh and Bobby Deol.
01:27But this has to be the highlight of the year for us.
01:29Saif Ali Khan, who's actually a real prince, took us on a wild ride around town in a flaming
01:34red Ferrari.
01:35Khan, who was in town to promote his spy flick Agent Vinod, was armed with a licence to thrill.
01:40Khan's wife Kareena Kapoor also made a memorable entry.
01:44During her visit to promote her film Heroine, Kapoor, who was still single then, hopped
01:48off a seaplane and addressed the press on a yacht.
01:51And no, we weren't seasick and no, she wasn't a diva.
01:552012 also saw haughty John Abraham prove he isn't just a pretty face.
01:59His words, not ours.
02:01Abraham turned producer with his indie flick Wikidona, one of the sleeper hits of this
02:05year.
02:07Speaking of pretty faces, newbies Alia Bhatt, Siddharth Malhotra and Varun Dhawan, who made
02:12their debut with Karan Johar's Student of the Year, had no such problems.
02:16Happy to be commodified, their mentor Johar acted like a proud dad as he flaunted his
02:20prized discoveries.
02:22Guess who came to the Gulf News office this year?
02:25The cast of Rowdy Rathod, that's who.
02:27Akshay Kumar, Sonakshi Sinha and Prabhu Deva put on their thinking caps and did a spectacular
02:32job at playing editors for the day for Tabloid.
02:35Bollywood heartthrob Ranbir Kapoor asked his fans to live life king size, while his father
02:40Rishi chose to ring in his 60th birthday at Dubai's swanky Japanese restaurant Zuma.
02:45Finally, we rounded off the year with who else?
02:47Salman Khan.
02:48The actor was switched on as he made his stage comeback after more than a decade in the Alan
02:52Bollywood concert.
02:54In all, there was a lot of waiting involved, but when the stars deigned to appear hours
02:57later than their scheduled time, all was forgotten as they won us over with their star power
03:02and wit.
03:03From Hollywood, the Dubai roll call was robust.
03:06Actors Richard Gere, Frida Pinto, Cate Blanchett, Colin Firth, Kristen Davis, Gerard Butler,
03:11Gwyneth Paltrow, Demi Moore and Rooney Mara were some of the stars who made their presence
03:16felt in the UAE this year.
03:18While the Shake It Up stars Zendaya Coleman and Bella Thorne stirred some fun in Dubai
03:22as they took their turn behind the millions of milkshakes counter, Demi Moore chose to
03:26kick off her 50th birthday celebrations in Abu Dhabi.
03:29Movie buffs also got a whiff of Gwyneth Paltrow in her role as brand ambassador for Hugo Boss
03:34perfume at Dubai Mall, while Richard Gere revealed his addiction to green tea during
03:38the Abu Dhabi Film Festival.
03:40On the fashion front, Heidi Klum chose Dubai to film her catwalk show, Germany's Next
03:44Top Model, and roped in Dubai-based designer Fern One to create 46 dresses.
03:49Italy's flamboyant designer Roboto Cavalli unveiled his perfume in Dubai early this year
03:54and threw a legendary bash to celebrate this milestone, while Victoria's Secret model
03:58Karolina Kurkova added an extra dose of glamour to a launch party for Arab-language websites
04:04devoted to luxury.
04:05Over to Kelly for the Music Roundup.
04:09From Stereophonics to Sophie Ellis Baxter, The Eagles, Elton, Enrique and Evanescence,
04:14Madonna to Matt Kearney, Chris Brown and Cee Lo to Craig David, Missy Elliott to Macy Gray,
04:20The Proclaimers to Katy Perry and of course industry giants Kylie, Usher, 50 Cent, Nelly,
04:25Snoop and more, 2012 has been one heck of a year when it comes to a live tune or two.
04:30The musical Minogue Sisters made both the ents and fashion headlines, Kylie taking to
04:35the stage at Yass Arena for her fantastic flashback of all her favourites, but in a
04:40slightly questionable blue jumpsuit which didn't leave much to the imagination, while
04:44her sis Dani launched her Project D collection over the same weekend.
04:49The F1 was packed with Cee Lo Green, Travi McCoy, Mel C, Nickelback, Eminem, Akon, Missy
04:55Elliott and more.
04:56The legendary Boy George even managed a club appearance and DJ set.
05:00Atelier Live had a good year with the launch of a festival series hosting 50 Cent, Nelly,
05:05Ciara, Craig David, Eric Murillo, Chris Brown, singer turned circus performer who cleverly
05:11juggled two girlfriends during his trip, Leona Lewis, Teo Cruz, Natasha Beddingfield, Skylar
05:17Gray and Jay Sean.
05:19Snoop is next up on December 31st which rounds off a very good year for them.
05:24Sandance was hot on the heels with a packed Snow Patrol, Stereophonics, Newton Faulkner,
05:28Matt Kearney, Fatboy Slim, Labyrinth, M People, Calvin Harris, Kaiser Chiefs, Rizzle Kicks
05:34and a whole lot of beachfront memory making.
05:36Madonna was probably the highlight of the year, the first 22,000 tickets selling out
05:41in just 30 minutes.
05:42Turns out it wasn't worth it for some.
05:44Both shows opened late to no apology and the material girl baffled some with somewhat strange
05:50performances of gun crime and well, let's call it a rather sexually explicit show.
05:56Enrique was less than chatty in an interview, as was Cee Lo.
05:59The fray had a fab time in the Vegas of the Middle East, what happens in Vegas stays in
06:04Vegas they said.
06:05We met Will.i.am's bestie at the app and had giggles backstage with the four singing tenors
06:11Il Divo and tears with King of Pop, MJ's brothers Tito and Marlon for their Jackson Unity Tour.
06:172012 will be hard to top but something tells us if anyone can do it, the UAE can.
06:23Bring on 2013.