Ballantine’s & t2 present DJ Akash at Soho kicked off not earlier than 10.30pm but picked up almost immediately as the DJ churned out commercial tracks and tequila girls welcomed guests in the VIP section. “We wanted to do something different this year instead of getting belly dancers and providing live entertainment. So we picked tequila and Bollywood, which has no doubt been a dhamaka combo,” smiled Vishal Kapur of Soho. The midnight moment song? Calcutta’s favourite Beedi jalaile...