Indian Directioners were left awestruck when Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson dressed up in sherwanis and matched steps to Bolly beats! Louis outdanced Zayn but they both looked oh-so-cute!

One of the best moments of the live streaming was the segment when the guys were seen talking about their fitness regimen. It was a treat for Directioners who got a glimpse of their workout routine and the boys... shirtless! Harry Styles was shown working on the treadmill and lifting weights, Niall Horan was seen trying “10,000 squats” to get “an ass like Kim Kardashian” and Zayn Malik and Liam Payne were shown practising boxing. Another #winning moment was when the boys flaunted their chiselled bodies to Talk Dirty To Me.

One of the funny moments was when Liam Payne discovered his new-found talent — wrestling! Dressed in a gold-and-blue costume complete with a mask, Liam was seen knocking down pro-wrestler Kurt Angle in the ring. The 21-year-old showed some seriously fast and impressive moves against the pro. Wow!

They attempted to break a few Guinness records like making the tallest toilet paper stack in 30 seconds, balancing coins on their faces while standing up (in picture) and bursting balloons with their butt. But sadly they couldn’t break the records!

Cindy Crawford encouraged Liam and Harry to try the catwalk. Initially, the duo looked a little dazed as the 47-year-old supermodel held them around the waist but they soon picked up all the strutting, pouting and posing!

Niall debuted his new purple tinge hair colour and enacted the famous pottery scene from the movie Ghost with Harry! While Harry attempted to be Demi Moore, Niall hugged him from behind just like how Patrick Swayze did in the original 1990 movie. The chemistry was indespicable! *giggle*

AN AFTERNOON WITH THREE 1D FANS = SHRIEKS, SCREAMS AND SHOUTS!

“It’s crazy to be a Directioner!” shouted sisters Nikita and Poonam Karira. It is 1D Day and they are celebrating! Cousin Reuben Dewan also joined in the t2 chat on Saturday the 23rd.

(L-R) Nikita, Reuben and Poonam dance to 1D tunes. Pictures: Sayantan Ghosh

Poonam Karira, 16

First song I listened to? I was downloading songs when I came across What Makes You Beautiful. That’s how it started. Now, I listen to 1D songs the whole day! I wake up looking at them. My alarm is Diana. Our first concert should be a 1D concert. If I ever meet Harry Styles, I will carry a wedding ring! Unless Harry gets married, I will not have a boyfriend!

The boys or the songs? Them singing the songs is the best!

Favourite 1D boy? Harry Styles stands out. Dimples, curls… curls get the girls! I can do ANYTHING for Harry. I used to like Zayn (Malik), but then he got taken. I cried! They are getting married! Like, why?

All-time favourite 1D song? Last First Kiss, Magic, She’s Not Afraid, One Thing…

One song that you would like to dedicate to the 1D boys? I Wish because in this song they are telling the girls who have moved on in life ‘how I wish, it was me’. I want to tell them how I wish that was me!

Weirdest 1D update? Someone posted a picture of Harry in the toilet!

Favourites from the new album Midnight Memories? Half A Heart, Through The Dark, Diana, Story Of My Life, Best Song Ever. Basically all the songs!

Nikita Karira, 17

First song I listened to? It was my 16th birthday and Poonam and my cousin Rachel sang What Makes You Beautiful. I was like, ‘Who are they?’ Next day What Makes You Beautiful came on TV and Zayn (Malik) caught my eye. Oh! God.... Before sleeping, I read their fan fiction. Every day! We get updates every day. I wake up with Poonam’s alarm! Getting 1D update is a lot of hard work. We sit in the room in the evening and discuss. This Is Us was our first 3D film!

All-time favourite 1D song? Moments, More Than This,

I Wish, She’s Not Afraid.

Favourite 1D boy? First it was Zayn. Now I have moved on to Louis Tomlinson. Same reason as Poonam’s (Zayn got taken!). Sadly! If Louis calls me right now, I can go right now!

Weirdest 1D update? A girl actually stole Liam’s (Payne) boxers.

Favourites from the new album Midnight Memories? Strong, Don’t Forget Where You Belong and Diana.

Reuben Dewan, 16

First song I listened to? I was forced to listen to What Makes You Beautiful before I started liking them. After listening to One Thing, I started liking them.

A boy and a 1D fan?! They do snigger, but then they say, ‘You can go sing these songs to your girlfriend!’ I actually made a whole mix of 1D songs and gave it to my former girlfriend! She was like, ‘Don’t act cheesy with me!’ Now, I am single but I am waiting for her to come back to me! I will mix another album for her.

Favourites from the new album? Story Of My Life and Best Song Ever.

The girls filled us in on some 1D facts!

Niall: He is actually a brunette.
Louis: He is a mama's boy! He also talks to his girlfriend every day. Even I want a boyfriend like that! For a guy, he's got a good ass!
Zayn: He’s not the showy type.
Harry: He is a big flirt! He had straight hair in his childhood. And he wears the tighest jeans.
Liam: He stinks! He has been rejected 22 times! He lost his virginity at 14. That’s why he wrote Rock Me which says ‘summer ‘09’.

Text: Saionee Chakraborty

the story of their life! meet the fans who threw a party on 1D day

BRO CODE: The 1D celebration party in 15-year-old Iqra Humayun’s Karaya Road flat on November 23 evening began with all 10 fans showing off ‘1D’ and the ‘infinity sign’ scribbled on their hands, neon bangles in place. For the uninitiated, the infinity sign in 1D language, according to the Directioners, means: “The Directioners will love the boys till infinity”.

Poster perfect: The gang settled in front of a 5ft poster of Harry Styles and the other 1D boys in Iqra’s room. “I cannot get enough of this poster, it’s so very dear to me,” confessed Iqra.

ON SONG: Little Nyra Humayun couldn’t stop smiling. The 10-year-old penned a song and sang it with the other Directioners to the tune of Om Shanti Om’s title track. The lyrics? All Directioners put your hands up and say it’s 1D Day/ Let us enjoy with the five handsome boys, because it’s 1D day.

ROOM WITH A VIEW: From the LCD TV to the posters, everything was One Direction! The wall dedicated to the five boys had Iqra’s own baby pictures next to those from Story Of My Life. All this while 1D tracks like Best Song Ever, Live While We’re Young and What Makes You Beautiful played in the background.

SPOT THE SCARF: Directioner Iqra sported a scarf just like Harry Styles. “My mother spotted it in Bata in South City and bought it for me ,” said the Ashok Hall student. The other Directioners — Haya, Farhat, Anqua, Fatima, Ambreen, Hania, Nyra and two little Directioners Luqmaan and Ayaan — climbed on to the bed and cut the special 1D cake ordered from Cakes. “Actually we wanted to bake a cake ourselves but we weren’t getting the ingredients,” said Haya and Iqra, between chants of “Go 1D!” by the others.

Pop! They jumped, shrieked, sang and popped open cans of snowflakes and streamers! “We got nachos today because Harry and Niall love nachos!” chorused Hania, Anqua and Fatima. Who’s going to clean up the room, t2 asked the girls. “We won’t! We will sleep like this only because it’s all about 1D!” they giggled.

SIGN-OFF: “A Directioner loves all the five band members but has a weakness for one. Mine is Harry! I cannot get enough of him, his dimples and his smile, especially the way he smiles in Little Things, looks in the camera and says ‘I’m in love with you’... Oh-My-God!” blushed Iqra, who picked the piece of cake which had ‘Harry’ on it.

Text: Pramita Ghosh
Pictures: Sayantan Ghosh