The LED ceiling
The LED ceiling

Friday the 13th. Unlucky for most but super lucky for South Mumbai LIV, India’s 1st Boutique Nightclub opened its doors and revived the very-dead clubbing scene this side of the sealink. Most of you remember Redlight? Low ceilings, dark and crowded to the max? To be honest, when I first heard that Redlight was being replaced, I expected pretty much the same ambiance. But thankfully, I was wrong. Welcome to LIV!

The first thing that caught my attention was the ceiling; LEDs synchronized with the pulsating music – something every club needs. Sorta just gets you in the mood doesn’t it? Kudos to the person who did the interiors because even though LIV is not that much larger than its predecessor, mirrors on both sides of the club makes it look way huger than it is. The V.I.P. room actually makes you feel like a V.I.P, with its reflective walls and fibre optics that recreate a starry night. In the middle of a club. What’s not to love? And a HUGE plus for me – the music is restricted to electro, commercial & hip hop – wooohoo – Toto, I think we’re finally home!

Ok, enough about the club – wanna know who LIVed it up with us over the weekend? Imran & Avantika Khan, Sonam Kapoor (who was looking fantabulous in a pink gown, accessorized with a Kirpan Necklace, Rose Window Cuff and Fretwork Bangle, all by Eina Ahluwalia), Neil Nitin Mukesh, Surily Goel, Vikram Phadnis, Sammir Dattani, Ayesha Takia, Arpita Khan, Ashish Raheja, Nauheed Cyrusi, Jacky Bhagnani, Binal Trivedi, Candice Pinto and Narendra Kumar, to name a FEW…

Imran and Avantika Khan
Imran and Avantika Khan
Sonam Kapoor with Sunny Sara, one of the partners of LIV
Sonam Kapoor with Sunny Sara, one of the partners of LIV
Neil Nitin Mukesh
Neil Nitin Mukesh
Surily Goel
Surily Goel
Ayesha Takia and Farhan Azmi
Ayesha Takia and Farhan Azmi
Arpita Khan
Arpita Khan
Ashish Raheja with a friend
Ashish Raheja with a friend
Nauheed Cyrusi
Nauheed Cyrusi
Binal Trivedi and Candice Pinto
Binal Trivedi and Candice Pinto
Narendra Kumar
Narendra Kumar

Unfortunately (or not), the classiness of LIV also comes with a more upmarket entry restriction – it’s by invitation only & guests have to be above the age of 25 (come on guys – you can’t give them a hard time about this because it IS the legal drinking age).

The LIV Partners: Shashi Thadani, Aneesha Bahl, Sunny Sara & Ritik Bhasin
The LIV Partners: Shashi Thadani, Aneesha Bahl, Sunny Sara & Ritik Bhasin

Whenever you do get invited to LIV south-Mumbai style, you have to try the signature shots, named after the owners (how fun is that?)

– Aneeni (for Aneesha Bahl): Jacob Creek’s Pinot Noir, strawberry, watermelon, orange & lime

– Crackling Shash (for Shashi Thadani): Grey Goose, Alize & caramel

–  Sunny All Night Long (for Sunny Sara): An oversized Long Island Iced Tea

– Jageritz (for Ritik Bhasin): Sambuca & Jagermeister

Are you ready to LIV it up? I know I am…