Marathi stars take off from work to celebrate Ganapati Festival
Ganapati festival is the most popular community festival in Maharashtra. Many Maharashtrian families also celebrate this festival for eleven days. Our Marathi film and TV stars, who are otherwise busy with their shooting schedule throughout the year, take off for few days, to be with their families, to celebrate this festival in traditional manner.
Now days, many celebrities from Marathi TV and Film industry belong to places like Pune, Nashik, Sangli and Nagpur and they all proceed to their native places to welcome Ganpati Bappa to their homes. Prominent among them were Prarthana Behere, Shantanu Moghe and wife Priya , who were surprised to find some television unit visiting their Ganapati bappa. Popular TV show anchor and actor Nilesh Sable is with his family in Pune to celebrate Ganapati fest, while Abhijeet Khandkekar is with his wife at Nashik to celebrate this traditional fest at his home.
Film makers Ravi Jadhav and actor Sameer Dharmadhikari have prepared the idol of eco friendly Ganapati idol at home with his family and then offer prayers with his entire family. Among others who are celebrating Ganapati with their family are Swwapnil Joshi, Kedar Shinde, Kishori Godbole, Chinmay Udgirkar, Yogita Chitale & Sayali Sanjeev . Some senior actors like Mohan Joshi, while celebrating the festival have also spoken about environment friendly festival, making an appeal to people in Maharashtra to avoid noise pollution.
Marathi stars to perform at the Border
After performing at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, few years ago, now the Marathi stars are all set to perform at the Border, for Maratha Battalion. Between 15 and 19th October 2013, the group comprising of Megha Ghadge, Smita tambe, Smita Shewale, Nutan Jayant, Bhargavi Chirmule, Amruta Khanvilkar, Hemangi kavi, Pooja Sawant, Siya Patil, & Neha Pendse will be at Baramulla, to give a special performance, comprising of Lavani and other dance forms on songs.
The event is being organised by Mahesh Tilekar and choreographed by Omkar Shinde. The troupe will also carry Diwali sweets for the jawans during their visit to the border.
Marathi stars take a break for Ganapati celebrations
No Marathi movie was released last Friday and not many shows of Marathi Dramas are held during the week, as Marathi celebrities are busy attending the Ganapati celebrations either at their homes or at community celebrations. There has been great demand for Marathi stars at Ganapati celebrations at various mandals, as we witnessed in recently released film ‘Moraya’. Many stars prefer to go to their respective old residential colonies to meet their old neighbors and friends on this occasion. In all it’s time to rejoice, besides taking the blessings of the God. We have also witnessed their presence at the famous ‘Lalbaugcha Rajaa’ in Mumbai.
The common observation was that these celebrities were busy performing pooja at a joint family functions. RBI Colony Mumbai Central Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Mandal, which is celebrating 56th year, invited all the past residents and it was a reunion for them after 30 years. The present artistes welcomed the past residents associated with Marathi dramas and TV serials and it was a grand occasion for all of them. For former Drama director Arwind Bhanu, Pramod Limaye (Kunal Limaye’s father) Dhananjay Mungale, Suresh Sahasrabudhe, Pratibha Sawant (Now, Rakhee Dey), Nitin Guruji and actor Mohan Khambete, it was a memorable moment. Besides these artistes, the colony had offered platform to many well known stage artistes like Nana Shinde, Ravi Patwardhan, Ajit Rege, Dr. & Ms. Benkar, Sanad Kothare, Viju Pawar, Viraj Raje, Kunal Limaye and others. Those present, were welcomed by present TV artiste Monty, a resident of the colony and members of the Ganeshotsav Mandal lead by Satish Bhosale.