Talking about his memoir, Subhash Ghai said, “In this journey, I feel I am not extraordinary; I am just a human.”

Imtiaz Ali asked the prolific director about how Krishna and Radha were integral in Ghai’s film. The director said, “India’s timeless hero is Krishna, and the sacrificing director is Ram. As a child, I read Mahabharata and Ramayana, where I realised that Krishna is a romantic, philosopher, scientist, warrior. He is the most versatile and iconic character.”

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After  thundering applause,  an audio-visual took the audience  down the memory lane of the making of India’s “ultimate showman”, Subhash Ghai. The auditorium was filled with cheers and whistles as writer and director, Imtiaz Ali, Subhash Ghai’s daughter Meghna Ghai Puri, President of Whistling Woods, India’s revered poet Gulzar, and HarperCollins India’s Udayan Mitra revealed Karma’s Child: The Story Of India’s Ultimate Showman.

Subhash Ghai, one of the celebrated cinema icons of India, narrated his story of taking control of his life’s steering and directing a magnum opus that is his life during The Greatest Showman session with Imtiaz Ali. The duo began by recollecting how they were introduced to each other’s world of cinema, and the intricacies of their craft. This was followed by Ghai speaking about how he started penning his life story with Suveen Sinha for his memoir. He also narrated how Anand Bakshi wrote the lyrics of the title track of Saudagar, referring to how the lyrics, “Saudagar sauda kar dil lele dil dekar’ came about during Bakshi’s daughter’s marriage in Delhi.

The director also reminisced about the times with his mother and her influence on his life. She made him understand the art of explanation, an important trait for a director. Taking ahead this thought, he argued how the internalisation of films is significant in making the medium timeless. For Subhash Ghai, Dilip Kumar was not only one of his favourite collaborators but a gem of a human too. Talking about him, he said, “Dilip Kumar was my favourite actor. We worked with him on Vidhata, Karma, and Saudagar. He was second after my mother who imparted values and principles and showed the depth of the craft. He was my second mother.”

This was followed by a witty Q&A session in which Mr Ghai replied with charm and affability.

The Literature Live! The Mumbai LitFest, presented by Godrej Industries Group, in association with NCPA and powered by Kotak, returned for its 15th edition this year at the NCPA. The much-loved festival is a celebration of literary excellence, recognised as one of the most iconic arts festivals in India.

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The  pandal serves more than 5000 devotees each day with the special bhog being made and served to all the visitors by the Mukherjee family personally and the committee members. There will be performances by variety of renowned Bollywood artist in the evening including cultural and traditional.

There were stalls from all over the country exhibiting traditional sarees, outfits designer wear and authentic delicacies. Dhaki troupe specially comes from Kolkata to do Dhunuchi Dance & Sindur khela is the highlight. Maa’s protima is 17.5 ft tall & 30 ft broad which makes is one of the tallest protima’s in Mumbai.

The festival of Durga Puja is colored with devotional zeal, mythological legends, detailed rituals, extravagant pandals and magnificent tableaus of the divine Mother Goddess coming with her children Ganesh, Kartik, Lakshmi and Saraswati from Kailash to Dharti (her parent’s  home). As the festival of Maa Durga is approaching, the members of North Bombay Sarbojanin Durga Puja Samiti 2019 brings one of the oldest and the biggest Durga Puja in Mumbai to seek the blessings of Maa Durga.

The members of North Bombay Sarbojanin Durga Puja Samiti 2019 unanimously believe “Our puja is well-known as a “GHARUA PUJA” which means all are welcome to become a part of our puja family. We believe in serving Bhog to all who come to seek blessings of Maa Durga. Our members are actively involved in serving the Bhog.  These few days are days of bonding and celebrations among all of us, along with getting an opportunity to wear traditional attire .It is a Sarbojanin puja so all are welcome to be a part of this family. Durga Puja is one of the most important festivals of Bengali. It’s an occasion where the family comes together and celebrates the festival. We have an AC pandal which is one of the largest pandal in Mumbai. We welcome each & everyone with open heart to seek the blessings of Maa”

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