Durga Puja 2024: 5 Mumbai pandals you can visit if you want to meet Bollywood celebs
Navratri season is here! And Durga Puja is just around the corner. For all those planning their pandal hopping excursions, keep these 5 Durga Puja pandals in your itinerary if you want to spot a Bollywood celeb this festive season. From Kajol, Rani and all of the Mukherjee family to the Bachchans and the Roshans, these puja pandals are visited by many B-town celebrities every year.
The festive season is finally here and nobody celebrates the festivals like Bollywood celebrities. From visiting Durga Puja pandals to hosting Garba nights, B-town welcomes the Navaratri with pomp and splendour. Adding glamour to religious ceremonies, B-town stars like Kajol, Rani Mukherjee, Sushmita Sen and many more, are regulars at Durga Puja pandals in Mumbai city. If you want to meet them, keep reading to learn about 5 puja pandals you should keep on your pandal-hopping itinerary.
Durga Puja pandals where you are likely to spot a Bollywood celeb
1) North Bombay Durga Puja
Hosted By: Mukherjee Family
In the posh Juhu suburb, the third generation of the Mukherjee film family aka Rani, Kajol and Ayan are gearing up for five days of festivities at the North Bombay Sarvajanik Durgotsav. The pandal is a grand affair visited by Mukherjee's friends and family and most of the film fraternity. From TV actresses like Sumona Chakravarti to Bollywood biggies like Katrina Kaif and Karan Johar, you are most likely to spot a celebrity in your midst.
2) Kumar Sanu¡¯s Lokhandwala Pujo
Hosted By: Kumar Sanu
Credit: X | Kumar Sanu's Durga Puja pandal
Singer Kumar Sanu hosts a legendary Durga puja pandal every year at a plush colony in Lokhandwala. The pandal is frequented by several Bollywood A-listers like the Deol family including Dharmendra himself as well as politicians like Eknath Shinde. This year as well, the pandal is expected to host a number of celebrities.
3) Biswajit Chatterjee¡¯s Puja Pandal, Juhu
Hosted By: Biswajit Chatterjee
Mumbai: Rakesh Roshan and Hrithik Roshan at veteran actor Biswajit Chatterjee's Durga Puja pandal in Juhu. #DurgaPuja pic.twitter.com/JHkPFFuJv2
¡ª ANI (@ANI) October 7, 2019
Veteran actor Biswajeet Chatterjee is another Bengali celeb who has been hosting a Durga Puja pandal and feast for years. Last year the actor along with his son Prosenjit Chatterjee, who is also a famous actor, hosted their family pandal at the prime spot in Juhu Club Millennial which was visited by the cr¨¨me of Bollywood. Hrithik Roshan and his director father Rakesh Roshan have been regulars at this pandal every year and are expected to attend this year as well.
4) Lokhandwala Durgotsav
Hosted By: Abhijeet Bhattacharya
Bollywood playback singer Abhijeet Bhattacharya has been hosting Durga Puja at his Lokhandwala Durgotsav Pandal for more than 25 years. The legendary singer also organises traditional rituals and programmes like dhunuchi naach along with live music performances and delicious food stalls serving typical Bengali delicacies that you'll find in Kolkata. Last year legendary actor Pankaj Tripathi visited the puja pandal along with his family and this year too you can expect to see familiar faces in attendance.
5) Balkanji Bari, Santacruz
Hosted By: Descendants of Sashadhar Mukherjee
In the Santacruz neighbourhood, the Mukherjee family hosts another iconic Durga Puja pandal where all three sisters aka Rani, Kajol and Tanisha mark their presence every year. The pandal also hosts several cultural programmes like Sindoor Khela where Bollywood celebrities like Bipasha Basu and Sushmita Sen also participate.
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