How Bollywood celebrates Ganesh Chaturthi

Bollywood is celebrating Ganesh Chaturthi with the rest of Mumbai. Even though actor Salman Khan is away in the US, his family is celebrating Ganapati festival in his house.

“What if bhai is not here, the celebrations will go on. His mom and the others are here to ensure that the puja is carried out the way it is carried out in all other years,” said a member of the Khan family.

The other celebrities like Vidya Balan, Ekta Kapoor, Rani Mukerji, Lata Mangeshkar, Akshay Kumar, Shilpa Shetty and Nana Patekar also organised a Ganesh Puja at their house.

“The puja at Ekta’s house is being held with a lot of pomp and spendour. She has also fasted for the arrival of Lord Ganesha,” says a close friend of the actor.

Shilpa also offered a special puja for the evening as part of the rituals while Lata Mangeshkar took the lead for the evening aarti.
Bollywood celebrities like Neha Dhupia and Sonam Kapoor took the lead and donated paper through the NGO to promote awareness for the environment conscious.