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..................................................................................................Dandiya
Dandiya
Fever
 No
festival is celebrated with as much enthusiasm, pomp, colour, gaiety
and dance than Navratri, celebrated for nine nights in late
September every year. The traditional Dandiya Raas or the
Garba brings the entire community together, with men and
women dressed in exotic clothes dancing in pairs. The dancers use
painted wooden sticks that have tiny bells attached to them.
Over the years, the traditional dance form has developed modern
overtones, with disco dandiya and rain dandiya gaining
popularity. While almost every building society in Mumbai is lit
up with the colour of Navratri dandiya, hardcore dancers prefer
to frequent the city's hot Navratri spots like the Khar Gymkhana,
JVPD Ground and Jashoda Rang Mandir, among others.
Celebrity Dandiya
* Amitabh Bachchan, Hritikh Roshan and Rakesh Roshan
will create dance-o-mania at the Khar Gymkhana on September
23, 2000.
* Manisha Koirala, Raveena Tandon, Twinkle Khanna, Tabu, Malaika
Arora and Pooja Batra will colour the celebrations at
JVPD Ground in Juhu.
* Sharad Kapoor and Aditya Panscholi will dance at
Millennium Navratri 2000 at Club Millennium.
* Arbaaz Khan, Malaika Arora, Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek
Bachchan can be caught live at the Ghatkopar Gujarati Samaj.
What's happening where?
Sankalp's Bollywood Navratri 2000: This will perhaps be
the largest celebration with Daler Mehendi, Jaspinder Narula, Sunidhi
Chauhan and Babul Supriyo to pep up the revellers. There are exciting
prizes to be won every night - a motorbike and a Thomas Cook holiday
package.
Venue: JVPD Ground, Behind Chandan Cinema, Juhu.
Millennium Group's Info Raas 2000: Playback Singer Vinod
Rathod of Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam's Doli Taro and Kishore
Sodha will entertain with their melodies. Again great prizes to
be won - computer courses, digital diaries, garments and even gold
and diamond jewellery. Season tickets cost Rs 1200/-.
Venue: Nirmal Nagar Ground, Mulund West
Millennium Navratri 2000: This event has special performances
by Saapna Mukherjee and Malkit Singh. Check out the bumper prizes
- A Balero from Mahindra & Mahindra. Season tickets cost Rs
1000/- and daily tickets Rs 150/-. Venue: Club Millennium,
JVPD Scheme, Vile Parle West
Juhu Jagruti: Parag Desai and his group Takita Dhin, will
perform along with Nagin Bhai, a folk singer from Bharuch. Daily
tickets are available at Rs 150/-. Some of the prizes include household
goods and tours. Venue: Jashoda Rang Mandir, Near Mithibhai
College, Vile Parle West.
Khar Gymkhana: This will be a very happening place with
stars and politicians gracing the occasion. The event will be shown
live on IN Cable. Venue: Khar Gymkhana.
Crazy Beats Navratri: Unlike its name, this will feature
only traditional Gujarati songs and dandiya. Prizes include gold
ornaments. Season tickets cost Rs 700/- and daily tickets Rs 100/-
Venue: Goraswadi Ground, S V Road, Kandivli West.
Ghatkopar Gujarati Samaj: Exciting bumper prizes include
a Maruti car, a foreign tour with Raj Travels, a Siemens washing
machine and a diamond ring. Daily tickets cost Rs 100/-
Venue: Kookreja Ground, Vallabhbaug Extension Lane, Ghatkopar
East.
Author: Anupama
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