Ganesha &
Hindi Films pii
13.9.2013,
Mumbai
In Mukul Anand’s Agneepath/1990,
the underworld don hails from a small village Mandva and it has been a family
tradition to bring the idol home and the hero continuing with the tradition.
The film featured Amitabh Bachchan in a dramatic climax where he is stabbed by
his enemies amidst excited crowds bidding farewell to the deity at the
seashore. In Satya 1998,
the hero is exposed amidst the festival, dragged on a noisy street.
The ten-day celebration
exudes boundless energy. In cinema it has portrayed myriad moods – pathos,
triumph, drama and in some instances, courage. In Dil toh Pagal Hai /1997 Aroona Irani gifts identical
silver idols to Shah Rukh Khan and Madhuri Dixit who are unable to express love
for each other. In My Friend Ganesha
a little child bonds with the deity and keeps him a secret from his parents. In
the remake of Don Shah Rukh Khan
dances a robust number on the streets and in the new Agneepath Hrithik Roshan and Priyanka Chopra dance and dabble in
colour to celebrate the elephant lord.
Bhawana
Somaaya / @ bhawanasomaaya
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