How Bollywood Celebrated Durga Puja and Navratri Long Before VIP Pandals Took Over
The celebration of Navratri and Durga Puja in Bollywood goes back much further than the glamorous VIP pandals we see today. Long before the big corporate sponsors and heavy security took over, film personalities celebrated this festival with pure simplicity and a deep sense of community. The roots of these celebrations were planted back in the 1930s and 1940s when the heart of Indian cinema started shifting from Kolkata to Mumbai.
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- Lifestyle
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- Crime & safety, Films & OTT
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- Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, West Bengal
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- sulena majumdar arora
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- Friday, 16 October 2026, 8:28 pm IST
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