Stars are arriving in big Dandiya pandals. Maximum offers are coming for Sunny Deol, who has not accepted even a single one!

Film promoter Abdul Qadir offered Sunny Deol any price for a day at a Dandiya program at Cora Center in Borivali, Mumbai, but things did not work out. Even the proposal was given to the director of the film 'Gadar 2', Anil Sharma, but the Gurdaspur MP did not listen to him at all. Sunny's answer was - "Tara Singh had gone for the promotion of the film but he will not dance from street to street." Many Bollywood stars have participated in the Garba dance as guests for one day or the whole ten days. A huge fee has been charged for this.

Garba's Musical Stars: Singers and Garba Artists Shine Bright

Let us tell the readers that in the pandals where the stars reach, expensive tickets and season passes are sold. Most of the singers or Garba singers are the special attractions of the Garba dance of Navratri. Abdul Qadir told us that even the smallest film artists of a few scenes are sold on the spot. They get good money. The producers of TV serials make a deal and they go to Dandiya dance with the entire team and become the beauty of the pandals.

The Bollywood Beats that Rule Dandiya Nights

By the way, in Dandiya pandals, be it celebrities, film stars, TV artists, politicians, or social workers, whoever the guest is – songs from films are often played. Because the rhythm of Dandiya is found in the tune of film songs only. The most played songs during Dandiya are - 'Dholi Taro', 'Nagada Sang Dhol', 'Sabse Bada Tera Naam', 'O Re Gori', 'Radha Kaise Na Jale', etc. Apart from these, romantic songs from the year's hit films and newly released films are played. This year the songs of 'Gadar 2' and 'Pathan' are popular. Last year, songs from South films were played a lot. Among these were the songs of 'Pushpa', and 'RRR' which had no meaning in the Devi Geet. This year, before Garba, many songs on YouTube were seen being practiced.

Hot Spots of Celebrity Durga Pandal Visits

As far as the arrival of film celebrities in Garba pandals is concerned, the first approach on this occasion is to invite singers. Singers like Abhijeet, Vinod Rathod, Rekha Rao, Pamela Jain, etc. are booked for the entire season. Among them, since Abhijeet has started taking the responsibility (Lokhandwala) of Bengali Durga Puja, he does not go anywhere else. Kumar Sanu and Udit Narayan go to be a part of Garba as guests.

There they do not sing, their songs are played and everyone else plays Dandiya in their presence. Nowadays, Dandiya bands have become very numerous in every city. There is also a demand for Punjabi singers Daler Mehndi, Mika, Honey, and Daljit Dosanjh because it means dancing and singing. The most sought-after singers during Garba have been Falguni Pathak, Preeti Pinky, Pandit sisters, etc. Their rule over Garba dance and music continues, but now they get booked for the entire season at expensive rates in some clubs or hotels and Dandiya tickets are sold in abundance in their name.

Hot spots for visiting Durga pandals of Bollywood stars are known as - Goregaon Sports Club, Hotel Centaur (Juhu and Santa Cruz Airport), Kora Club, Mithibai College, Hotel Sea Princess, Chowpatty, etc. Film stars and TV actors are invited here. Sometimes the actors of a serial arrive with their entire team and enhance the flavor of the festival by playing Dandiya on filmy tunes. Sweta Tiwari, Avika Gaur, Rashmi Desai, and all the Bhabhi characters of the show 'Bhabhi Ji Ghar Par Hain' are the special beauty of Dandiya. The actors of Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chasma are from the Dandiya family. Overall, this is a seasonal business for film and TV artists and also a medium to become popular.

-Sharad Rai