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"My religion is my business alone. Whether I choose to do namaz or go to a church, how does it affect anyone? People shouldn't bother about what's not their business. I am all for freedom of expression, but being told how going to a temple makes me a non-Muslim is plain callous," said Soha Ali Khan
On the auspicious occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, T-Series launched Gajanan, read a statement
Bollywood celebrities including Amitabh Bachchan, Sri Devi, Madhuri Dixit Nene, Bipasha Basu, Karan Johar wished their fans on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi on Twitter
"The Siddhivinayak temple authorities requested me to sing it. I will also be going ahead with a CD recording to formally make my offering at the temple. Siddhivinayak is a revered Ganpati temple and since long, they wanted me to render the aarti, which I have finally done. The music is theirs, but the composition and rendering is mine"
Set against the background of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, the short clip also offers snippets of Nargis Fakhri, who plays the role of a DJ in the movie
"The streets are filled with the voice of human commemoration. The lively banter of speech and hilarity, of the presence of the entire family all together, perhaps this once in an entire year, of gifts and happiness," said Mr Bachchan
"Most of the families used to have Ganpati and pujas in our Girgaon chawl. When the pujas were going on, our group of boys would try to find out which house had the best prasad. And we would try to see where the aarti was at the climax, because we didn't want to attend the whole aarti," said Jeetendra
Salman and his family were photographed offering aarti. The list of guests at the pooja included actresses Daisy Shah and Elli Avram who were seen enjoying themselves to the fullest and dancing on the street
An inside pic of the revelries was posted by Salman's younger sister Arpita Khan who posed for pictures with as actress Amrita Arora, artist Rouble Nagi, fitness expert Deanne Pandey and Khan cousin Natascha Charak. Salman's brother Sohail, father Salim Khan and step-mother Helen were photographed right outside Galaxy Apartments
"I have very fond memories of the festival right from childhood. This is one festival when the entire family comes together. This year Saabir sir has been very sweet and accommodating to let me come back to Mumbai for two-three days from our Kerala shoot," said Shraddha Kapoor
Ganesh Chaturthi festivities have begun across the country and luckily for us, social media is around to help spread the good wishes and cheer. Madhuri shared her excitement at the start of the festival, while the ever-witty Twinkle had a secular message to spread. Also, Raveena and Arpita are batting for eco-friendly utsav this year
The makers of Bajirao Mastani were making the most of Ganesh Chaturthi, which is just two days away. 'Mission Bhalewadi' was finally successful and the devotional song in praise of Lord Ganesh was released with an excited crowd cheering Ranveer and Deepika on. Gajanana is currently available on Eros Now, who tweeted a link