News and pics: Rons Bantwal
Daijiworld Media Network – Mumbai (EP)
Mumbai, Dec 31: The Mulund Festival initiated by Charan Singh Sapra MLC and Chairman of Sewak, an NGO concluded on Dec 28 with a starring goodbye to the year 2013.
The five day event from December 25 to 29 was a grand success. It featured more than 10000 participants in ten different events which included Karaoke singing, dancing, box cricket, body building, badminton, painting, rangoli, marathon, carnival junction, Harley Davidson bike rally and many more.
Charan Singh Sapra said, “We are bringing all the sections of societies and people of different age groups on a common platform and give them a chance to exhibit and excel in their talents”.
The theme “Masti-mohabbat-mail” started with a Carnival Junction which was inaugurated by Marathi actress Mrinal Kulkarni was followed by Harley Davidson bike rally with the message of “Save girl child” which was flagged off by Bollywood star Shreyas Talpade.
He said “It was an awesome experience for the Mulund people, with lots of amazing bikes at one place”. This train travelled into the hearts of every resident of Mulund and took them to an unforgettable journey of fun, love and togetherness. Body building competition was a mega hit where Bollywood star Murli Sharma and Vineet Sharma were seen praising body builders and appreciating their six packs.
The festival also witnessed Lavani performance by Marathi actress Sonalee Kulkarni on the song Apsara Ali.
The grand finale on December 29 had smashing performance by Sukhwinder Singh and his troupes on the song Chak de which made the crowd go Balle Balle. Comedian VIP had the crowd in splits and everybody was seen laughing.
Charan Singh Sapra was seen bonding with Arshad Warsi. Arshad Warsi said, “It is fun to celebrate Mulund festival with all my fans. It is a beautiful fest of “Masti Mohabbat Mail.”
Parineet Chopra was seen entertaining the audience by her beautiful voice. She said “I feel lucky to be here and it is great to enjoy and forget everything. I am happy to be a part of this.” The festival was celebrated by Mulundities with lots of fun and pomp.
Others present at the event were Shekhar Suman, politicians Janardhan Chandurkar, Syoraj Valmike (Secretary-AICC), Sanjay Patil and Dharmesh Jain.