This Year, Fest Will Span 8 Days; Stars Like Kat, SRK, Singham To Rock Amdavadis
For the next eight days beginning Tuesday, Gujarat will turn into a dance floor aglitter with Bollywood stars as garba revellers rock the state with dandia beats. Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif will make Ahmedabad sizzle with her ‘Sheela ki jawani’ and ‘Chikni chameli’ performances at an event organized by Star Burst at a club on SG Road.
“Katrina Kaif and Shahrukh Khan,who aretocome to the city to promote their upcoming movie “Jab Tak Hai Jaan” will attend the garba event on October 22,” said Shaktisinh Vaghela of Star Burst. “Ajay Devgan and Sanjay Dutt will attend the event on October 19.” Garba organizers have also roped in rock bands and popular singers and mixed the right ingredients to boost the merriment and entertainment quotient of the festivities.
From starstudded club garbas to posh sheri garbas, from theme garbas to kids’ garbas, enthusiasts have variety of options to choose from. Manoj Chaudhary of Shankus, said, “We have invited various traditional dance groups like Sun Burn, Friends, and Dholida for the week long garba events organized at Karnavati Club.” Preity Zinta will visit the garba venue on October 23, Chaudhary said. “Dewang Patel’s garba is on October 20,” he said. “Various popular garba singers like Samir Raval, Prasad Kadam and Dimple Pancholi have been signed up.”
Garba events exclusively planned for kids have stoked the imagination of Amdavadis. Adity Patel, the mother of three year-old Anaya, has organized a special evening — Adukio Dadukio — for three to five-year-olds. “I am a garba fan. This time I have organized an event specially for my daughter,” she said. “We are expecting an exclusive crowd of moms and kids dressed in traditional attire. Digvijaysingh of Lakme Fashion week will attend the programme to judge the best dressed pair of mom and child.”
