Amitabh Bachchan shares glimpse of Lord Ganesha from past unveiling at 'Lalbaugcha raja'

With Ganesh Chaturthi here, the people of India are in the spirits of welcoming Lord Ganesha to their homes with a great amount of pomp and show. Along with the netizens, Bollywood is also celebrating the festival with the release of movies and tracks dedicated to the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi and the ramp-up of devotion. Known for extensively celebrating the event, legendary Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan had kickstarted the festivities on September 8 by sharing a past video from Lalbaugcha Raja. The precise circumstances of the video created somewhat of a stir on social media at the time it was posted, and it was later clarified as having been from 2016.

Amitabh Bachchan's past video of 'Lalbaugcha Raja'

The 78-year-old actor is known for his devotion to celebrating Ganesh Chaturthi along with the entire Bachchan family. Getting into the spirits of the festivity, the actor took to his Instagram to share a past glimpse of a Ganesha idol from the Lalbaugcha Raja Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Mandal in Mumbai. Bachchan captured the entire opening of the curtains for the 'Darshan' of Lord Ganesha also fondly called 'Lalbaugcha Raja'. As soon as the curtains were up, devotees were seen gathering in large numbers were heard passionately chanting. Sharing the video, Amitabh Bachchan wrote, 

''ॐ गण गणपतये नमः .. Ganpati Bappa Morya .. पहला दर्शन , लालबागचा राजा 🙏🏼🙏🏼''

Amitabh Bachchan on the work front

The actor has several movies lined up for releases in his pipeline. He was last seen in Rumy Jaffrey's Chehre alongside Emraan Hashmi and Krystle D'Souza. The actor played the role of Advocate Veer Sahay, an old man with a penchant for mind games. He is currently seen as the host in the 13th edition of the popular reality show Kaun Banega Crorepati. The actor will be seen in movies like Jhund, Brahmāstra and Butterfly which are scheduled to be released in 2021. His upcoming movies like Mayday and Good Bye will be released next year. The actor is also set to appear in Project K helmed by Nag Ashwin alongside Deepika Padukone and Prabhas.

Update: An earlier version of this story had erroneously stated that Amitabh Bachchan had personally visited Lalbaugcha Raja and that the video he had shared was of the idol's unveiling in 2021. This was later clarified by the official Twitter handle of Lalbaugcha Raja and the story since has been updated.

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