Actress will be having a busy Durga Puja this year, dividing time between Kolkata and Mumbai. The actress has been associated with the DN Nagar Durga Puja for many years, and will be actively participating in its organisation this year, too. ADVERTISEMENT Talking about her association with the Puja, she tells Mid-day, "It's been a very long time that I have been associated with this puja.
The organisers are like extended family to me. I have been associated with the DN Nagar Durga Puja for so long that it feels like my own, my home puja." DN Nagar Puja to pay tribute to Aadesh Srivastava This year, the organisers are paying a special tribute to late composer Aadesh Srivastava - his wife and actress Vijayta Pandit will be performing.
"The puja is being organized at a large scale at Chitrakoot Gardens this year, people are very excited to come and join. A lot of prominent stars have visited it over the years, like Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan. We have had wonderful performances too, alongwith dhunuchi naach.
This year we are paying tribute to Aadesh Srivastava," Rituparna shares. Mumbai vs Kolkata Durga Puja vibes She admits though Mumbai can't match the vibes of Kolkata, the festival is celebrated extensively here. "You cannot match the vibes of Kolkata, because Kolkata has got its own own charm and its own basic ownership of this festival.
Obviously, everything has emanated from West Bengal and Kolkata, but the puja vibes are very strong among expats now. And in Mumbai,.