Ganesh Chaturthi 2024 Movies: ‘Satya’, ‘Agneepath’, ‘Vaastav’, and Other Hindi Films Where Ganpati Festival Enhances the Narrative

Ganesh Chaturthi, known as Ganpati Festival, brings joy to millions of Mumbaikars. This year, it falls on September 7, 2024. While the auspicious time will start on Friday, September 6, 2024, the pranpratishtha and puja will be done after 11:02 AM on Saturday. It is celebrated in the Chaturthi tithi of Shukla Paksha in the month of Bhadrapada.

In Bollywood, songs are often used to advance the narrative. Filmmakers have utilised Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations to add vibrancy to their movies through lavishly shot songs that enhance the mood. Conversely, some filmmakers have used the celebrations to propel the story in a more thrilling direction. This is true for several blockbuster Hindi films about gang wars in Mumbai. Here is a list...

‘Dard Ka Rishta’

Sunil Dutt, Smita Patil, and Reena Roy played lead roles in the 1982 emotional drama Dard Ka Rishta. Anyone who watched this film on Doordarshan years ago will recall how Sunil Dutt, as Ravi Kant, places his faith in Ganpati Bappa when everything seems to be failing him. With no other hope left, he faces the anguish of his daughter struggling between life and death due to blood cancer. The visarjan sequence and the bhajan left everyone deeply moved.

‘Vaastav’

Sanjay Dutt gave one of his best-ever performances in this Mahesh Manjrekar movie. The Ganpati aarti sequence had audiences hooked. In that part, we saw how Dedh Footiya (Sanjay Narvekar) gets killed by the cops in a chilling encounter. While Raghu (Sanjay Dutt) and his family celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi, a cop tells him about his best friend's death with a warning that he is next in line. Ganesh Chaturthi 2024 Playlist: ‘Deva Shree Ganesha,’ ‘Gajanana,’ ‘Mourya Re,’ and Other Bollywood Ganpati Songs To Fill Your Home With Energy and Devotion.

 ‘Satya’

Ram Gopal Varma's Satya (1998) is a landmark movie for Bollywood in more ways than one. In the film, JD Chakravarthy plays Satya, who is left with no choice but to kill the gang leader Thakurdas Jhawle (Govind Namdeo). The entire sequence unfolds during Ganpati Visarjan, and it is one of the most intense parts of this riveting movie. Satya won six Filmfare Awards and one National Award, and it remains a cult film with a profound impact on Indian filmmaking. Ganesh Chaturthi 2024 Style Guide: From Shraddha Kapoor to Deepika Padukone, Celeb-Inspired Outfit Ideas To Wear During Ganeshotsav (View Pics).

 ‘Agneepath’

Hrithik Roshan, Priyanka Chopra, and Sanjay Dutt deliver first-rate performances in this Karan Malhotra film. Agneepath (2012) features one of the most beautifully shot Ganpati songs, "Deva Shree Ganesha," capturing the grandeur of Mumbai's celebrations with aarti diyas, flowers, dance, and lights. The sequence also advances the narrative when Hrithik Roshan, as Vijay, unleashes his most formidable avatar by stabbing a shooter to death during the visarjan.

'ABCD'

Prabhudeva's film was a moderate box office success but the dance sequences were mind-flowing. The finale where his troupe kills it with a stellar performance in London saw a performance on the song, "Sadda Dil Vi Tu". The dance was absolutely mesmerising.

Ganesh Chaturthi fills our hearts with hope, wisdom and newfound energy to battle the highs and lows of life. Filmmakers have explored these emotions in many sequences that go beyond aesthetics in a movie. We wish all our readers a Happy Ganesh Chaturthi 2024!

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