mumbai a bonanza of bengali culture and modern entertainment awaits the residents of mumbai and navi mumbai at durga puja that is celebrated from the sixth day of the navratri festival most pandals have lined up events from october 20 to 24 the sarvajanik vashi durga puja that will start a day earlier has got actor shah rukh khan to perform for the first time we have reserved a budget of rs 5 crore this year of which rs 2 crore will pay khans fees for a onehour show says asit ghosh president of the bengal trust the vashi pandal has arranged a starry lineup of performers through the week drafting sunidhi chauhan shreya ghoshal poornima sushma shreshtha sonu nigam and somlata acharya ghosh says the 28ft idol will be housed in a pandal resembling the belur math over at shivaji park the bengal club is celebrating its 77th annual durgotsav by creating a set of gurudev rabindranath tagores house the art director of slumdog millionaire abhishek redkar is crafting an ecofriendly set says spokesperson prasoon rakshit the bengal club organizes entertainment programmes the classic dhunuchi dance and sankha dhwani conchblowing competitions the average indian outside of bengal identifies durga puja by vignettes of tall idols and sindoor khela in films like amar prem and kahaani now as indian cinema celebrates its centenary in 2013 one pandal has coupled its tribute to the goddess with its homage to films the bombay durga bari samiti whose venue is tejpal hall has devised a theme ma durga in cinema movies where the goddess is projected carry messages of conquering anger and social inequity says president soumitra banerjee