‘Devi Paksha’ has begun and Bengalis can hardly wait for Durga Puja to begin in earnest. Despite the difficult times, Kolkata has managed to keep its enthusiasm high and this year too, following Covid regulations, the city is set to celebrate its biggest festival.
While many were tuning into radio stations on Mahalaya morning, several Tollywood stars like Ditipriya Roy of Rani Rashmoni fame and actress Sreenanda Shankar featured as Ma Durga in special Mahalaya shows.
Last year, Ditipriya featured as Parvati and Ma Durga in a Mahalaya sequence for a popular TV channel. The talented young actress mesmerised everyone with her acting skills and looked as beautiful as Goddess Parvati herself. The question was, who would be this year’s ‘Mohishashurmardini’ alongside Tollywood superstars Koel Mallick and Subhashree Ganguly?
Ditipriya Roy as ‘Mohishashurmardini’
Star JalshaIt was, of course, Ditipriya — Star Jalsha’s Durga. Dressed in a bold red Benarasi saree with a beautiful lotus in her hand, ‘Doshobhuja’ Ditipriya stunned everyone on Mahalaya morning.
While Ditipriya captured the audience with her acting skills, popular actress Sreenanda Shankar mesmerised everyone with her dancing skills in Jago Maa Durga.
Bringing out her elegance and beauty, Sreenanda set the stage on fire along with her co-dancers in a ‘laal paar shada saree’. She was also seen performing another sequence in a beautiful purple-border saree and needless to say, everything starting from the attire to stage, was created keeping Bengali tradition in mind.
The actress was also seen in 2014 as Ma Durga in Star Jalsha’s Mahalaya series, Durga Durgotinashini. After over 6 years, the talented dancer and actress is back again as Ma to make us fall in love with her performance.
