Folk stars swap home turf for Mumbai’s garba nights

Wednesday night was the last this season for vibrant beats of dhol and rhythmic claps of garba.

- Dhairya Gajara

Looking back, this Navratri saw a subtle yet significant shift with many celebrity folk singers from Gujarat preferring Mumbai over their own top cities owing to bigger events, wider exposure and heftier fees.

With a significant Gujarati population, Mumbai over the years has spun crazily in traditional Gujarati garb. The Gujarati-dominated areas of Borivali, Kandivali and Malad have hosted mega events with crowd-pulling artists from garba-hotspots of Vadodara, Ahmedabad and Rajkot.