The three-day annual Chandigarh Carnival concluded on 27th November. This year the theme of the Carnival was “magic city, come explore the magical world”. Lakhs of Tricity residents thronged the Leisure Valley, Sector 10 to catch a glimpse of life-size magical characters and entertainments, educative and food stalls put up by various organizations. Over 2.5 lakh people visited during the three-day carnival. Many foreigners were also seen enjoying the rides and Indian cuisine at food stalls.
The Carnival was inaugurated by Sh K.K.Sharma, IAS, and Advisor to the Administrator UT. The event started with Carnival parade consisting of floats and tableaux showing various cultures and traditions.
The main attraction of the Carnival was an enclosure, a kind of ‘film city’, put up by J & K Tourism to pay tribute to legendary actor Shammi Kapoor. The film city was managed by NIMA and the concept of logistics and performances were provided by ITFT group of colleges. Stalls were put up by J & K Tourism and J & K Emporium.
The visitors had the reminiscent feel of Jammu & Kashmir while going through the film city that replicated the essential characteristics of the beautiful Kashmir valley and the performances therein for all the 3 days were dedicated to the Bollywood legend Shammi Kapoor. There were Shikaras, House boats, snowfall and many other features that made the film city unique and remained major attraction amongst youngsters. Lakhs enjoyed the dance sequences based on the songs enacted by Shammi Kapoor in the films. On the inaugural day, Aditya Raj Kapoor, son of Shammi Kapoor was also present. He had all praise for the Filmcity that was put up as a tribute to legendary Shammi Kapoor at Chandigarh Carnival.
In the press conference, Aditya Raj Kapoor shared excerpts from his happening journey. He started working at RK Studios in Mumbai under Raj Kapoor and Randhir Kapoor as assistant director. With movies like Bobby, Dharam Karam and Satyam Shivam Sundaram under his belt, Aditya chose to change his field; he ventured into warehousing, transport and later set up some 10 amusement parks in India.
While talking about his father Aditya Raj Kapoor said, “Shammiji was a man’s man, who was larger than life itself. And the best thing about him was that he led by example.” “Once my father was a superstar, there were a thousand people between him and me,” he recalls, confessing, that the relationship was tough, especially after the death of his mother, the legendary actress, Geeta Bali, who died of small pox.
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