Bollywood stars visit Lalbaugcha Raja for Ganesh Chaturthi prayers

Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt visited the popular Lalbaugcha Raja pandal in Mumbai on Tuesday with his wife, Maanayata Dutt, to seek blessings during Ganesh Chaturthi. Sanjay wore an orange kurta, while Maanayata wore a bright pink traditional outfit. During the visit, Sanjay applied tilak and put sindoor on Maanayata's forehead. Videos from the event showed Sanjay staying close to protect her from the heavy crowd. Actor Ananya Panday also visited the pandal around the same time with her father, actor Chunky Panday. The father-daughter duo met Sanjay and Maanayata while leaving after their prayers. This meeting brought together Sanjay and Chunky, who have previously worked together in movies like Khatron Ke Khiladi, Zahreelay, Do Matwale, Prassthanam, and Housefull 5. Speaking to the media after his prayers, Sanjay said it was his good fortune to visit the pandal once again and expressed hope that Bappa would keep calling him there every year. Many other famous personalities have visited the pandal this year. These include Shah Rukh Khan, Gauri Khan, Suhana Khan, Ranveer Singh, Shilpa Shetty, Riteish Deshmukh, Genelia Deshmukh, Ektaa Kapoor, and Sidharth Malhotra. Govinda, Komal Rani, Sunita Ahuja, Mukesh Ambani, Anant Ambani, Radhika Merchant, Esha Deol, and Sunny Leone with husband Daniel Weber were also spotted seeking blessings.