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Big B and Ash to fly high - literally - at London mela: The Hindustan Times
London, Aug 14: The Bollywood craze continues to hold hundreds of thousands in London in suspended animation. It is being expressed in many shapes and forms, much more astonishing and weird, if one may dare say , so without annoying its adulators, than even in India.
London, Aug 14: The Bollywood craze continues to hold hundreds of thousands in London in suspended animation. It is being expressed in many shapes and forms, much more astonishing and weird, if one may dare say , so without annoying its adulators, than even in India.
People are excited since they have heard about the London Mela in Gunnersbury Park, West London, on Sunday, August 17 at 2 pm because they will see and may fly a kite with Dalip Tahil in The Tongues On Fire Bollywood Kite-Flying Corner.
What is more pulsating for the fans is the news that the Eastenders and former Bollywood star Dalip Tahil will fly the first kite with the face of a Bollywood icon on it: Will he choose the 'godfather of Indian cinema' Amitabh Bachchan, or will he go for the beauty queen Aishwarya Rai? Bets are sure to be laid, there is no legal bar here.
Tongues on Fire usually hold an annual film festival celebrating the achievements of Asian women in film but instead of showing a film they have, this year, decided to do something a bit different by hosting a Bollywood kite-flying corner at this year's London Mela.
There will be approximately 500 kites with faces of Bollywood stars seen through the annals of Indian films, so there will be plenty to choose from! If you don't happen to see the particular star you want to fly, Tongues on Fire are also hosting a kite-making workshop. This is a free event for all the family - don't worry if you've never flown a kite before, volunteers will be on hand to teach you how to make it!
The London Mela is supported by the Mayor of London and is being organised by Ealing Council. In addition to the Tongues On Fire Bollywood Kite Flying Corner, there will be live performances from Apache Indian, Najma Akhtar, Jeff Mirza and Rishi Rich. This one-day festival celebrating the creativity and culture of London's Asian communities also includes food, fashion, sport, comedy and children's activities.
Of course, the authorities expect thousands if not hundreds of thousands to flock at the event. After all in London, in eight Londoners one is an Asian. A large contingent is also expected from Leicester where Gujaratis are in majority and some do celebrate the kite festival, albeit during their special festival period.
What is more pulsating for the fans is the news that the Eastenders and former Bollywood star Dalip Tahil will fly the first kite with the face of a Bollywood icon on it: Will he choose the 'godfather of Indian cinema' Amitabh Bachchan, or will he go for the beauty queen Aishwarya Rai? Bets are sure to be laid, there is no legal bar here.
Tongues on Fire usually hold an annual film festival celebrating the achievements of Asian women in film but instead of showing a film they have, this year, decided to do something a bit different by hosting a Bollywood kite-flying corner at this year's London Mela.
There will be approximately 500 kites with faces of Bollywood stars seen through the annals of Indian films, so there will be plenty to choose from! If you don't happen to see the particular star you want to fly, Tongues on Fire are also hosting a kite-making workshop. This is a free event for all the family - don't worry if you've never flown a kite before, volunteers will be on hand to teach you how to make it!
The London Mela is supported by the Mayor of London and is being organised by Ealing Council. In addition to the Tongues On Fire Bollywood Kite Flying Corner, there will be live performances from Apache Indian, Najma Akhtar, Jeff Mirza and Rishi Rich. This one-day festival celebrating the creativity and culture of London's Asian communities also includes food, fashion, sport, comedy and children's activities.
Of course, the authorities expect thousands if not hundreds of thousands to flock at the event. After all in London, in eight Londoners one is an Asian. A large contingent is also expected from Leicester where Gujaratis are in majority and some do celebrate the kite festival, albeit during their special festival period.