Bollywood celebrities such as Amitabh Bachchan, Anushka Sharma, Vicky Kaushal, Radhika Apte and more attened the annual ‘26/11 Stories of Strength’ memorial event at the Gateway of India, Mumbai and paid tribute to brave hearts of Mumbai Terror attacks.
Among those who performed at the memorial event were The Maharashtra Police Pipe Band, The Indian Navy band, Kavita Krishnamurthy, L Subramaniam, Rekha Bharadwaj, renowned conductor of Symphony Orchestra of India Zane Dalal, singer Harshdeep Kaur, Mahesh Kale, Shilpa Rao, Divya Kumar and ShiamakDavar Dance Company.
The event also starred actors Anushka Sharma, who recited a poem, Vicky Kaushal and Radhika Apte both of whom interviewed survivors of the attacks.
The grand finale of the event was an enthralling performance by superstar Amitabh Bachchan backed by the Shiamak Davar Dance Company. The performance by Bachchan received a standing ovation from the two thousand plus audience.
Adding star power to the event were Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Shweta Bachchan Nanda and Anu Malik. BJP MLA Ashish Shelar, BJP spokesperson Shaina NC, author Shobhaa De were among the others in attendance.
A short documentary on Cama and Albless hospital’s staffers and how they helped a pregnant woman deliver during cross firing, and of NSG commando Havildar Gajendra Singh Bisht’s daughter Preeti Bisht’s first visit to Nariman House where her father was killed were also shown.
A book written by Jui Karkare Navare, the daughter of former Maharashtra ATS chief Hemant Karkare, was released at the event.
The event was attended by Flag Officer Commanding in Chief Western Naval Command Ajit Kumar P; Colonel Nitesh Kumar, Group Commandant of the National Security Guard, Mumbai; Group Captain A Shreedhar of the Indian Air Force; Mumbai Police Commissioner Sanjay Barve, IGP Krishna Prakash, Municipal Commissioner Praveen Pardeshi, and Mumbai Port Trust chairman Sanjay Bhatia.
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