MUMBAI: India is a spectacle during the days of Ganesh Chaturthi - it is alive with devotional songs, dances and drumbeats. The most awaited festival is celebrated with much fervor for ten days. Although this year the celebrations will take place albeit with restrictions due to the pandemic, let us spend this auspicious time in the best possible way with our loved ones. Starting from this weekend, while you pray to the divine power and gorge on some delectable modaks, catch these movies and shows on Disney+ Hotstar for free, that either captures the significance of Lord Ganesha or gives a glimpse of the joyous and colorful festival. 

Movies:

Hindi

Bal Ganesha 3 

A group of alien kids visits Earth to find out more about Bal Ganesh. They meet three mice, Dhoti, Topi and Suit Boot, who share Bal Ganesh's adventurous tales. 

Cast: Parminder Ghumman, Vinod Kulkarni, Anil Datt, Vidit Kumar, Manish Bhawan, Ganesh Divekar 

My Friend Ganesha 3 

Ganya, an orphan, is troubled by his evil uncle and aunt for the property that he has inherited from his family. Who will come to his rescue? 

Cast: Rahul Pendkalkar, Baba Sehgal, Makarand Anaspure, Eva Grover, Himani Shivpuri  

Bal Ganesh and the Pomzom Planet 

When his dear friend Moushak is captured on an unknown planet, Pomzom, Bal Ganesha comes to battle the evil forces and rescue him. 

Cast: Parminder Ghuman, Vinod Kulkarni, Neshma Mantri

Marathi

Daagdi Chawl is a Marathi action drama starring Ankush Choudhary, Makarand Deshpande, Pooja Sawant. It is directed by Chandrakant Kanse. Circumstances bring Suryakant into contact with Daddy, an underworld don. Unwittingly, he gets involved in the world of crime 

Cast : Ankush Choudhary, Makarand Deshpande, Pooja Sawant 

Telegu

Prabhudeva’s ABCD

A group of untrained and quarrelsome youngsters aims to win a prestigious dance competition. Vishnu (Prabhudeva) is a dancer-choreographer who wants his team to win the ‘Dance Dil Se’ contest. But the influential Jahangir Khan (Kay Kay Menon) always manages to swing the judges his way. Vishnu begins training some young and talented newcomers. Can they overcome their rivalries to win big? 

Cast: Prabhudeva, Kay Kay Menon, Dharmesh Yelande, Lauren Gottlieb, Mayuresh Wadkar 

Shows:

Hindi

Star Parivaar Ganeshotsav 2020

This is a special celebratory event, wherein well-known personalities of Film, Music & TV fraternity will be coming together to bring the Vignaharta Ganesha into our audiences' homes and will hopefully herald an auspicious beginning to better times ahead. The event is anchored by Sonu Sood, who has become an inspirational icon with his commendable work in these difficult times. Shilpa Shetty will be paying a musical tribute to front line workers. In addition, there are several acts with leading personalities like Hema Malini, Surbhi Jyoti and Divyanka Tripathi. 

Deva Shree Ganesha

The first son of Parvati and Shiva, Lord Kartikey teaches the art of war and conflict while Shri Ganesha teaches the art of living and the way of connecting life with Brahm. The show highlights the 11 vices which cause the downfall of human life and how the power and wit of Ganesha shows us ways to overcome them.

Adbhut Ganesh Utsav 

Ganpati Bappa Moraya! It's time to welcome your favourite Lord Ganesha and what better way to do it than with your favourite TV and film stars as they sing, dance and take you on a heartwarming journey with the Lord! 

 Cast: Divyanka Tripathi , Mohsin Khan, Karishma Tanna  

Devon Ke Dev Mahadev 

He is the Supreme Being, the epitome of benevolence and the destroyer of evil. This mesmerizing story of the Lord and his avatars traces his journey from being an ascetic to a family man after he marries Parvati- a union that shaped the universe.  

Cast: Mohit Raina, Sonarika Bhadoria, Mouni Roy, Saurabh Raj Jain 

Malayalam 

Balaganpathy 

Follow the adventures of the 10-year-old Ram and the miracles of his secret friend Lord Ganesha in this fun filled show.

Cast: Siddharth Ajithkumar, Niranjana, Kollam Thulasi, Biswas Chimmaya, Sajitha Betti 

Kailasanathan 

In this mesmerizing story of Lord Shiva and his avatars, witness the dynamic Shiva as a sansarik or a householder. 

Cast: Moni Roy, Adda Khan, Mohit Raina 

Tamil 

Bala Ganpathy 

Follow the adventures of the 10-year-old Ram and the miracles of his secret friend Lord Ganesha in this fun filled show. 

Cast: Siddharth Ajithkumar, Niranjana, Kollam Thulasi, Biswas Chimmaya, Sajitha Betti 

Bengali 

Om Namah Shivay 

Based on the enigmatic legends of Lord Shiva, this mythological series heralds how he brings justice to the universe with his great might and infinite knowledge. Watch him as a creator, protector and destroyer of the universe. 

Cast: Gaurav Mondal, Rupsha Mukherjee, Neha Amandeep