Shilpa Shetty & Family To NOT Celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi This Year Due To 'Bereavement' In Family

Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty and her family are known for their vibrant Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations. However, this year, the actress revealed that they might be skipping the festivities due to a 'bereavement' in the family. Shilpa did not share further details.

Shilpa Shetty & Family To Not Celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi

On Monday, August 25, Shilpa took to her Instagram story and issued a statement, that read, "Dear friends, With deep grief, we regret to inform you, due to a bereavement in the family, this year we will not be holding our Ganpati celebrations. As per tradition, we will be observing a mourning period of 13 days and will therefore refrain from any religious festivities. We seek your understanding and prayers. With gratitude, The Kundra Family."

For the caption, Shilpa added, "Ganpati bappa morya, pudchyavarshi lav kar ya."

Maniesh Paul To Skip Ganesh Chaturthi Celebrations

Maniesh Paul also informed fans that he will not be hosting Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations at their home this year due to their parent's health.

On Monday, he wrote, "As we get ready for our annual tradition of welcoming Ganapati Ji home; this time, we would not be able to celebrate his homecoming as we do every year. Our parent is struggling medically. Our hearts are heavy and we would not be able to celebrate this joyous festival as we usually do. Hence, please excuse us this year. We seek blessings that same time next year, we would be able to welcome you all back into our home to celebrate this festival together."

Shilpa Shetty Work Front

On the work front, Shilpa is currently seen on the dance reality show Super Dancer season 5, where she is seen as one of the judges alongside Geeta Kapur and Marzi Pestonji.

She was last seen in Sukhee, starring Amit Sadh, Dilnaz Irani, Kusha Kapila and Pavleen Gujral.

Shilpa Shetty Upcoming Film

Next, Shilpa has KD: The Devil, which marks her return to Kannada films after nearly 18 years. She has also worked in 1998's Preethsod Thappa and Ravichandra's Ondagona Baa and 2005 film Auto Shankar.

Set in the 1970s, KD: The Devil features her as Satyavati.

The film features Dhruva Sarja in the titular role, alongside Sanjay Dutt, V. Ravichandran, Ramesh Aravind, Reeshma Nanaiah and Nora Fatehi.