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Mumbai&rsquo;s most popular pandal, Lalbaugcha Raja, draws nearly 1.5 million devotees daily who come to seek the blessings of Lord Ganesha. Pics/ Lalbaugcha Raja Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Mandal

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On Friday, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar paid homage to four-time National Award-winning art director Nitin Desai at JJ Hospital in Mumbai. Photos: Atul Kamble and Satej Shinde




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Sets are one of the most important elements of visual storytelling that makes a story believable. Nitin Chandrakant Desai was a master at set building. Having designed the sets of films like 1942: A Love Story, Devdas, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, his work will live with us for times to come. The ace art director was found dead at his ND Studios on August 2. Here we take a look at some of the sets designed by Desai

When Bollywood art director Nitin Chandrakant Desai decided to set up his studio near Karjat, 60 km from Mumbai, he ensured that local youths got jobs at the facility (Pic/Ashish Raje)
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Nitin Desai

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