He has also been connected with the film industry for many years, first as an assistant director in art films like Utsav (1984) and Godhuli (1977), later appearing in small character roles in films like, Masoom (1983), Hip Hip Hurray (1984), Mirch Masala (1985), closely followed by Chandni (1989).
'Ganesh Utsav' which comes in the 'marathi' month of Bhadrapad, the fare of RamNavami, Hanuman Jayanti and Navratri are some of their main festivals.
In the late 1980s Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi dreamed up the grand scale "Apna Utsav" - a festival to showcase the best of the Indian arts to the urban Indian audience.
This utsav is celebrated because it is said that, Krushnabai gave Victory to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj against Afzal Khan about 350 years ago.
Uthsava or Utsava or Utsav is derived from the Sanskrit word, Utsava.
Vasant Utsav is a complex in Thakur village, Kandivali, Mumbai.