(BCCL/ Aditya Yadav) (L) Jyotshna Habibullah and Satyam Sahay (R) Faryal and Faisal Razzaqui riding on a 1967 model Lambretta scooter (BCCL/ Aditya Yadav)(L) Ayushi Chauhan (C) Dimple Trivedi (R) Kanak Rekha ChauhanThe four-day precursor to the Lucknow Literature Festival held recently in the city gave a full-fledged dose of entertainment, music and literature to Lucknowites. The event began with a discussion with writer Yatindra Mishra about his National Award winning book on singer Lata Mangeshkar . Mishra told the audience how he embarked upon the journey of writing the book.Clockwise from left (L-R) Asmita, Sumanto, Jameel Gulrays and Ila, Aashna Chhabra , Udaijit & Sona Singh and Qamar RehmanAnuradha Chauhan with her 1929 make Ford (BCCL/ Aditya Yadav)On the second day, Lucknowites were treated to a one-of-its-kind event where stories of Munshi Premchand, Rabindranath Tagore, Saadat Manto and Ismat Chughtai were read out by a literary group Katha Kathan from Mumbai. Jameel Gulrays, along with Asmita and Farhan and others, regaled audience with their narration of stories from the books of these literary stalwarts.The third day brought with it a musical treat in the form of renowned Bollywood lyricist Irshad Kamil in the session Angana Phool Khilenge. In conversation with Stutee Ghosh, Irshad, who's written songs for 'Raanjhanaa', 'Highway', 'Jab We Met' among other hit films, spoke about his special bonding with director Imtiaz Ali and how the songs of 'Rockstar', that he wrote, held a special place in his heart.After a heavy dose of literature and intellectual talks, the festival ended on a high note with a vintage car show in which the owners of these prized posessions came dressed in fancy attires and danced and sang numbers from the era of the make of their vehicles. Ajay and Meenakshi Jain, Arun and Meenakshi Sharma, Jyotsana Habibullah, Satyam Sahay and almost everyone present at the hotel where the event was held, danced that evening in which Udaijit Singh and his wife Sona were also felicitated for saving and conserving their hotel, a heritage building of the city.(L) Mickey Kohli (L) and Anurag Mishra (R) Kunjshree and Anant Jauhari (BCCL/ Aditya Yadav)Clockwise from left Ajaish Jaiswal and Sangita sang a romatic duet seated in a Ford Jeep, Anil Rastogi, Arun and Meenkshi Sharma, Surabhi Sahay and Bulbul Godiyal (BCCL/ Aditya Yadav)(L) Geet Satyani (C) Meenakshi Jain (R) Ajay Jain (BCCL/ Aditya Jain)

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