India, Dec. 19 -- LUCKNOW The four-day Repertwahr Festival, a major cultural event in Lucknow featuring music, literature and theatre, began at Janeshwar Mishra Park here on Thursday. On day one, visitors were greeted by the theme anthem of the event - 'Lucknow Bula Raha hai, aaiye huzoor' - played by a city-based band.

Later, a sitar rendition by Chandulal Kalburgi had the audience grooving to his melodies. He played the timeless melodies of Bollywood - from 'mera joota hai Japani', 'Mere sapnon ki rani' to 'Jai Ho' and 'Vaishnav Jan to' and 'Bella Ciao'.

This was followed by a play, 'Mohan ka Masala', that brought to life the world of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. Pratik Gandhi reprised the role, portraying how a common man - Mohan - th...