Archive · 22 Sep 2026
Viral Video Raises Questions Over Madhoo's Lalbaugcha Raja Offering
Actress Madhoo Shah visited a famous Ganesh festival pandal in Mumbai.
She prayed at Lalbaugcha Raja and waved to people.
A video appears to show her giving a ₹500 note as a donation.
Soon afterward, a man seems to take the note away.
He appears to put it under a cloth.
Some people online are asking why this happened.
However, the video does not explain the reason.
It also does not show whether the man worked with the pandal organisers.
Madhoo was most recently seen in the film Governor: The Silent Saviour.
Actress Madhoo Shah visited Mumbai’s Lalbaugcha Raja pandal on September 21 during Ganeshotsav celebrations.
A viral video appears to show her offering a ₹500 note during darshan.
The note seems to be taken away by a man and placed or concealed under a cloth.
The footage has prompted social media users to question how the donation was handled.
The video does not establish why the note was removed or whether the man was linked to the organisers or donation process.
- Who
- Actress Madhoo Shah, also identified as Madhoo.
- What
- A viral video appears to show a ₹500 offering being removed and hidden under a cloth after Madhoo made the donation.
- When
- Monday, September 21, during the ongoing Ganeshotsav celebrations; an accompanying post is dated September 21, 2026.
- Where
- The Lalbaugcha Raja pandal in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
- Why
- Madhoo visited to seek blessings and make an offering; the reason the note was removed remains unclear.
Online Questions
Evidence-Based Caution
Why was the donation removed?
Online Questions
Social media users question why the ₹500 note was taken away so quickly and hidden from view.
Evidence-Based Caution
The video alone does not establish the reason for removing the note or show that anything improper occurred.
Who handled the offering?
Online Questions
The footage has led to speculation about the person’s role in handling the donation.
Evidence-Based Caution
It remains unknown whether the man was associated with the Lalbaugcha Raja organising committee or the temple’s donation process.
- Actress
- Madhoo Shah
- Location
- Lalbaugcha Raja pandal, Mumbai
- Offering shown
- ₹500 note
- Occasion
- Ganeshotsav celebrations
- Video subject
- A man appears to take the note and place or conceal it under a cloth
- Unresolved issue
- The footage does not identify the man or explain why the note was removed
- Latest listed film
- Governor: The Silent Saviour, released theatrically on June 12, 2026