Masala! Mehndi! Masti!
masala mehndi masti meaning spice henna fun largest interdisciplinary south asian art entertainment festival outside south asia free event take place annually toronto ontario canada gta exhibition place threeday period festival exhibit local international south asia inspired talent area music fashion dance theatre film visual art craft literary work yoga social issue brainchild abhishek mathur jyoti rana masala mehndi masti created opportunity south asian every background generation north america celebrate embrace culture well way create fun inclusive experience heritage toronto take part since launch festival seen rapid growth attendance growth visitor ethnicity attended annual festival brings together professional performer across canada world including australia bangladesh guyana india japan nepal pakistan sri lanka trinidad united kingdom united state mmm celebrated th anniversary includes first ever masala mehndi masti winterfest harbourfront centre venue festival presented first five edition event mix music dance film performance event performance across multiple stage festival also quite popular spicy food culture festival goer enjoy colorful kiosk offering restaurant food vendor exotic apparel jewelry well mehndi henna artist indian film industry popularly known bollywood classical music culture already making mark global art entertainment scene canadian producer vikas kohli fatlabs studio interviewed several bollywood celebrity singer sat various panel performed composition performed different artist film scored screened masala mendi maasti almost every year headline act included rahul bose nandita da rishi rich jay sean juggy shiamak davar toronto tabla ensemble trickbaby indian ocean lisa ray shibani kashyap shweta subram mmm launched first ever masala mehndi masti winterfest harbourfront centre marked th anniversary mmm highlight included pakistani rocker kazak indopersian dance licensed dhol drum circle featured bhangra desi style screening dileep mehtas cooking stella starring mckellar official website