An official statement from the BMC said that Bollywood actors Jackie Shroff, Arun Kadam, Neha Joshi and Shweta Bachchan visited the exhibition and praised the beautiful collection of flowers and plants on display

The festival features a wide variety of flowers, plants, and horticultural exhibits, attracting visitors from all walks of life

BMC Commissioner and Administrator Bhushan Gagrani inaugurated the three-day Mumbai Flower Festival on Friday

The theme of this year's festival is 'Highlighting the national symbols of India to Mumbaikars through flowers'

A wide variety of plants, flowers, herbs, and spices are on display this year. Gagrani has appealed to Mumbaikars to visit the festival and witness the floral diversity at the event

Day 1 of the festival witnessed witnessed a large footfall of visitors, with most of them appreciating the concept of national emblems, said the Superintendent of the Park, Jitendra Pardeshi