Kolkata, 3rd March 2023: A sip of the freezing thandai or lassi, a bite of the festive sweets, and a mouthful of the delectable phuchka-chat with soaked in a blend of sweet-sour tamarind water would make your face visibly rapturous and smeared with organic holi special abir? Imagine this celebration, that everyone can enjoy at Acropolis Mall, along with much more fanfare.
Acropolis Mall, India’s leading mall has ushered in Holi- the festival of colours with a Pre Holi Food Festival. Christened “Rang Barse”- the lip smacking food festival would draw foodies with an array of holi special cuisine and thandai.
At a formal function , Sayantani Guhathakurta, actress and K Vijayan, GM , Acropolis and Homland, have formally inaugurated the festival amid cheering crowd in a fun filled ambience. “Rang Barse”, is all set to splash dollops of colours of joy around foodies in association with Red FM as its exclusive Radio Partner and bhoj Adda as its community partner. Enjoy the Pre Holi Bash with special delicacies and of course – One can not give the Thandai a miss. Every Day from 2nd to 6th March from 12 noon to 9pm
Rang Barse – the Holi special food festival would lure gourmets with Snacks , Mutton Boti Kabab, Mutton Pyare Kabab, Chicken Kebab Cheese Wrap, Kaju Kishmish Punjabi Lassi, Rabri Kulfi , Chaat ,Phuchka , Holi Special Mishti Doi, Rosogolla, smoky Paan and many more .
Ten food brands namely RK Chat center, Doiwala, Roy pan, Calcutta Delicacies, Hot Lebanese, Pyare Kebab, Kotals Satyanarayan, Poush Pabbon, Dimwala, Sikdar Juice would display their drool worthy items.
“At Acropolis we have been innovating and organizing varieties of festivals for our guests for over seven years. Rang Barse has been conceptualised to herald the popular Holi festival and doljatra in Kolkata which will create a perfect reason for guests to congregate at the Acropolis Mall. We hope that shoppers can indulge in their spring shopping spree amidst the lovely spring weather with nice breeze at several fashion, apparel, gadget, consumer durable stores inside Acropolis Mall while enjoying the winter ambience and dinosaurs and indulging in their gastronomic journey at the holi food festival. All our brands including Shoppers stop , Being Human, Jack n Jones, Body Shop , Lotus , Police , colorbar, Little Shop , Starbucks, Sketchers , Marks & Spencer , Levis and many more are there to encourage shoppers with their merchandize amidst the lovely spring weather with nice breeze”, said K Vijayan, GM, Acropolis Mall .
About Acropolis Mall:
Acropolis Mall is one of the state-of-the-art malls in Kolkata that houses over 80 renowned brands in Apparel, Electronics, Consumer durables, Electronic gazettes, Jewellery, Luggage, Cosmetics, Grocery items, Food & Beverages, Salon and Beauty care products . The shopping mall is the right retail mix layered with various kinds of retail zones. The mall with its Four-screen Multiplex, Spacious Food Court, Fine Dining Restaurants, Family and children entertainment zone is an apt destination for families to enjoy Shop and Dine & Entertainment.
Developed by Merlin Group, the leading real estate group of India, Acropolis mall was inaugurated on 25th September,2015. It is an iconic architectural masterpiece with an elegant elevation covered with a glass façade which spread over a sprawling area of 4.50 lakh sq ft with five level parking facilities. The mall has been frequented by over 1,20 lakhs visitors every week . It has been conferred with a clutch of laurels since its inception which bear testimony to its quality and service. The awards include “ Most admired shopping centre of the year (east) in 2018 by Images”, “Best Retail Project of the year 2018-19 by Images”, “ Certified Green Building By IGBC “, 4-Star Energy Conservation Award 2020 by Encon”. The mall is also recognized by CNBC Awaaz Real Estate Awards –East Zone,2019 as the Best Retail Project in east zone. Acropolis mall is the first mall in Kolkata to have installed a state-of-the-art Firefighting kiosk with rescue Equipment in keeping with its commitment to the advisory to Indian Institute Of Architect. The facility was inaugurated by Shri Jagmohan, IPS, Director General, West Bengal Fire & Emergency Services, Govt of West Bengal in presence of Shri Sushil Mohta, Chairman, Merlin Group. The kiosk will serve the neighboring area as well.
The mall has been housing several interesting events, fashion shows, cultural fest and launch of popular films over the last five years. Acropolis mall has become one of the most popular destination malls to reckon with in right spirit.
The mall has also contributed to the community as a responsible corporate citizen. It has undertaken an initiative to collect old clothes for underprivileged children and old people living in the vicinity of Ruby Hospital and presented the clothes to Kolkata Society for Cultural Heritage for them. The mall has provided space to self-help group women representing economically backward section to display and sell handmade environment friendly Rakhis to people.