Performers and audience stand outside the auditorium and pose for a picture. PHOTO PROVIDED BY AASHIMA GOSWAMI 
During the show’s intermission, eleventh-graders Caroline Ceaser and Sanjana Prakash sell boxed food donated by Bay Leaf of Osprey. Proceeds from Bollywood Night went toward Pine View’s buildOn chapter and larger national fundraising endeavors the South Asian Cultural Club intends to support. PHOTO PROVIDED BY AASHIMA GOSWAMI 
Riya Doshi, Aashima Goswami, Parthi Patel, and Pooja Patel of the Kathak Dance Group dance to “Guru Vandana.” PHOTO PROVIDED BY ALYSON MIZANIN 
Having travelled to Osprey from Fort Myers to attend Bollywood Night, the Folk Fusion Dance Group poses after completing their routine. Their dance to “Ghummer,” “Vagyo Re Dhol,” and “Gangubai Kathaiyawadi” proved to be an exciting end to the night’s performances. PHOTO PROVIDED BY ALYSON MIZANIN 
Tenth-grader Shalini Nair opens the show with her dance to “Mere Dholna.” Her participation in this year’s Bollywood Night mirrored the dance her older sister, Pine View Class of 2021 alumna Meera Nair, performed at the first Bollywood Night buildOn held in 2020. PHOTO PROVIDED BY ALYSON MIZANIN 
Eleventh-grader and South Asian Cultural Club president Shanika Farrah dances to a Bollywood fusion of “Sweety Tera Drama,” “Dil Chori,” “Bom Diggy Diggy,” and “Aankh and Marey.” Bringing Bollywood Night back after the hiatus imposed by the pandemic was Farah’s dream, and she led the club to making it a reality. PHOTO PROVIDED BY ALYSON MIZANIN 
The Folk Fusion Dance Group performs part of their routine. Their act awed audience members of all ages. PHOTO PROVIDED BY AASHIMA GOSWAMI 
The Such-A-Diva and Dude Dude Dance Group poses after their performance to “Sakhiyaan 2.0” and “Thumkeshwari.” Dancing in the second half of the show, the group was one of several elementary student performers. PHOTO PROVIDED BY AASHIMA GOSWAMI 
As one of the night’s two emcee pairs, twelfth-grader Rafeh Khan and eleventh-grader Shanika Farah joke with the audience. Twelfth-graders Chloe Ratner and Clementine Schwartz served as the second emcee pair, representing buildOn. PHOTO PROVIDED BY ALYSON MIZANIN
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