How is Bollywood spending Diwali this year? What will they enjoy feasting on? And what is their favourite childhood memory?
Ayushmann Khurrana, Ranveer Singh, Parineeti Chopra, Saqib Saleem and Vaani Kapoor tell us their plans and reminisce about Diwalis gone by.
RANVEER SINGH:
Team MissMalini: What are your Diwali plans this year?
Ranveer Singh: I will be promoting my upcoming film Ram-Leela, which releases on 15th November 2013
Team MM: Tell us about one childhood memory that makes Diwali so special?
RS: I always fondly remember our annual family dinner at my nani’s house where the entire family would get together and celebrate. There was always the cheer of festivities and the warmth of kinship in the air
Team MM: What are your favourite foods that you would like to indulge in during the festivities?
RS: Definitely the mithais! I could never get enough of them!
PARINEETI CHOPRA:
Team MM: What are your Diwali plans this year?
Parineeti Chopra: I will be celebrating the festival on the sets of a film I’m acting in! We will celebrate with daawat-e-ishq.
Team MM: Tell us about one childhood memory that makes Diwali so special?
PC: My favourite memory is of bursting crackers with the whole family!
Team MM: What are your favourite foods that you would like to indulge in during the festivities?
PC: Ladooooooosss, for sure!
AYUSHMANN KHURRANA:
Team MM: What are your Diwali plans this year?
Ayushmann Khurrana: I will try and be with my family in Chandigarh.
Team MM: Tell us about one childhood memory that makes Diwali so special?
AK: When I turned eighteen, my dad asked me to distribute Diwali gifts to their friends. That made me drive around with friends in and around Chandigarh, Panchkula and Mohali. Since then, it was one thing I looked forward to.
Team MM: What are your favourite foods that you would like to indulge in during the festivities?
AK: I love Indian sweets, and since Diwali ensures enough supply of them, I completely indulge!
VAANI KAPOOR:
Team MM: What are your Diwali plans this year?
Vaani Kapoor: I will be in Mumbai, and celebrate it here with friends. We will probably have a house party!
Team MM: Tell us about one childhood memory that makes Diwali so special?
VK: My childhood Diwali celebrations were the best. As terrible as I feel now for the environment, I used to love bursting crackers with all my cousins. We would play cards with my dad and his friends as a kid. But now, I have really sobered down when it comes to celebrating Diwali. No more crackers and all.
Team MM: What are your favourite foods that you would like to indulge in during the festivities?
VK: Definitely sweets… lots of sweets! I love Indian sweets, especially gujiya, kulfi, ras malai... the list goes on.
SAQIB SALEEM
Team MM: What are your Diwali plans this year?
Saqib Saleem: The plan is to call all my friends over and have a great evening and of course, play some cards.
Team MM: Tell us about one childhood memory that makes Diwali so special?
SS: One memory that’s still fresh in my mind is that I would wait for my dad to come back from work and then we would light diyas around our house.
Team MM: What are your favourite foods that you would like to indulge in during the festivities?
SS: I’m a hardcore foodie. But Diwali is the time to go crazy on the sweets.
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