For actor Divyenndu , Dhanteras means bringing home something auspicious and keeping family traditions alive. One ritual he continues to follow is buying silver coins, which are also part of the family’s Diwali pooja. “Those silver coins, I think. We have a tradition of using them as part of our Diwali pooja. his wife, Akanksha Dahiya, takes charge of the planning While he believes in making an auspicious purchase. “I am so busy shooting, I don’t know what to do. But my wife takes all of these decisions. She tells me what to do. So, Akanksha is the best judge.
My mom always made sure we brought them home every year,” he says. But yeah, I am a firm believer that we should do something auspicious and we make it a point to follow those traditions every year,” he says.
Food was central to those celebrations, with his mother insisting that the family eat out instead of cooking at home. “In our house, my mom used to say that for the five-six days of Diwali, we have a challenge that we never cook. He also remembers Kamla Nagar lighting up for the festival. “I mean, it all gets decked up with all the lights and everything. So, yeah, every day is such a joy. All those memories are so special. This year, however, work is likely to leave him with little time to celebrate. “It’s going to be a full-on working festival. And this actually is a very busy time for the Hindi film industry every year. So Diwali ke liye hardly I take out like two days if I’m very lucky. He prefers spending time with family and close friends over attending large industry parties. “I don’t really go out for parties. But yeah, like two, three places where, you know, I really know the people. But otherwise, I tend to avoid the big gatherings where, you know, it’s just not my thing.”
She said that there will be no cooking at home, rather we will all go out and eat. Delhi being very big on street food, during Diwali, it became even more,” he says. And otherwise, it’s all work, work, work here,” he says.
