Deepika Padukone And Ranveer Singh To Keep Diwali 2020 Low-Key, Plan To Stay At Home And Do Simple Pooja

Every year in B-town, Diwali is celebrated with full zeal and excitement. This is that time of the year where Bollywood celebs gather at their friends' homes for big Diwali celebrations. But This year, it seems like several Bollywood celebs have planned to celebrate Diwali with only family and close ones around. Owing to the pandemic, there would be minimum celebrations everywhere.

Amongst the actors, who plan to have low-key Diwali celebrations, one of them happens to be Bollywood’s favorite couple Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone, In an interview with HT, Deepika revealed, her plans to celebrate Diwali right in the middle of a pandemic.

Deepika said, "Honestly, we are going to keep things quiet low key, keeping in the mind the sensitivity (of the situation) towards the environment and the people around us."  Padukone added It’s been a difficult year for many in different ways [owing to the pandemic]. So, what we intend to do is, to stay at home, do a simple pooja and spend time with family. Normally, that’s what we, anyway, do." 

When the Piku actress was asked about her ‘best thing’ during Diwali, she revealed, For me, it’s the diyas as I am all for the light. Also, in my family, everyone’s names -- dad, Prakash, mum, Ujjala, sister Anisha -- including mine, are actually different synonyms of the word, light.

Deepika also feels that the festival of lights is ‘extra special for them’. She says, Hence, Diwali has always been an extra special festival for us, and lighting diyas is my thing (smiles). Keeping them ready, readying the wick, putting ghee, and lighting them, during the pooja, is what I look forward to the most.