It's been a regular practice, that on New Year's Day (Poila Boishak), Bengalis around the world start their day by offering puja after wearing notun jama' (new dress) and follow it up by gorging on some delicious food.
Well, today is Poila Boisakh, the first day of the Baisakhi calendar of the Bengalis. And as a tradition Bengalis celebrate their New Year (Nabo Barsho) every year on 15 April all over the world.
Talking about the festival, it's a big day in Kolkata and all over Bengal, but the fervor is seen missing in a city like Mumbai.
In our inquisitiveness to find out how our Bengali actors are celebrating the day we talked to a few of them.
Bengalis are known for their love of culture, art and food. And any festival without the traditional food is incomplete.
As the chirpy Tina Dutta, who's celebrating the day with her mother gorging on some traditional Bengali food at Oh! Calcutta shared, "I miss my days in Kolkata where we used to have so much fun going to my dida's (grandmother) place and have the best of the food. But thankfully I can eat some of the best preparations of prawns and mutton here at the restaurant with my mother by my side and bring in the New Year."
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