Gudi Padwa 2020: Radhika Apte Shares Childhood Memories Of Festival & What Makes It Special

On the special occasion of 'Gudi Padwa', 'Badlapur' actress Radhika Apte shares her childhood memories of how she used to celebrate the festival.

New Delhi: On the special occasion of Gudi Padwa today (March 25), versatile Bollywood actress Radhika Apte has some childhood memories that she recalls and also shares on how the actress spends this special day along with her family. Radhika shares, "Every house had a Gudi and they had a cloth on the Gudi and every house had a different coloured cloth so i used to love looking at people's windows and balconies and used to think of what colour they have used and why and just see all the different colours they have used them and also some families used same colour and some families use to change the colour and I use to love the colour of the cloth on Gudi Padwa." Radhika also shared a fond memory saying, "Also it is the day my parents had an holiday and my parents were very busy and they always are busy they still busy, so it was the day my Mom and I used to put the Gudi together that is the fond memory." "What make the festival so special for me is cause my mother is home" adds the actress. Talking about her favorite food, Radhika says, "My favourite is Puran Poli. I don't even know if Puran Poli's are made for Gudi Padwa necessarily but my mom used to make Puran Poli, as in my Grandmother actually. And I used to love that." Truly these childhood memories are the ones that Radhika is enjoying to recollect and is having her best time. On the work front Radhika will be seen next in 'Raat Akeli Hai' alongside Nawazzudin Siddiqui. For the uninitiated, Gudi Padwa is Maharashtrian New Year as per Hindu calendar. Also spelt as 'Gudhi Padwa' (Marathi and Konkani: गुढी पाडवा), it is celebrated on the first day of the month of Chaitra. Here's wishing everyone a happy Gudi Padwa!