Wishing all the DARPAN readers a very happy Diwali, a very peaceful and prosperous year and blessed with good health.
I would like to add a simple note: at Diwali you do not pray only to Maa Lakshmi, you also pray to Ganesh ji and Maa Saraswati. Ganesh ji takes away every obstruction from your way. You pray to Maa Lakshmi so that she blesses you with wealth. Maa Saraswati blesses you with knowledge so that you know how to treat that wealth given by Maa Lakshmi when it comes to you.
Remembering late actress Reema Lagoo, who was his co-star in the cult TV show "Shrimaan Shrimati" that aired on Doordarshan from 1994-1999, veteran actor Rakesh Bedi says he had a very "peculiar and unique" relationship with her.
Comedian-actor Vir Das has credited Indian actress Priyanka Chopra for opening doors internationally for "small fish" like him to do "comparatively microscopic things".
Celebrities in the Hindi film industry have wished all their fans lots of happiness and peace on the occasion of Ramadan. The month-long festival will conclude on June 14.