Chitrangda Singh Recalls Her Childhood Diwali, Shares About Her Preparation This Year

Hanima Anand |Nov 11, 2020

The actress always treasures beautiful memories of her childhood, and at this time of the year, Chitrangada once again recalls the tasks she did with her mother to prepare for Diwali.

We believe childhood Diwali is not a sweet memory of Chitrangda Singh but also everyone. Remember when you cleaned the house as a child per your mother’s instruction? Or the time yoy made the baatis for your home’s diya?

The sharing below from Chitrangda Singh on Diwali will help all of us to relive those moments, especially in a year of much loss and difficulties as 2020.

Chitrangda Diwali 2020 — See how Chitrangada Singh prepared Diwali with her family in the old days!

Chitrangda said when she was a kid, she liked bringing on her nariyal laddoos and decorating the house with fairy lights the most. However, she missed attending special parties with her friend in Delhi when she studied college there. The actress shared that she had a lot of friends in the capital who always host card parties during Diwali.

“The game goes on till 5 a.m and by the end of it, everybody is almost losing.” Can you relate?

Chitrangda On Diwali 2 — The actress has bought the necessary materials to decorate her house this year.

To prepare for the festival in the past as a kid, Chitrangda Singh had to clean the house, soak diyas in water overnight and put them upside down on papers to dry the lamps in the morning. After that, she and her brother would make the baatis for their diyas with cotton and ghee.

As she used to live in different places across the country, Chitrangda said her most favorite thing when enjoying Diwali in the North was going to the mela. She loved being a part of these Diwali funfairs which she could hardly find in other areas.

Chitrangda On Diwali 3 — Chitrangda loves fun, so she missed card parties and mela of her old Diwali.

Talking about her plan for Diwali in 2020, Chitrangda had bought a lot of diyas from the street vendors. The actress intended to decorate every corner of her house with diyas to bring her childhood memories back to life.

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Chitrangda Singh was born on 30 August 1976 in Rajasthan. She launched her acting career in 2005 with Sudhir Mishra’s movie Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi. Some of her most remarkable works include Yeh Saali Zindagi, Desi Boyz, Me Aur Main or Inkaar.

Chitrangda On Diwali 4 — The 46-year-old actress has one child with her ex-husband Jyoti.

Chitrangda got married to the Indian professional golfer Jyoti Singh Randhawa in 2001 but the couple divorced just 3 years later. They have one child together.

After her divorce, Chitrangda focuses on her filming career. The actress joins many recent projects in different roles, ranging from producer to cameo. The last time she appeared on screen is in the comedy-drama Ghoomketu in 2020.

At the end of the post, let's enjoy the atmosphere of Diwali in the past with this 10-year-old video from National Geographic!