MUMBAI: It’s Valentine’s Day, a day dedicated to love. Some of our popular television actors express about their feelings for the day.

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Nishant Singh Malkani (plays Akshat Jindal in Zee TV’s Guddan…Tumse Na Ho Paega)   

Valentine's Day for me is a day of love and friendship. You can celebrate this day with anyone and everyone, be it friends, family or that special someone. I plan to celebrate this Valentine's Day with all my close friends who light up my life with their presence and are my support system.

Rrahul Sudhir (plays Vedant Tripathi in Zee TV’s Rajaa Betaa)  

I'd like to wish everyone a very Happy Valentine's Day and this year do not forget to love and pamper yourself! Go out and indulge in things you love doing the most, because I believe only if you love yourself, you’ll be able to love someone else whole-heartedly.

Kanika Mann (plays Guddan in Zee TV’s Guddan… Tumse Na Ho Paega)

Love for me is a very strong emotion and it should not be limited to your significant other. Love is a beautiful feeling that can be felt in the most wonderful way. On this day, I would like to wish all my friends and family, a very Happy Valentine's Day. Spread love, the world needs more of that.

Reyhna Pandit (plays Mohini in Zee TV’s Manmohini)

The feel everywhere on Valentine’s Day is just so beautiful. The entire town gets painted in all shades of red. There are balloons and flowers everywhere. But, honestly, for me, it is just another day. I want to celebrate Valentine’s Day whenever I want to and not just on one specific day.  The most amazing memory of Valentine’s Day was during college when four of my girlfriends celebrated the day at one of our friend’s house and I think it was the most amazing Valentine’s Day that I have spent till now. This year, I am going to be working and shooting for Manmohini.

Ankit Siwach (plays Ram in Zee TV’s Manmohini)

For me, Valentine’s Day is just another day that comes a day after 13th February and a day before 15th February. Jokes apart, I wish to ask if we really need a specific day to spread love when you can do that every single day. Love without hesitation and limitations. This year, owing to my shooting schedule, I am going to spend the day on the sets of Manmohini, but I am going to make sure that I make it a memorable one for all my cast and crew members.

Adnan Khan (plays Kabeer in Zee TV's Ishq Subhan Allah)

A famous person once said that there is only one source of happiness in life - to love and be loved, and I am a strong believer of that. Rather than just making it a day of romanticism, make it a day of spreading love and cheer to anyone and everyone that you hold special in your life. Lastly, I would like to wish all a very happy and love- filled Valentine's Day.

Eisha Singh (plays Zara in Zee TV's Ishq Subhan Allah)

For me, Valentine's Day has always been about spending some quality time with my mother. I always celebrate this day with her and we go for a long drive and have wonderful conversations. She will always be my only Valentine. I would like to wish everyone a Happy Valentine's Day.

Avinash Sachdev (essays the role of Madhav Thakur in Main Bhi Ardhangini)

The idea of just having one day devoted to love is beyond me, because if you really love someone, one day is far less to show them how much they mean to you. This is the reason I have never celebrated Valentine’s Day and do not plan to do so even this year. I am currently busy shooting for my show Main Bhi Ardhangini, which is my focus at the moment. I’d like to tread the path to love a little slowly.

Tinaa Dattaa (essays the role of Jhanvi Morya in Daayan)

For me, the emotion of love is eternal and unconditional, just one day dedicated to love is unfair. However, I am single and completely focused on my work, so this year my work is my valentine (laughs). Having said that, I believe love is not only the romantic kinds. On Valentine’s Day I will mostly be shooting for Daayan after which I will join my friends for an intimate celebration and dinner.

Deepshikha Nagpal (essays the role of Nilambari in Main Bhi Ardhangini)

I have never been a believer of Valentine’s Day and always kept it a low-key outing or small dinner with my family. With most of time spent shooting for Main Bhi Ardhangini in Jaipur, I stay away from my kids and much to my dismay happen to miss the daily adventures of their life. On this day very unusually, my kids have decided to take me out on fun date in Mumbai followed by lunch at one of our favourite places. Spending each minute with them brightens my day and I am looking forward to spending some quality time with them this Valentine’s Day.

Namish Taneja (essays the role of Samar in Main Maayke Chali Jaungi Tum Dekhte Rahiyo)

Valentine’s Day is all about love and spending time with your loved ones. The two people I love the most in this world are my mother and father and I would like to spend this day with them. I plan to do everything possible to make them feel special. Also, since I am working this Valentine’s Day, I will also celebrate this day with the cast and crew on the sets as they deserve all the love and I will utilize this one day to thank all of them for making this show a hit and for creating my character Samar who is loved by all.

Ashi Singh (essays the role of Naina in Yeh Un Dino ki Baat Hain)

I believe that Valentine’s Day is to spread love. Like every other year, this year too I will be spending it with my family and friends. Last year I made a card for my mother. This year it might be a dinner with my family. Talking about Valentine’s Day plans of my onscreen character, I don’t think Sameer and Naina need a special day to celebrate Valentine’s Day as they always keep on doing something or the other for each other out of love.

Randeep Rai (essays the role of Sameer in Yeh Un Dinon Ki Baat Hai)

I don’t believe in the concept of Valentine’s Day, because there shouldn’t be one day dedicated to express your love. But yes, I would surely want to spend the day with my close friends. Though we will be busy shooting for Sameer Naina’s wedding sequence, I’ll try squeezing out time for my friends. And, talking about Sameer and Naina, they are each other’s forever valentine, they don’t need a day, and moreover during the 90’s, Valentine’s Day was not so famous and celebrated.

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