No matter how much we like to deny it, all of us have our own superstitions. While some of us limit it to stopping and taking a different route every time a cat crosses our way, there are people who will wear the same dress without washing it during exams! Our tele-stars are no different, they are also prey to various superstitions. Tellychakkar finds out the details.

Vivan Bhatena

I don't think I can be called superstitious, but I do a lot of small things, which can qualify as superstitions! For example, I don't walk below a ladder because someone somewhere told me that it brings bad luck. Similarly, if I have left behind something and realise it after going out of the house, when I come back to collect it, my wife always asks me to sit for a while before leaving again. I oblige.

When I was a kid I was much more superstitious. I would use the same pen to write the entire exam. And when I watched cricket (during the pre-scam days when Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev called the shots), if my heroes were playing well I would not move from that position till the game was over. There have been many an instance where I have not taken bio breaks for hours on end because my favourite cricketer was playing well and I feared if I moved it would have a bad impact on them!

Pariva Pranati

I have few superstitions, which I follow. The first and foremost being giving a flying kiss to Ganpati Bappa's idol every time I leave home! For the last 10 years, I always perform a puja on Thursdays and consider it as a lucky day for me. So whenever I have to sign a new deal or start a new show, I insist that it be done on a Thursday! Even when I was a student, I had some superstitions. I used to wear the same dress throughout my exams, year after year.

Dimple Inamdar

I do not let superstitions get the better of me, but every time there is a new show, I do pay a visit to the Siddhi Vinayak temple. If I am too desperate for success, then I walk my way to the temple from my home. Then I am also a bit superstitious about colours. I do not wear black on Saturdays, after someone told me that the colour is not good for that day! When I was a kid and if a cat crossed my way, I used to count till 23 before resuming my journey! Now do not ask me why 23, because I have no answer to that! Now that I think about it I cannot stop laughing! I do not have the 23 second superstition any more.

Sejal Shah

I am very superstitious about my new shows. Whenever I have a new show coming up, I keep mum and do not talk about it to any one. I feel some people may have negative feelings about me and that may affect me badly. Plus I am a strong believer in God and perform my daily puja very seriously. As a result, when I leave home for work, I can feel a lot of positive vibes in me and am confident that my day will go well.

When I was a kid, lot of my friends used to tell me that seeing a dead body is lucky, but it was just the opposite for me. Whenever I used to see a dead body, I used to get some punishment in school. As a result, if I got to know that people were passing by with a dead body, I would close my eyes!

Mohit Sehgal

I do not believe in any superstitions! I believe that if you pray properly, all your sins will be washed off and you will get what you want. I visit religious places of all faiths and take my worshipping very seriously.

Shraddha Nigam

I never believe in superstitions. Even when I was a kid, I do not remember being superstitious. I always surrender myself to God and bow my head in front of Almighty. That is the only superstition, if you may call it so, I have.

Vinod Singh

Previously I never believed in superstitions but I guess being an actor we ought to believe in one thing, which is a coconut breaking ceremony during the time of Mahurat. I always cross check with the production staff whether they had a coconut breaking ceremony or not.

Aastha Choudhary

I do have some superstitions! My lucky no is 2 because I was born on July 20. So, whenever I start something new, I try to involve the number 2 in it! But I am not so superstitious also that having a 2 is mandatory! I am logical enough to realise that it is not always possible. I am also very particular about Saturdays. I do not know why but I never start anything new on Saturdays.
The other superstition I am particular about is to request the director not to say 'Cut' after my first shot, but to indicate in some other way that the shot is over. I feel saying 'Cut' will spoil my whole day and effect my performance as well! Even as a kid, I had many superstitions. The most common one being the tendency to use my lucky pen during my board exams.

Sarita Joshi

I don't believe in superstitions at all. I only trust the ultimate power and pray to God with all my soul and energy. I gain a lot of positive vibes from that. Plus with the kind of working hours we maintain, how many of us can even think of superstitions?

Baba Sehgal

I don't have any superstitions. I am a strongly believer of Hanuman chalisa which I chant whenever I do anything new in my life.