Bhangra paale…aaja aaja!!

Oye munde and kudiye, time to do bhangra and enjoy the lavish delicacies as it is Baisakhi…!!!

Shivin Narang: As I am a Punjabi, Baisakhi is an important day for us. Since  Baisakhi is also an important day for harvesting, we pray to god and thank him for providing food to us. As for memories, for my last show Veera, a Baisakhi mela was set up on the sets, with food and other entertainment stalls. There was a lot of bhangra and dance that happened there. We all really enjoyed shooting in that set up. 

Vishal Singh:  Baisakhi, as I know, is the Punjabi's New Year. It's also a harvesting festival celebrated by farmers. Together, the images that crop up are robust dancing and golden fields. I have attended some Baisakhi celebrations at my friends' places - it's high on energy, masti, dancing and food. It's around this time that I first attempted to learn bhangra. It's fun.

Sargun Mehta: I have vivid memories of Baisakhi celebrations in Punjab. It was a huge family affair as it was the New Year. And since it is Punjab, even the neighbourhood buzzed in the celebration, including colour and food. There was a lot of dancing and festivity in the area. I loved to take part in the bhangra and gidda that took place that day. We even gulped down glasses of kachhi lassi to our heart's content. Baisakhi in Mumbai is very subdued. 

Mohammad Nazim: For anyone who's from Punjab, they can't miss out on the New Year celebration of Baisakhi. While it's auspicious for the Sikhs as it is also the birth of Khalsa, for the farmers, it's time to celebrate harvesting. I've attended a couple of close friends Baisakhi celebrations - and it has been very grand with some bhangra, gidda and food. I have not seen it being celebrated on that scale in Mumbai. I hope to catch up on it again, in the near future.

Sandeep Anand: Baisakhi, for us, signifies unity, new beginnings and the respect towards elders for the things they have done for us. When I was in school, we used to go to every gurudwara to have langar and kachchi lassi. This Baisakhi, however, will be a working day as I'll be mostly shooting. But I will go to gurudwara and pay my respects.

Meghna Malik: I remember one Baisakhi celebration years ago, when I visited a village in Punjab. It was celebrated with gusto and gaiety amidst gidda and bhangra. The whole experience was transcendental because of the surroundings, festivity and simplicity of the villagers. This Baisakhi, I will be shooting for the serial Dahleez. I shall try to get the boys to do a bhangra and the girls, a bit of gidda.

Happy Baisakhi all!!!!