Many of us have been superstitious at some point of life or the other depending on a particular situation. But one thing we have observed is that actors have been at times, a tad more superstitious than regular folks. So, be it wearing a particular colour to auditions, to wearing lucky charms to altering the names of their spellings; there is a lot of interesting, quirky and even odd stuff our TV stars get up to. When we reached out to them, here is what they had to say…

Dalljiet Kaur: I believe luck plays a big part and sometimes these superstitions are just a way to make you feel confident. As for myself, I believe in numerology and Vastu Shastra. I changed the spelling of my name and also took a house with Vastu friendly directions.  I don't know if it works or not, but I believe that as long as you are not troubling anyone, it is okay to follow your heart.

Shashank Vyas: I have no superstitious beliefs at all. I am fine with the way my career has turned out. Still, if I wouldn’t be an actor, I would have been a marketing manager.

Shardul Pandit:  I used to be superstitious but then I grew up! Superstitions are stupid, but faith is good. I don't believe in superstitions, but I do believe in faith. One thing that I always do is start something new by taking the name of Mahadev, my mother, and my sister. Even my day on sets begins in that manner. I believe in energy and vibes.

Jyotsna Chandola: No, I'm not at all superstitious. I always believe in being positive. I believe that saying positive things attract positivity and vice versa, and I have seen that happen. For example, even while joking, if someone says something which I don't want to happen, I tell them to not say that!

Aniruddh Dave: Superstitions are myths.  I think that people, who are not confident about their craft or lack optimism, create superstitions in their minds or believe in them. Some say that some dates /days /colour/ don't suit them when they go to give auditions. I feel that if you fit the character or a role and do justice to it and people likeyou, irrespective of any superstition you'll emerge as a winner. In my own experience, twice, when I was leaving home for an audition, a black cat crossed my path. And both times I passed the audition and bagged the role!

Manish Wadhwa:  I am not superstitious at all. I believe in God. While I do have favourite colours — black and white — there's no superstition involved.

Ridheema Tiwari: If I tell people about a project which I am in the process of signing, it usually doesn't take off. I wasn't superstitious about it earlier, but I noticed this pattern. I agree that it becomes difficult to not share exciting news with loved ones, but now I don't even share it with family!

Shakti Arora: In daily life I am not superstitious. But when I go to auditions, I have a particular set of shirts. I have this belief that if I wear that shirt I will get selected for the role and that has happened many times. So yes, I follow it.