Exclusive- Nikki Sharma on celebrating Vasant Panchami: Since my childhood, this festival has been about waking up early for Saraswati Puja

February 14th also celebrates the auspicious day of Vasant Panchami apart from the Valentines' Day. Many cultures do goddess Saraswati's puja on this pious occasion. One of them is Pyaar Ka Pehla Adhyaya ShivShakti's Nikki Sharma. The actress got candid about the celebration and her heartfelt memories associated with it.
Nikki Sharma, who essays the role of Shakti in Pyaar Ka Pehla Adhyaya ShivShakti said, “Vasant Panchami is the festival that marks the preparation for the arrival of spring in India and to worship Goddess Saraswati.For me, since my childhood, this festival has been about waking up early for Saraswati Puja. She is the goddess of knowledge and learning, and worshipping her brings prosperity into homes. During this day, my mom used to ask me not to study or read anything, which was in a way holiday for us. She used to cook various delicacies and we used to enjoy our day to the fullest. Now, in Mumbai, we generally don’t get time to do all that, but we ensure to worship Saraswati Maa in the morning itself and then go for shooting.”

Earlier, Nikki Sharma had shared her take on dressing up as the bride in the show and how she did everything on her own. She said, “Dressing up as a bride for a show is not a new experience for me, but doing my own makeup for this look has been very refreshing. Everyone on the set was really amazed by the transition and my makeup skills; I got a lot of appreciation from my co-actors as well as my on-set makeup artist. The entire look after wearing the lehenga, jewellery, doing up my hair, and makeup made me feel like a real bride. I can’t wait for my fans and viewers to watch the upcoming track.”