Ranju Ki Betiyaan actors Karan Khandelwal and others share fond memories of Holi

Actors

Karan Khandelwal

, Monika Chauhan and Jeevansh Chadha, who are seen in

Ranju Ki Betiyaan

, shared fond memories of Holi.

Karan Khandelwal: When my family and I initially moved to Kerala, people around didn’t celebrate Holi much. But I, along with my cousins and their friends set the trend of celebrating Holi on a grand scale. I mean even today, even though we aren’t around, people continue to celebrate there. I remember when we were around 10-11 years old, we used to go up to the terrace and play in the small tank there. We had the most fun there but when we would come home and use the tap water, we used to be yelled at by everyone in the society as the

water

was coloured. Even dad would come to hit us but we would convince him by saying that it is just Holi. I loved it there and I am looking forward to visiting it soon. Wishing everyone a very happy and safe Holi.

Jeevansh Chadha: Holi is my favourite festival. I used to get 500-600 balloons the previous night and fill them all with water for the next morning. We used to then throw at the people across the street. I was definitely the naughtiest among the lot and I didn't like playing with gulaal. I enjoyed playing with colors that you couldn’t wash off for 15 days (laughs). One Holi, we played with my family and everyone had gone back home and taken a bath already when we thought of playing a prank on my father. When he just stepped out of the house, we threw a whole bucket of water on him. Of course, me and my brothers got yelled at for this but it was a lot of fun. But this Holi, I hope everyone stays home and plays with their near and dear ones safely.

Monika Chauhan: My most favourite holi memory I would talk about is my school days. I was studying in a boarding school in

Shimla

, we used to get pretty excited for Holi and wear the same outfits that are white in colour. We all used to gather on the school ground, the staff members, my classmates and celebrate Holi there. It felt like family. The previous night we used to witness and pray the Holika dehen and dance for hours. My boarding school was extremely strict. Everything for the day used to go well planned according to our schedules. But for holi there were no boundaries. We had no classes scheduled for that day and we were all free. My friends and I used to dance away to glory. Put colors and run behind each other. This is the best memory I have of Holi. This is the only day our teachers weren't strict at all and they were like our family. We used to put gulal on each other and splash water. I really never played much Holi after that. I was just recollecting these memories and still have photographs of these. It feels like this was yesterday. Holi for me is a very colourful celebration. I really love Holi. It is not very loud. It brings colors in our lives. But due to COVID-19, we all shall maintain social distancing this time but enjoy and keep it dry.