'This
Diwali,
We
Are
All
Going
To
Get
Dressed
Up
For
Rayaan'
Q.
This
Diwali
is
going
to
be
your
son
Rayaan's
first
Diwali.
Of
course,
he
is
too
small
to
celebrate.
But,
how
are
things
going
to
be
different
for
you
folks
this
time?
A.
It's
fun
and
exciting
when
you
are
celebrating
your
baby's
first
time.
I
am
not
somebody
who
is
gung
ho
about
Diwali,
Eid,
New
Year
or
anything.
I
have
been
a
part
of
too
many
celebrations,
so
it's
the
same
thing
every
year.
You
know
what
you
are
going
to
do.
You
know
that
your
same
friends
are
going
to
invite
you
for
the
Diwali
parties.
You
will
get
ready
and
meet
the
same
people
over
there.
I
have
been
doing
that
for
the
last
10
years
of
my
life,
and
I
know
I
am
going
to
do
the
same
thing
again.
But
now,
because
of
my
son
Rayaan,
I
might
not
go
to
these
parties
and
instead,
spend
time
with
him.
It
will
be
fun
getting
him
ready.
He
has
an
Instagram
account.
Now,
if
he
is
going
to
be
in
his
fancy
clothes
then,
I
can't
be
in
my
normal
denim
and
tees.
I
have
bought
some
new
clothes
for
myself
to
match
him.
That's
the
fun.
We
have
made
it
an
occasion
because
of
him.
We
are
all
going
to
get
dressed
up
for
Rayaan
and
click
some
pictures.
'I
Have
Become
More
Empathetic
Towards
My
Staff
Because
Of
Rayaan'
Q.
You
have
been
documenting
a
lot
of
adorable
moments
with
your
son
on
social
media.
How
do
you
think
fatherhood
has
changed
you
as
person?
A.
Honestly,
I
am
not
sure
whether
it's
fatherhood
or
pandemic
which
has
changed
me
as
a
person.
Both
of
them
happened
simultaneously.
I
don't
think
anything
in
my
personality
is
different
whether
its
Rayaan
or
the
way
I
look
at
life
after
that.
But
then,
I
think
the
pandemic
has
changed
me,
and
he
has
come
at
the
same
time.
Because
of
that,
I
have
been
spending
more
time
with
him.
Had
it
not
been
the
pandemic,
I
think
I
would
have
been
busy
running
behind
work,
trying
to
get
a
job
and
making
my
name.
I
would
have
thought
that
I
need
to
earn
more
now
as
I
have
a
kid,
and
that
I
should
become
more
famous
so
that
my
son
can
look
up
to
me
and
say
that
I
am
his
hero.
I
would
have
been
in
that
zone.
But,
because
of
the
pandemic,
I
realized
that
why
would
it
matter
to
my
son
and
why
should
it
matter
to
me
what
success
I
have
and
how
much
I
have
earned.
What
matters
is
how
much
time
I
spend
with
him.
These
moments
will
matter.
So,
I
don't
know
whether
it's
Rayaan
or
the
pandemic
who
has
changed
me.
Maybe
in
time,
there
will
be
moments
when
I
will
feel
that.
Now,
when
I
listen
to
my
servants
having
conversations
with
their
kids
on
phone,
I
feel
that
'yaar
isko
jaldi
ghar
chhod
deta
hoon."
I
have
become
more
empathetic
towards
my
staff
because
I
have
a
child.
I
know
the
importance
of
going
back
home
early
now.
Sometimes,
I
just
let
Rayaan's
nanny
leave
home
early
so
that
she
can
be
with
her
kids
and
I
can
look
after
my
son.
'I
Was
The
First
Person
To
Know
About
Nakul
Mehta
And
Jankee
Parekh
Mehta
Expecting
A
Child'
Q.
Your
actor-friend
Nakuul
Mehta
and
his
wife
Jankee
Parekh
Mehta
recently
announced
that
they
are
expecting
their
first
kid.
Did
you
share
any
parenting
tips
with
them?
A.
When
Rayaan
was
born
in
March,
I
already
knew
that
Nakuul
and
Jankee
are
all
set
to
become
parents.
I
was
the
first
person
to
know
even
before
they
officially
announced
the
news
on
social
media.
But,
Nakuul
hasn't
asked
me
any
parenting
tip.
I
think
we
both
are
very
different
as
individuals.
So,
what
he
will
teach
his
son
and
want
him
to
imbibe
from
him
is
very
different
from
what
I
want
like
my
son
to
imbibe
from
me.
I
think
you
can't
take
any
parenting
tip
before
the
baby
is
born.
Right
now,
Nakuul
doesn't
have
any
clue.
Even
I
didn't
know.
Till
I
didn't
see
Rayaan,
I
had
no
idea
about
how
I
would
react
to
my
child.
I
had
never
held
a
baby
in
my
life
before
Rayaan.
Whenever
my
friends
used
to
give
me
their
babies
to
hold,
I
would
refuse
as
I
was
always
scared
that
I
would
drop
the
child.
However
when
Rayaan
was
born,
within
one
second,
I
held
him
in
my
arms.
Maybe
because
he
was
mine.
You
have
that
connection
with
your
child
as
if
you
are
one
blood
and
flesh.
It
cannot
be
explained.
'There
Are
A
Few
Childhood
Friends
From
Whom
I
Run
Away'
Q.
You
recently
did
a
short
film
called
Diwali
Ki
Barfi
with
Jatin
Sarna.
Are
you
still
in
touch
with
your
childhood
friends
like
your
character
is
in
that
film?
A.
I
am
in
touch
with
a
few
of
my
childhood
friend.
There
are
a
some
from
whom
I
run
away.
(laughs).
I
could
relate
to
this
short
film.
I
am
scared
of
some
of
my
friends
because
they
come
home
and
talk
rubbish.
They
will
start
talking
about
something
which
I
did
as
a
14-year
old
and
which
has
no
relevance
today.
I
am
not
the
same
person.
But,
they
have
the
most
third-class
stories
to
share
about
Ruslaan
Mumtaz.
(laughs).