Rupali
Ganguly,
who
plays
the
titular
role
in
Rajan
and
Deepa
Shahi's
Anupamaa,
loves
the
festival
of
lights
Diwali
but
has
been
against
burning
crackers
since
childhood.
"Every
year
on
Diwali
I
request
people
to
let
this
festival
be
all
about
lights
and
not
crackers.
Please
light
up
your
homes
and
your
hearts,
and
after
Laxmi
puja,
if
at
all
you
need
to
burn
crackers,
then
light
up
a
Phuljhari
or
a
Chakri,
but
please
don't
create
any
noise
pollution.
I
am
not
a
cracker
fan
and
don't
understand
why
people
single
out
only
Diwali
while
banning
them.
Crackers
in
any
festival
should
be
banned.
Festivals
should
be
about
lights
and
love,
I
don't
understand
why
we
need
to
pollute
the
environment,"
she
said.
"So
many
birds
get
heart
attacks
because
of
the
sound,
and
I
remember
my
father's
heart
rate
would
shoot
up
during
this
festival.
It
affects
old
people
and
even
pets
and
birds.
Old
and
sick
people
and
animals
bear
the
brunt
of
it.
Also,
people
spend
so
much
money
on
it
and
all
the
money
literally
goes
up
in
smoke.
So
why
do
that?
I
would
just
request
everyone
to
have
a
noise-free,
safe
and
happy
Diwali," she
added.
For
Rupali,
the
festival
is
not
just
about
lights
but
more
about
spending
time
with
the
family,
surrounded
by
loved
ones.
"Diwali
is
the
festival
of
lights
and
I
absolutely
love
lighting
up
Diyas
in
my
home
and
making
a
rangoli.
It
is
a
festival
of
mithai
and
meeting
loved
ones.
It
is
also
like
an
official
holiday
because
during
school
we
would
get
a
holiday
for
the
festival
and
I
am
still
habitual
to
that.
Diwali
to
me
means
family,
and
lights
and
everything
bright
around
me,"
the
actress
said.
Sharing
her
Diwali
plans
this
year,
Rupali
said,
"Nothing
big,
because
I
will
be
shooting
before
and
after
the
Diwali
day.
Anyone
who
knows
me
knows
that
I
am
not
into
socialising.
I
like
to
be
at
home
and
spend
time
with
my
family.
I
might
have
a
get-together
of
family
members
and
close
friends
and
have
a
puja
at
home.
For
me,
it's
very
important
to
impart
culture
and
family
values
to
my
son.
He
needs
to
know
that
there
is
a
ritual
of
doing
puja
at
home,
there
has
to
be
faith,
there
needs
to
be
love
for
the
family,
a
value
for
Indian
culture
and
traditions,
and
a
proud
feeling
of
being
an
Indian."