Valentine musings: Bollywood’s plans for V-Day

By Subhash K. Jha -

February 14, 2013 - 10:47 AM IST

Bollywood celebrities reveal their special plans for Valentine's Day.

Ayushmann Khurrana: "I don't believe I need one special day to make my wife Tahira feel special. To me every day with her is Valentine's Day. However, these days I hardly get time to spend with her. Even on Valentine's Day I have an event in the evening. But after the event I will take Tahira for a very long drive and sing to her. I love singing to her. She is a very good judge of my voice as her father happens to be a polished singer."

Sushant Singh Rajput: "I was meant to be in Dubai promoting Kai Po Che. Ankita had agreed to accompany me. I'd have done my promotion while she would have gone shopping for both of us. But now with my leg injury I guess we'd just spend a quiet day at home."

Neha Dhupia: "This Valentine's Day I wish to love and be loved. Otherwise I'd like to spend it like any other day, if I am allowed to!"

Neil Nitin Mukesh: "Since there is no girl in my life, I'm happy to say I'd be spending it working. Yes, I am shooting this Valentine. Evening would be with my family who are and will always be my first love. My one Valentine wish is that I work hard enough to give my family all the happiness in the world."

Arjun Rampal: "I am spending Valentine's Day with Prakash Jha in Bhopal shooting for Satyagraha. My wife Mehr might surprise me with a visit depending on how romantic she feels."

Aftab Shivdasani: "I'll spend Valentine's Day with my fiancÃ©e Nin .I'll do whatever she desires. Beyond that I really don't have any Valentine wish. Yeah, I pray for happiness and peace every day."

Urmila Matondkar: "I am shooting my first Marathi film, so I've a working Valentine's Day. What better way to spend the day?"

Shabana Azmi: "I will be in Bhopal for the 'One Billion Rising' campaign. We expect a crowd of 20,000 pledging zero tolerance for violence against women. It was initiated by Eve Enselerand and has caught in like wildfire. My Valentine wish would be a society that treats women with respect and as equals."

Sunidhi Chauhan: "You'd probably find this funny. But honestly, every day with my husband is Valentine's Day for me."

Sonu Sood: "I'll be shooting in Hyderabad .So instead of my wife, I'll spend time with my unit guys. I wish I could be home at least once on Valentine's Day."

Kartik Tiwari: "I wish I had a girlfriend. Being romantic at heart I'd surely have done everything to make her happy. My secret Valentine wish is to spend the day next year on a yatch with someone special over a candlelight dinner. Come to think of it, I'd like to have Valentine's Day every month. Saal mein baarah baar. In the absence of a girlfriend I'd spend the day with my loved ones."

Aditi Rao Hydari: "I'd be spending the day promoting Murder 3 with Randeep Hooda. My Valentine wish is that my film becomes a super-hit."

Pooja Bhatt: "I don't celebrate Valentine's Day. It's more a marketing gimmick than anything else. However I don't deny people their happiness in celebrating the day."

Kalki Koechlin: "I have a Skype date with my husband Anurag Kashyap who is in the US for the release of his film. During the day time, I'd taking part in 'One Billion Rising'."

Raveena Tandon: "I don't really do Valentine's Day. For Anil and me being home with the kids is the most romantic thing. This time we've friends over. I wish all husbands would respect and appreciate their wives each day and not just on Valentine's Day."