Ganesh Chaturthi: Ganesha teaches us through His murti, says Shubhaavi Choksey

This yearrsquos Ganesh Chaturthi is very special in many ways than one for the extremely talented actress Shubhaavi Choksey Topping the list of celebrations are majorly two reasons Firstly everyonersquos most loved serial lsquoBade Acche Lagte Hain 2rsquo completes its one year of running and is still going strong The actress plays the role of Nandini Kapoor in the show The second reason for Shubhaavi to be on cloud nine is that her most favourite festival Ganesh Chaturti has got started after a gap of two yearsSatish Sundaresan of MidDay caught up with Shubhaavi Choksey for an exclusive interview wherein she spoke about the magic behind lsquoBade Acche Lagte Hain 2rsquo and also this yearrsquos Ganesh ChaturtiShubhaavi heartiest congratulations of your serial lsquoBade Acche Lagte Hain 2rsquo completing 1 glorious year And within a yearrsquos time the show has gained immense love from the audience What do you think is the reason behind the showrsquos immense popularityItrsquos definitely the sincerity of the actors the creative team and the director We all have an amazing camaraderie and tuning amongst ourselves as a team which transforms and reflects on screen effortlessly Trust me when I say that despite having so much drama in our scenes we all play it very subtle The look and feel of the show are great too Itrsquos not a personal thought but I have heard this from the audiences too As far as the styling goes the audiences simply love the individuality of each character All of these I think that attributes to the immense love from the audience View this post on InstagramA post shared by Shubhaavi Choksey Official shubhaaviHow has been your overall experience of working in lsquoBade Acche Lagte Hain 2rsquoExcellent Working with the creative team for the second time in my life and having Deepak Chauhan as my director again is definitely a privilege of sorts To top it all having actors like Disha Parmar and Nakuul Mehta is definitely the icing on the cake They are both so professional so warm and beautiful human beings that it is my pleasure to work with them Our production team also is such a warm one that I feel very blessed to have them Honestly I didnrsquot realize how this year has passed I guess all of this that sums up the beautiful experience I have had and am still having on this showView this post on InstagramA post shared by Shubhaavi Choksey Official shubhaaviYou spoke about the amazing camaraderie that exists between everyone associated with the show What has been your personal camaraderie with your costars in the showNakuul Mehta is an extremely encouraging actor specially towards his co actors He is very involved in the scenes which is what elevates the scene to another level altogether On the other hand Disha Parmar has a great memory I am always amazed at how well she knows not only her lines but othersrsquos lines too The best thing about Disha is that she is very natural and she performs very easily and effortlessly in front of the camera Give her any scene and she just enact it flawlessly Kanupriya Mam and I are working again after lsquoKasautiihelliprsquo So we share a very special bond I respect her not only as an actor but also as a woman too Ajju Adi is loved by each and every one on the sets because he is simply a pure soul Abbu Vikrant is my rakhee brother for years but we are working together for the first time I miss Sneha Shivi and Pranav Akki amp Uttu Kunal too When there are combination scenes we all have a blastALSO READWatch video Ganesh Chaturthi Rubina Dilaik shares her plansSince the Ganesh Chaturthi fever is in the air tell us about the three things which makes this yearrsquos Ganeshotsav very uniqueThe unique aspect about Lord Ganesha is that every year He reminds everyone to learn through his lsquomurtirsquo His large head reminds us to think out of the box His beautiful eyes reminds us of looking beyond what we see His large ears reminds us to listen more attentively His broken tusk reminds us to sacrifice our ego His stomach reminds us to digest all the good and bad in life His mouse reminds us to reach every nook and corner or our mind His laddoos reminds us is of the rewards we will reap after hard work Lastly His prasad reminds us to share Inour humdrum of life we forget these aspects and it is amazing that He reminds us each year In my opinion this is always been unique for me not only this year but the previous years and the coming years tooView this post on InstagramA post shared by Shubhaavi Choksey Official shubhaaviWhat are the three dishes that you associate with Ganesh ChaturthiI donrsquot cook Thatrsquos why for the recipes I will have to ask my mom or mother in law But I can tell you what I love to eathellip lsquoUkadiche modakrsquo rice with coconut and jaggery besan ka ladoo amp puran poli with garam ghee smilesView this post on InstagramA post shared by Shubhaavi Choksey Official shubhaaviCan you recall your most vivid childhood memory about GaneshotsavMy most precious moment was when I was walking hand in hand with my parents in all the pandaals in Mumbai They would take my brother and me to each and every pandaal especially those which were known to be different because of the lighting and lsquostory effectrsquo After exiting from these pandaals me and my brother would discuss at lengths about what I liked and what could have been better laughs Children have an amazing imagination and I distinctly remember having long chats with my father about what other ideas one can have for Ganeshjirsquos idolName top 5 Ganesh Chaturthi songs in BollywoodlsquoDeva Shree Ganesharsquo from lsquoAgneepathrsquolsquoGanpati Aartirsquo from lsquoSarkaarrsquoShendur Laal Chadhaayorsquo from lsquoVaastavrsquolsquoHey Ganrayarsquo from lsquoABCD2rsquolsquoDeva Orsquo Devarsquo from lsquoIlaakaWhat do you want to ask for from Lord Ganesha during this yearrsquos Ganesh ChaturthiI only ask for happiness of mind body and soul not only for myselfhellip but for all my loved ones Thatrsquos allPLAY QUIZ Are you excited to celebrate Ganeshotsav 2022