India, March 19 -- Actor Shweta Tripathi is excited as the festival of Navratri kickstart today! The nine day festival not only gives the actor a chance to eat light vegetarian food but also indulge in lip smacking halwa poori and chane.

Going down the memory lane, she tells us, "I grew up in a colony. Kanjak ke din we used to go ghar-ghar and some houses even gave money and imagine going and getting food and money! It used to be such a delight as a kid!"

Asked if, like many others, also practices restrains in any way. Shweta says, "Yes, 100 percent. I've really reduced having non-vegetarian. In fact, I was a vegetarian for 2.5 years at some time back but these nine days there is not going to be any non vegetarian food."

She adds, "Hum...