India, April 14 -- Actor Sayani Gupta opens up about her annual Poila Baishakh celebrations, emphasising the family traditions that mark the Bengali New Year. "For me it's that my mother insists on wearing something new, keeping the tradition of starting the day dressed up with a newly woven attire," she shares. "It's about celebrating the season, the new beginnings, the spring and food".

Since the actor is now based in Mumbai, her mother ensures the tradition is upheld by sending her new clothes every year. "I can be dressed with something as simple as a house coat but it should be new. That is something my mum makes me follow irrespective wherever I am," Sayani reveals.

Recalling her early celebrations in Kolkata, Sayani fondly rememb...