India, Sept. 29 -- Being a Bengali, Ishita Dutta waits "for Durga Puja all year", and this year is extra special as she will be celebrating the festivities with her newborn baby girl, Veda, for the first time, along with her son, Vaayu and husband, actor Vatsal Sheth.

Sharing her love for pandal hopping during the lead up to Dussehra, the actor says, "The sound of the dhak, the bhog, looking at Maa Durga, feeling her aura, and dressing up in Lal Paar (traditional white and red saree) for the occasion - all of this has so much sentimental value for me." For her, "meeting family and celebrating the festival with them" reminds her of her childhood in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, where "Durga Puja was celebrated on a large scale". "We used to soak...