India, March 14 -- For actor Nimrat Kaur, Holi is extra special this year as her birthday coincided with it. Nimrat, who turned 43 on March 13, shares she "likes playing a dry Holi". "But I also know there's no choice after a point...you just have to be okay with it turning into a wet Holi. You try to protect yourself until that one person shows up and before you know it, it all begins," she laughs.

While sharing what Holi celebrations looked like during her growing up years, Nimrat, 43, last seen in Sky Force released earlier this year, recalls dreading the festival as a kid.

"Holi takes me back to my cantonment days. There was a picture of mine where I am crying as a kid because my parents have Holi colours on them! I used to be scare...