India, Oct. 22 -- As the air quality in Delhi and Mumbai dipped sharply after Diwali celebrations, Shahid Kapoor's wife, Mira Rajput Kapoor, took to social media to call out the continued practice of bursting firecrackers, urging people to stop normalising it under the guise of "tradition" or "fun for kids."

On Tuesday, Mira took to Instagram Stories and shared a strong note expressing her disappointment over how people still choose to burst crackers despite being aware of their environmental impact. "Why are we still bursting crackers? It's not okay even if it's 'just for the kids to see once' or 'we're just doing it once for them to have the experience.' Neither is it okay for your pataka aesthetic to hold a phuljhadi for the gram. Let...