India, Aug. 15 -- For Amyra Dastur, August 15 holds an extra special meaning as apart from Independence Day, it's also about celebrating Parsi New Year, and one more celebration. "Incidentally, the new year always coincides with my dad's birthday on August 15. So, we celebrate Parsi New Year and dad's birthday on that day. My mom cooks an insane meal and the entire family comes together to celebrate. So it's all about family for me," the actor says.

Ask her about the festival's traditions that she and her family follow and Amyra Dastur shares, "We all play cards, and this is the one tradition we follow. All my cousins come and we meet at about 12 in the afternoon and we start by playing cards. There's a lot of yelling and screaming in a ...