India, April 15 -- Sayani Gupta is currently embroiled in work and shooting, but she is excited to start the Bengali new year on Pohela Boishakh today. "It's the beginning of the New Year and it has always had a nostalgic significance with friends and family. Over the years, we have celebrated it in different ways," she shares.

Sharing one of her most memorable celebrations, Sayani Gupta recalls her college days in Film and Television Institute of India (FTII). "In FTII, we used to have a big feast on Pohela Boishakh, where we would collect a lot of funds and get a maharaj to cook. We used to do the prep ourselves and I remember washing kilos of fish and getting my hand cut with the bones. Then the final day used to come and we'd be serv...