Parineeti, Shabana, Pooja Bhatt: More power to my bhaiya!

As we celerbate Raksha Bandhan today, Bollywood stars share their plans for the festival.

Parineeti Chopra

My brothers Sahaj and Shivang have been more like buddies to me.

I am the eldest child so I plan to pamper them this Raksha Bandhan.

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My brother Siddharth is the most precious gift in the world for me.

I always wish him happiness and success, and not just for Raksha Bandhan but for every single day of his life. I consider myself the luckiest sister in the world. More power to my adorable bhaiya!

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My brother and I are very close.

And just to have him around for the festive occasion of raksha bandhan is the biggest gift for me.

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I deeply miss my brother Siddharth who passed away 15 years ago.

But I'm also grateful for my brother Adam who is 12 years younger than me. Since there's such a big difference in our age, I don't see him as the typical protective brother. On the contrary, I'm very protective of him.

All I expect from him is that he spares soem time for me.

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My brother Dr Rahul Dutta is more like a friend than an older  brother.

And he knows exactly what I want. The other day, I liked a piece of jewellery while window-shopping and before I knew it, it became my Rakhi gift. He is traveling this year on Raksha Bandhan but will be back in time to celebrate with me.

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I am very lucky to have a wonderful brother like Sanjay (Leela Bhansali).

He is  thoughtful, caring and is always concerned about my well-being. This raksha bandhan, I pray for his good health and the super-duper success of Ram Leela.

The only gift that I want from him is that he should always continue to love me.

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I am older than my brother Rahul so tradition be damned.

I’ll give him a gift this Raksha Bandhan, not the other way around.

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My brother Baba is my most precious gift; I don’t need anything from him. He is my son, friend and guide.

Raksha Bandhan always makes me emotional. This year I am in my native village Mijwan for the festival. I feel bad that I can’t personally tie the rakhi on his wrist this year.  That happens rarely..

He doesn’t allow anyone else to tie a rakhi on him. No moohboli bahens for my brother! I wouldn’t tolerate them.

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More than a brother, Hridaynath is the son that I never had.

I feel elated when I sing for my brother -- he is such a perfectionist.

To work with him is taxing but ultimately very satisfying. When I sing for other composers I’m always unsure about whether I've done my best. 

Hridayanath doesn’t hesitate to tell me if I go wrong.  . But tomorrow the entire world will hear you. How would you feel if listeners pinpoint the errors in your singing?’ He’s a very  knowledgeable human being and not just in the field of music.

His knowledge of Marathi literature and poetry is vast. He’s also familiar with both modern and non-contemporary poets.

All my albums with my brother have been reasonably popular. My first non-film album with Hridayanath was Mogra Phulela that released 35 years ago and the album is still available in the market.

It wasn’t a conscious decision to not work together for so long. Nothing materialized for one reason or another.

My brother Hridaynath Mangeshkar’s album of Meera bhajans -- Chala Vahi Des -- is an all-time favourite. However, it’s not true  that  I refused to sing  Meera bhajans for anyone except my brother.

I sang Jaidev’s Main janoon nahin piya ko Milan kaise howe ri in Chand Grahan  and Jo tum todo piya  for Shiv-Hari in Silsila.

I also loved working for my brother in Maya Memsaab and Lekin.   

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My brother Vikrant is a major in the Indian army.

Considering the crisis at the LOC (Line Of Control), he may soon be deployed to one of the sensitive areas.  

This Raksha Bandhan, I pray for his safety. 

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