Ladoos & patangs

Actor Sharad Kelkar on why Makar Sankranti is all about family, food and flying high

- Roshmila Bhattacharya

Makar Sankranti for Sharad Kelkar has always been a sweet memory.

His mother makes different varieties of mitha at home, from barfis to ladoos, and while the actor is usually careful about his diet, on this particular day, he is happy to indulge his sweet tooth. "I know the festival is traditionally associated with til (seasame) ladoos, but my favourite is my mom's murmura (puffed rice) ladoos. Even while they are being shaped, I gobble up a few and get shouted at by my exasperated mother," laughs the actor.

While he is travelling on Makar Sankranti, Sharad will be in Ahmedabad on January 13 and hopes the disappointment of missing out on the annual family celebration will be compensated by watching Gujarat's famous kite festival. "I've heard so much about it from my director-friend Apoorva Lakhia and I know I will be looking up at the sky that day," grins the actor.