Sridevi’s Diwali ritual for daughters Jahnvi and Khushi

Sridevi is not the staunch disciplinarian in the house. She is, in fact, a cool mother, who respects the needs of changing times and tells her daughters — Jahnvi and Khushi — to "take it easy".

With Diwali just round the corner, the actress acknowledges it's no more about getting up in the morning (as early as 4 am) as her parents would insist she do. However, what has stayed constant over the years is her ritual of shopping for them for Diwali.

She reveals, "Every Diwali, I buy them the traditional South Indian Pattu Pavadai (half-saris) from Chennai myself. They can be in any colour, but black. We burst crackers and go for a family dinner, but there are no card parties."

While the actress herself looks lovely in saris, she feels her daughters are too young to drape the whole six yards. "I would love to see them in one, but they are too young. They won't be able to manage it...in a few years' time definitely," she adds.

By Renuka Vyavahare
Oct 23, 2013, 12.00AM IST TNN
From TOI

Sridevi with her family.