What August 15 means to these stars

Last updated on: August 14, 2009

Image: Kalki Koechlin

As Independence Day approaches, we asked a few Bollywood stars what they thought about India's Big Day. Here's what they said:

We begin with Kalki Koechlin, who first wowed us with her turn as Chandramukhi in Anurag Kashyap's modern-day Dev D. But it certainly wasn't her first experience in India.

Kalki was born to French parents in an ashram in Pondicherry, as her parents are devotees of Sri Aurobindo. As she says, the Indian Independence Day is doubly important for her, as it falls on the same day as her spiritual leader Sri Aurobino's birthday.

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Image: Shahid Kapoor

Shahid Kapoor, whose film Kaminey releases worldwide today, tells us about the significance I-Day holds for him.

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Image: Prachi Desai

Prachi Desai, also looking forward to her new film, Life Partner releasing today, tells us how she still remembers her Independence Days in school.

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Image: Rajeev Khandelwal

Rajeev Khandelwal talks about the spirit of Independence Day in this video.

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Image: Carol Gracias

Independence Day has always been a party for Carol Gracias, as she celebrates her brother's birthday on the same day. Take a look at what she says.

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Image: Imtiaz Ali

The director of such films like Jab We Met and Love Aaj Kal, Imtiaz Ali talks about his hopes for India.

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Image: Rahul Bose

Rahul Bose tells us how lucky he feels to be what he is in this video.

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Image: Feroza Gujral

Former supermodel Feroza Gujral gives us her take on Independence Day.

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Image: Neeraj Shridhar

Singer Neeraj Shridhar sings his favourite patriotic song Mere Desh Ki Darti.