Celebs and their monsoon plans

What is the monsoon without some madness? As the June showers lash the city, our celebs share some out-of-the-box ideas to make your rainy days a bit special. Here they are...
My mother and I love to listen to the pitter-patter of raindrops from our balcony. But this doesn’t mean I love to lock myself up indoors. I enjoy walking in the rain and of course, without an umbrella.I have no problem in water-logged roads and mud. One more thing. Though it sounds cliched, I still love that unplanned bout of rain when I am with my girlfriend on the road. The sudden hurry to find a shade and wait there next to each other indefinitely is something I cherish.
— RIDDHI SEN, ACTOR
For me, a perfect monsoon evening is one spent with friends over chai, pakodas and needless to say, good music. Monsoon brings out the dormant cook in me and I love to pull my grill out and whip up scrumptious kebabs. I also love going on long drives during the monsoon to the outskirts of the city
— YASH DASGUPTA, ACTOR
For me, monsoon calls for football matches at the Maidan. So what if you are sinking into the mud? Football in the rains is so much fun — muddy, grazed body be damned! Nothing like putting our sliding tactics to test and enjoying a football match in the grimy mud
— SRIJIT MUKHERJI, DIRECTOR
Monsoon is my favourite season and it makes me nostalgic. I don’t think one is ever too old to dance in the rain or jump into a muddy puddle! Back in my younger days, I loved to play in the rain for hours, and had a ball in the muddy fields with friends. Given a chance, I’d love to relive my childhood and do all of it again
— MIMI CHAKRABORTY, ACTRESS
Rain evokes nostalgia in me. I go back to my old albums and see photographs of my childhood days. Also, there are a few films,like Aranyer Din Ratri and Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne, that I keep revisiting on rainy days. And now I know why I repeat-watch these. In my schooldays, I watched these films on some impromptu rainy day when my school was called off. I also love rain when I am in the woods. I find that very romantic
— TONUSHREE, ACTRESS