Bhai Phonta celebrations in Tollywood

Pallavi Chatterjee put a tika on Prosenjit. ‘I gifted dada a sweater knitted by our mom. He was touched,’ Pallavi said, as her brother savoured singaras. There were plates full of sweets, but Bumbada prefered gorging on the singaras which is his favourite. "Even when I return home at 2 am in the morning, I have this incredible urge to open the fridge and gorge on the cold samosas before I head for the bed," he laughed.

Rituparna Sengupta with Bobby Chakraborty & Biswanath Basu. Apart from giving Phonta to Bobby and Biswanath, Ritu also gave phonta to her canine friend, who she referred to as her chhotto bhai. The little puppy obliged by lapping on the fingers of Rituparna.

Paoli got a crystal teddy bear locket and earrings from brother Mainak Dam. ‘No matter how busy I am, I make it a point to cook for him,’ she said. The two engaged in good-natured sibling rivalry and Paoli's happy face was a testament to the amazing time she was having.

Rachna Banerjee had just one wish for her brother Amit Dey this Bhai Phonta. ‘I wish he gets married soon and has a beautiful wife,’ she said. The two had a gala time pulling each other's legs. While Rachna stuffed rasogollas in his mouth, Amit tried teasing her with threats to withold her gift. But, faced with her sister's mock wrath, he was ultimately forced to give in.

Somlata was a happy woman. ‘My brother gifted me a sari. We also had an authentic Bengali lunch comprising topshe maach fry, chingri bhaape and kochu sag,’ she said. But the singer was a little sad that she had so many professional commitments to attend to that she couldn't spend the entire day with her brother.

Tanusree Chakraborty celebrated Bhai Phonta on Friday. ‘I will be shooting on Saturday. So, I promised my cousins a treat next week,’ she said

Soham got the dot from sister Sreeparna. ‘I haven’t missed a single Bhai Phonta till date. This is a special occasion for me and I wait for it all year,’ he said

Arunima Ghosh put a phonta on her cousins Joydeb Bose & Aditya Ghosh. ‘I took them gift shopping, while they gave me chocolates,’ the actress said. According to the actress, her brothers are so 'soukhin', that whatever she gifts them is never satisfactory. So, this time she just abandoned the idea of actually buying something for them and instead took them shopping.

Surojit Chatterjee’s sister, Roma Pradhan, flew down from Phillipines for the festive season. ‘I’m yet to buy a gift for didi. Hope to do it soon,’ he said, after getting the tika