Shashank's Diwali celebration is always without crackers

Marathi actor Shashank Ketkar recently revealed that he has been celebrating Diwali sans crackers for quite a few

years

now. An ardent animal lover Shashank goes on to add, "I stopped bursting crackers since 1994. It is sad that festivals are facing the brunt of commercialisation. Bursting crackers means increasing noise and air pollution and littering the roads. It is better we tying paper latterns and change our outlook towards environment."

Shashank is currently seen in a Marathi television show, 'He Mann Baware'. He is opposite Mrunal Dusanis, who also believes in celebrating Diwali with family and closed ones without harming the environment.

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