Actors Pavvitra Punia and Eijaz Khan are excited to celebrate their second Valentine’s Day together. “Last year, family wala mahul tha as we celebrated it with our families. This year, it will be just us,” Punia reveals. Khan, who calls himself as “socialist and not capitalist”, admits to not conforming to “special days specifically to show love or grand gestures”. 

However, he adds, “But if one particular day gives me a chance to do something special for my loved one and bring a smile to her face, why not? I am excited about this Valentine’s Day as it is another day to build on our relationship and make it stronger.” 

For Punia, the day of love is like a festival, and she believes in going all out to celebrate it. “Jaise shaadi hoti hai, yeh ek aur festival hai, of showing your love. It is a special day, and one should celebrate it. I expect it to be exciting,” she says with a laugh.

The couple have been together for more than a year now and have often been quizzed about marriage. Punia says, “People are curious and while we don’t have any pressure or want to disrespect the expectations of people, par thodi freedom khatam ho jaati hamari. At times, we don’t want to share or reveal something before others and try to keep certain things private.”

Whereas Khan says, “Our families are chilled about it. They say, ‘It (marriage) will happen when it has to’. But when people ask, it insinuates, ke kyun nahin kar rahe ho, problem kya hai?’ [One has to understand that] we are dealing with lives, the pandemic, and a lot of other factors, and you just don’t start making doll houses. This is for real and forever. We want to do it nicely, aaram se, take our time and enjoy the process.”