For actor Amyra Dastur, Navroz is an occasion to embrace her heritage and celebrate the rich tapestry of traditions of the Parsi New Year with her family. “I like to visit the agyari (the fire temple) and thank God for all that has come my way. We don’t have festivals every day (in the Parsi community) and that’s why Navroz is a day to spend with family,” she shares.

While she likes to spend the day with family, the actor will be in Sri Lanka this year for an event. However, the Made In China (2019) actor shares that she has already blocked a time to call the whole family, when they sit for lunch. “Mum has been in the kitchen since Monday itself to start prepping the meals. I’ve told her to save me bits from every dish so I can eat them when I get back,” says the 30-year-old.

The community has been a part of Indian films often, but Dastur does not feel very content with their representation. “They use a very yesteryear impression of Parsis in films... It’s a funny stereotype as we’re not people who keep eating eggs, sitting at home in our topees (caps),” she says, adding on a hopeful note: “I’m extremely proud of being Parsi and I want to see more Parsis in Indian cinema.”