Some of the well known Muslim actors from the Telugu cinema industry spoke to a leading English daily about the festival and how it’s celebrated. We present to you their stories to mark the festive fervour…

Hebah Patel shares that Id is all about food for her! She loves the sheer khurma and she apparently gulps at least four bowls on the day! We also will have mutton kebabs and Biryani on the day for sure. Festive spirit full of food it is!

Ali talks about how the day is full of food but it’s more about giving. Apparently, his wife has the secret recipe of the family’s sheer khurma which was taught to her by his mother. And now, the sweet is going to be a definite delivery to the houses of his friends and of course whoever comes home will get their share too. Other than that, Biryani is also going to feature on the day’s menu for sure!

Shamna Kasim aka Poorna who is a Muslim from Kerala began her celebrations a day early this time! With lots of cousins at home and application of mehendi on everyone’s hands, she shared about the Kerala delicacies which everyone obviously loves like the payasam of course. But she was specific about Aleesa (Harees) which is eaten with sugar, biryani and the region specific muttamala, a sweet made entirely of egg!