Hrithik staying off Mumbai this Diwali

MUMBAI - Actor Hrithik Roshan has decided to celebrate this Diwali with family out of Mumbai to avoid cracker pollution, fretting bronchial problem of his son.

Diwali I am celebrating hopefully not in Bombay because I have problem with the pollution and my son has a bronchial problem, Hrithik told IANS in an interview.

The actor who played a paraplegic patient in director Sanjay Leela Bhansalis forthcoming film Guzaarish has off late realised that cracker fumes are unhealthy and wishes Diwali was celebrated without polluting the atmosphere.

I hope there was a better way to celebrate Diwali, without polluting the atmosphere. I used to rejoice and buy crackers of Rs.10,000, but now I realise that this is not the best thing to do. Its dangerous and bad for health, said Hrithik.

Asked if he has planned to flee abroad, he said: No, no, to places close by. Maybe to places like Panvel or Lonavala.”