Actor couple Gurmeet Choudhary and Debinna Bonnerjee marked Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September with family prayers, homemade prasad and a heartfelt message — that good health, not material success, is the greatest blessing one can seek from Ganpati Bappa. The couple, among Mumbai's well-known entertainment personalities, shared their faith and family traditions in an exclusive conversation.

Health Over Wealth: The Couple's Ganpati Wish

Rather than wishing for professional milestones or material prosperity, both Gurmeet and Debinna said their foremost prayer this festival was for good health. Gurmeet put it plainly: 'First of all, we feel personal health. If the health is good, everything else is good. But if the health is not good, then nothing is good.'

Debinna echoed the sentiment with characteristic candour: 'If you don't have an expensive bag in your hand, if you don't have a good house, if you don't have a good relationship, then the health is not fine. So, I feel that health is first and foremost.' She added, 'Because we have understood that health is the real flex. So, if you can wake up at 6 in the morning and go jogging, if you can do sit-ups at the age of 40, if you can climb the stairs, if you can play with the kids, if you can do sports, that's your real flex and nothing else.'

Faith, Family and Passing Traditions to the Next Generation

For the couple, Ganesh Chaturthi is as much about reflection as it is about celebration. Both grew up in households where the festival was observed with deep faith and emotion, and they say they are now deliberately transmitting those values to their children.

'We have grown up seeing our family from this childhood. What we have seen, what we have learned, now we are growing up and teaching our children the same. We celebrate with a lot of faith and emotion,' Debinna said. Gurmeet described the annual homecoming of Ganpati as a life marker: 'Sometimes there is a wish, sometimes it is fulfilled. Sometimes we celebrate that, sometimes we ask for it... every year he reminds us that keep going, and I am there.'

A Fusion of Traditions: Modak Meets Motichoor

Food took centre stage in the couple's Ganpati celebrations. Debinna revealed she had created a special motichoor ladoo-inspired modak — a fusion offering that blends the traditional Ganpati sweet with Gurmeet's fondness for motichoor ladoos. The household also prepared a Bengali-style bhog prasad, featuring khichdi, cabbage curry, puri and dum aloo — a spread that, Debinna noted, carries a distinct taste, texture and aroma tied to their cultural roots.

Gurmeet Hints at Big-Screen Return

Beyond the festivities, Gurmeet Choudhary used the occasion to tease what appears to be a professional comeback. In a social media post featuring pictures of him seeking Bappa's blessings, the actor wrote: 'Once a boy from a small town in Bihar, with a dream bigger than his world. Today, that boy stands at the doorstep of another dream. With Bappa's blessings, your small-town Bihari boy is returning to the big screen, with something new.'

He added: 'Seeking Bappa's blessings for everything that lies ahead. Ganpati Bappa Morya!' No further details about the project were disclosed, but the post has generated considerable interest among his fanbase. The couple signed off with a joint message to fans: 'Many blessings to the fans and listeners. May you all stay healthy. May you progress in everything.'

As Ganesh Chaturthi 2026 celebrations continue across the country, the couple's emphasis on health as a form of spiritual and personal wealth — rather than aspirational wealth — resonates with a broader cultural conversation around wellness and mindfulness in urban India.