The biggest was her beau Ritwik specially flying down to Mumbai

After a month-long outing in Los Angeles, Neha Dhupia returned home to celebrate her birthday with family and friends. The actor's boyfriend Ritwik Bhattacharya specially flew down to Mumbai to bring in her birthday yesterday.



Family fun

An elated Neha says, "I returned early Thursday morning. As soon as I entered my house, I saw my friends and parents with gifts and cakes. Amongst all this, the biggest surprise was Ritwik, who came down just for me. I had no idea he would be here and was both shocked and happy to see him."

Flight celebrations

She adds, "On the 20-hour flight back to Mumbai, the cabin crew celebrated my birthday. They gave me small souvenirs and got a cake for me. Although there were no candles on the cakes to blow, everyone sung for me."

The actress has a sweet tooth and was took a day off diet on her birthday. "Being my birthday I stuffed myself with cakes and chocolates. While I was away in US I was on a diet and kept myself away from sweets" says the former Miss India.

Neha now shoots for Vipul Shah's Action Replay and Percept Pictures' Raftaar.