Over the past three months of protests and differences regarding the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Registry of Citizens (NRC), "a lot of us have lost friendships due to our political differences," said filmmaker Aditi Anand on Friday ahead of India, My Valentine performance. A pan-India cultural programme held across cities over the V-day weekend, the event aims to bring people across the political spectrum together for an evening of celebrating their common love: India. "Both sides are continuously fighting but one thing is common: that each side is saying it loves India more. We are going to love India together," Anand said.

The Mumbai leg of the event kicked off on Friday. The closing gala will be held on Sunday (February 16) at Sophia college auditorium (5.30 pm onwards) with the likes of Naseeruddin Shah and Ratna Pathak performing, along with Tanmay Bhat, Vishal and Rekha Bharadwaj, Swara Bhaskar, Aamir Aziz and more. India, My Valentine is also being celebrated in Delhi and Kolkata over the weekend.