International Tea Day 2025: Tea is not a beverage, but an emotion in the Indian sub-continent. People bond, share life stories, and create art in the vicinity of a teacup at a hand’s distance in our country. It is the one drink that unites us into the same thread to form a garland of diversity and authenticity.
With a profound history and cultural significance in the nation, tea continues to be an extraordinaire for its ability to blend the hardest conversations like sugar in it. Tea has seamlessly become a major part of our lives, and continues to bring us closer together. It is the one link that dissolves the exclusivity of stars and fans in India. Bollywood celebrities across the nation are known for their love for tea, aka Chai as we call it, making them one with the people watching them on screen.
Amidst their routines of balanced diets, heavy workouts, and no-nonsense snacks, tea continues to be a food item that proves that they, too, are essentially humans originating from the same soil.
On the occasion of International Tea Day 2025, let us spill the tea about some of the most famous Chai lovers of the Hindi film industry.
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Did you know that Alia Bhatt likes to collect teas from across the world? That’s right, Alia Bhatt follows a strict diet, but when it comes to Chai, she cannot resist. Bhatt is a die-heart tea admirer and loves white tea.
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For Yami Gautam, Chai is not a beverage, it is a time of solace and self-introspection. She likes to have a cup of chai by herself, where she can be with her thoughts or read something she likes for a much-needed me time.
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A fitness and glamor icon, Maliaka Arora is big on eating right, working out, and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. And Chai is an integral part of her lifestyle. She swears by green tea, but loves all kinds of Chai equally, it is a must in her daily life.
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Anushka Sharma loves a nicely brewed cup of tea. Tea also makes a significant stop during her travels, like the one time she visited Kolkata and made a stop at the famous ‘Balwant Singh Ki Chai’.
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Soha Ali Khan likes to keep her tea as unique as her. She is fond of an electric and vibrant blue tea made from dried butterfly pea flowers.
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An avid chai-lover, Meera Kapoor loves herself a good cup of tea. She also tries new teas whenever she travels.
Shraddha Kapoor is a self-professed chai lover who likes to celebrate all big and small moments of her life with a cup of Chai. A look at her social media will give you a hint of how much she indulges in a nice warm brew.