The first Sunday of this month was about Harry, Harry and friendship bands.

It was a day to profess love for friends and youngsters went all out to make their friends feel special on the occasion - Friendship Day.

While some headed to restaurants and other public hangouts to party with their friends, there were some who had planned special surprises. "I managed to get childhood photographs of my friend Ayushi through his brother. I got an interesting collage made. Today, when I gifted this to my friend, she was happy," said Kriti (21), a college student who lives in Patliputra Colony.

Avantika, 19, who loves at Boring Canal Road, had planned something interesting for her friend. "My friend is a foodie. She loves my recipes. So today I made all her favourite dishes. The lunch party was followed by a movie show. We enjoyed a movie on the home theatre," said Avantika.

Divyanshu Shekhar, a resident of Kankerbagh, gifted Harry Potter books to his friend Shaswat. "Shaswat didn't have a few books in the series and he was planning to buy them. I thought why not surprise him with his favourite collection of books on Friendship Day. He was speechless when I handed him the gift," said Divyanshu with a smile.

There were many who opted for Shahrukh-Anushka starrer When Harry Met Sejal. "The film was okay but we enjoyed it very much because we were a group of 24. Almost two rows of the cinema was full and we were clapping and whistling throughout the movie," said Vibha, who lives at a private hostel on Boring Road<>.

The craze for friendship bands was also evident as students were seen purchasing those on Sunday. "I couldn't get time earlier to buy the bands for my friends. Though we can gift anything to our friends, tying a band is very important. I bought 10 bands today for my besties," said Abhishek Raj at a shop at Khetan Market.

Flower sellers made a killing, naturally. Dhiraj Kumar, a flower-seller near Dak Bungalow roundabout, said he sold around 500 rose sticks. "You will be surprised to know that 80 per cent roses sold today were red and not yellow which is occasionally bought on Friendship Day as yellow is supposed to be the colour of friendship," said Dhiraj.