Actress Vidya Balan, who was a part of 'Lage Raho Munnabhai', a film that gave birth to the term Gandhigiri, says she tries to practice Mahatma Gandhi's preachings in her day-to-day life

"It may or may not be alive in my surroundings, but I try to practice Gandhigiri. I am not always successful in doing it, but I keep trying, " she told reporters when she was asked whether she sees Gandhigiri around her anymore?

Director Rajkumar Hirani gave a modern twist to Mahatma Gandhi's non-violence lessons in his 2006 hit film 'Lage Raho Munnabhai'. In the movie, Sanjay Dutt, who plays a goon, adopts Gandhigiri to deal with the problems.

"All of us should try to do it and not wait for others to take the lead, " said the actress at the Global Indian Music Awards Sunday.

The nation Tuesday celebrates Gandhiji's 143rd birth anniversary.