One character I want to portray on screen:

Gauhar Jaan, based on the book My Name is Gauhar Jaan, written by Vikram Sampath. If ever any director adapts it on screen, I hope he offers me the role!

A Hollywood actress I want to be friends with:

Meryl Streep. I find her vivacious, sensitive and beautiful. She is the most natural actress we have on earth and once we become friends I want to ask her for some tips to master the art of being perfect!

The vital stats I want to achieve:

34-24-34!

A bad habit I want to kick:

I don’t want to trust people anymore. I am very gullible and I trust people easily, even though they can hurt me.

A man I must meet:

Barack Obama! I like to listen to his speeches. They are very motivating. Besides, I like his fighting spirit and I want to have a conversation with him.

A man I want to take revenge on:

There are a few but I let them be. I am not the type to go out with revenge on my mind. I forgive easily.

A loved one I want to meet once again:

My Baba. He is no more but I wish I could meet him once.

Three books I want to read:

Charles Chaplin: My Autobiography. I started the book but could never finish reading it. Mario Puzo’s The Godfather and the complete works of Khaled Hosseini.

A place I would love to visit:

Florence in Italy.

The wildest thing I want to do:

I want to go on a trek to the Amazon and the Congo Basin alone. I want to walk through the thick dense forest where sunlight doesn’t filter in and shake hands with the pygmies!

Text: Kushali Nag
Picture by Anindya Shankar Ray; costume: Radhika Singhi