Kalki Koechlin played Chanda in Dev D

My favourite outfits: Are light and flowery summer dresses.

My favourite outfit when I am driving to a shoot: I like to wear an old T-shirt and cropped pants.

My favourite outfit for the evening: A cocktail dress. For a party at a friend’s place, I would choose a jeans with halter top.

My favourite outfit for a formal dinner: A smart dress or a nice Indian ensemble, mostly salwar kameez. For a formal occasion, I like to wear a sari.

My favourite outfit while clubbing: Tight trousers, a funky top and high heels.

I like to sleep in: Oversized T-shirts.

My favourite designers: Sabyasachi Mukherjee and Marc Jacobs.

My favourite brands in clothes: Nafnaf, Urban Outfitters, Mango and Just Cavalli.

I shop at: Calvin Klein, Chemistry, Mango, Top Shop, H+M and vintage shops in London.

For the first day of my shoot I wore: White capris and a colourful top.

My favourite colours: Green, black and white.

My favourite fabrics: Cotton and Dupioni silk.

My favourite brand in jeans: Calvin Klein.

I have a collection of: Eight pairs of jeans.

I look best in: Short dresses.

I would like my man to be dressed in: Whatever makes him look good.

According to me, the best-dressed woman in the industry is: Preity Zinta, because she dresses in a very classy style.

According to me, the best-dressed man in the industry is: Hrithik Roshan, because he looks good in anything he wears.

I have a fetish for: Hats.

My favourite accessory: Chunky jewellery.

My wardrobe is incomplete without: Stockings.

The most expensive gift I have bought: Lingerie from La Senza for a friend’s wedding. It cost about 100 pounds!

An inexpensive thing that I bought but I treasure: My favourite pair of shoes and blue-and-white striped baby dolls.

I don’t wear: Watches.

In shoes the brand I patronise: Dr Martens.

The number of shoes I have: 20 pairs, my favourite is a pair of green high-heeled vintage shoes.

My favourite brands in shoes and bags: I occasionally splurge on brands like Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Salvatore Ferragamo, but I also like picking up cheap stuff off the street.

My favourite perfume: Chance from Chanel, I have been using it for the past eight months.

My tips on clothes: Be comfortable in whatever you wear but make sure it’s stylish and makes you look good.

My shampoo and conditioner: Kama.

The length of my hair: I have waist-long hair.

The texture of my hair: Silky.

The colour of my hair: Light brown.

I like my hair streaked in: I hate streaks.

At home I like my hair to be: Down and messy.

My favourite hairstyle for formal occasions: A French bun.

I admire the hair of: Natalie Portman — she can do anything to her hair and still look good.

My hair care routine comprises: I don’t have a special routine, I generally wash it every two days and towel dry.

My favourite shades of make-up: Smoky dark colours for the eyes and nude lipstick or blood-red lipstick.

The feature I like to conceal with make-up: My red nose!

The features I like to highlight with make-up: My eyes or my lips.

My tip on make-up and hair care: Less is more.