Date of birth and star
January 7; Capricorn
The best thing about being a teenager
You are carefree
I was glued to the TV for
Sesame Street and cartoons
My favourite movie was
Fight Club
My favourite actor was
Al Pacino
6. My favourite actress was
Meryl Streep
My favourite book was
The Alchemist
My friends were
And are the same as they were. I’m still best friends with my childhood friends.
My room was full of
Archie comics and candy
My room walls carried the posters of
Tom Cruise
My closet was full of
Jeans and tees
The thing that hurt me the most
My Nani passing away when I was nine years old
My best teenage memory
My first stage play - written and directed by Mashal Peerzada -called All’s Fair in Love and Marriage
My biggest struggle was
Focusing on my school books
My dream was to become
An actress
I wish I had known then
What I still don’t know now
Relations with siblings
Are amazing; [they’re] my pillars of strength
Relations with parents
My mom is a rock star, my friend and biggest critic; dad was very strict
Relations with teachers
Some good and some terrible
My school was
A ton of fun
I was known in the school as
The Jangali Brat
Ragging at college/university
Is VERY unnecessary
I couldn’t stand
Nasty and mean people
My favourite ice-cream flavour was
Nutella
My favourite dish was
I was a big desi food fan; definitely nihari
My favourite hangout was
The gym
My favourite superhero was
Batman
My favourite villain was
The Joker
My favourite sport was
Cricket and swimming
My favourite pastime was
Eating and cooking
My favourite subject was
Food & Nutrition and Psychology
My least favourite subject was
Maths
I was scared of
The Bogeyman
Message for the readers
Live life to the fullest and, for God’s sake, let live!