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Personal Agenda with Sayantani Ghosh: “I’d right swipe Bradley cooper on Tinder”

The actress says she’d be a journalist if not an actor and shares funny distortions of her name

Published on: Aug 16, 2020, 07:01:54 IST
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If not an actress, what would you have been?

Actress Sayantani Ghosh would gorge on chocolate if she had to cheat on her diet. Wardrobe:Denims, Zara; T-shirt, Only; shirt, Marks & Spencer. Make-up: Ketan; Hair: Lakshmi (Photographer: Rishab Dahiya)
Actress Sayantani Ghosh would gorge on chocolate if she had to cheat on her diet. Wardrobe:Denims, Zara; T-shirt, Only; shirt, Marks & Spencer. Make-up: Ketan; Hair: Lakshmi (Photographer: Rishab Dahiya)

A journalist!

What’s the last show you binge-watched?

The Crown.

All about Sayantani

Date of birth: September 6

Sunsign: Virgo

Place of birth: Kolkata

School/College: St. Teresa’s Secondary School/MP Birla Foundation H.S School, Kolkata

First break: Kumkum – Pyara Sa Bandhan (2002)

And the last thing you googled...?

The current status of the global pandemic and the plane crash in Kerala.

What’s the best thing about theatre?

Performing in front of a live audience. As there are no retakes, it makes you push yourself harder.

And the funniest thing someone’s said to you on social media...?

Distortions of my name are always funny. Someone called me Sayantani Gosht, which literally means Sayantani Meat!

How do you handle trolls?

It’s best to ignore them. But if I feel the need, I give them a piece of my mind!

If you were on Tinder, who would you swipe right?

Bradley Cooper.

List three things you look for in a man.

Someone who accepts me for who I am, respects women in every manner, and smells great!

And one relationship rule that you always follow...?

I try not to get my ego in between and most importantly, live and let live.

Name a book that inspires you.

The More Of Less: Finding the Life You Want Under Everything You Own by Joshua Becker. It’s a fantastic book on “minimalism”.

On my phone

Most used app: WhatsApp

Password protected app: My entire phone is password protected!

Most rewatched on YouTube: A lot of my own dance videos

Favourite filter on Insta: Black and white

Last instagram post: An anniversary video with Anugrah Tiwari

If you were to cheat on your diet, what would you gorge on?

Chocolate, chocolate and more chocolate!

How do you de-stress?

I love going to the spa for a massage.

From HT Brunch, August 16, 2020

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