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Get to know... Trinetra Haldar Gummaraju
The actor and doctor lives for dessert, hates loud alarms and is only just coming to terms with fame
Currently I am:
Very excited about everyone’s reactions to the new season of Made in Heaven and about everything that’s yet to come.
High point in life:
Becoming a doctor and the release of Made in Heaven, Season 2.
Low point in life:
Surgical recovery during my transition.
Describe yourself in a hashtag:
#WeAreHereAndQueer
Next big splurge:
I don’t splurge. I only invest. Right now, I’ve been thinking about investing in gold; maybe some jewellery.
On my playlist:
Cigarette After Sex’s Apocalypse.
The last thing I ordered online:
Cheesecake. I am Bengali and I can’t not have sugar in my life.
A superpower I wish I had:
A healthy sleep cycle. At medical school, it got permanently messed up. Even now, I pull too many all-nighters.
Favourite Sunday memory:
My mom making kosha mangsho and mishti pulao at home.
My favourite bad habit:
It used to be being on dating apps but not anymore.
The best thing about fame:
I’d only know when I have it. I don’t think I am famous.
Biggest star-struck moment:
I was starstruck when I started shooting Made in Heaven, but after the first week, I realised that everyone is just as flawed and human.
Growing up, I idolised: Justin Bieber.
I had seven posters of him. It’s hilarious that my parents didn’t figure out that I was queer sooner.
A secret skill I have: I cook well.
I love cooking Bengali dishes like bhapa illish and mishti doi. It reminds me of home.
