Get to know... Aisha Ahmed

Aisha Ahmed (@AishaRAhmed) is planning to buy a car, craving mutton biryani, and wishing she had better memory

Get to know... Aisha Ahmed

High point in life

Growing up with my grandparents.

Low point in life

None, it’s all been pretty good.

On my playlist

So Easy, by Olivia Dean; Rung, by HAVI; Aaj Koi Baat Ho Gayee, by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.

On my speed dial

Mom.

Today I’m craving

I’m always craving a good mutton biryani.

Next big splurge

Hopefully a car.

Last thing I ordered online

A T-shirt that says, Show Me Your bOOks. Haha!

App I check before going to bed

All the alarms.

Advice I’d give my 18-year-old self

You will figure it out.

My secret skill

The ability to forget both bad and good things. Just forgetfulness.

A superpower I wish I had

Better memory.

My favourite Sunday memory while growing up

Since I grew up in a boarding school, on Sundays we were allowed to wear “home” clothes and would be served biryani for dinner.

My most star-struck moment so far

Meeting Natalie Portman.

My favourite bad habit

I’m lazy and I love it.

If I could travel back in time, I’d

Speak a lot more to my Nani.

A trait I despise in people

A lack of civic sense.

I won’t leave the house without

A hair tie.

The best thing about fame

People’s behaviour definitely changes around you.

The worst thing about fame

People’s behaviour definitely changes around you.