Get to know... Ankit Siwach

Actor Ankit Siwach (@SiwachAnkit) is travelling virtually, craving mutton nihari and bingeing on TV shows

Get to know... Ankit Siwach

Currently I am

Levelling up my tennis skills, preparing to shoot S2 of a show.

High point in life

The final match of my last university volleyball tournament. We lost, but the opposing team carried me on their shoulders and took a lap around the ground to celebrate.

Low point in life

When I broke my legs and underwent surgery. I was bedridden for a few months and was depressed. It took me time to get back on my feet.

One thing I would never buy

An expensive watch.

Today I’m craving

Mutton nihari with tandoori roti.

Last thing I ordered online

A helmet.

App I check before bed

Google Maps. I map paths to different countries virtually.

Advice I’d give my 18-year-old self

Be a little more stubborn.

My favourite subject in school

English literature.

I’d swipe right on

Kindness and ethics.

My secret skill is

I sing well.

A magic tool I wish I had

Something that could feel the hungry and helpless.

My favourite Sunday memory

A morning that would start with mom’s aloo parantha and a banana milkshake. Then cricket. Then a nap. Then video games. I’d watch Cartoon Network and discuss episode theories on landline calls with friends. Rajma Chawal for dinner, with WWE on TV. Playing with GI Joe and reading comics before falling asleep.

My plans for next Sunday

Watching TV on the sofa all day.

My most star-struck moment

Meeting John Abraham. He wished me luck, and I will cherish that day for life.

My favourite bad habit

Over-ordering food. Gluttony is my biggest sin.

If I could travel back or forward in time, I’d…

Go back and focus more on the things I loved doing, without losing myself to the pressure of being good at something everyone wants me to be.