Get to know... Apoorva Arora

Actor Apoorva Arora (@ApooArora) is craving dal chawal, splurging on an exotic vacation and obsessed with her cats

Get to know... Apoorva Arora

• Currently I am

  Living my best life in Punjab and shooting for the coolest show of my career so far.

• High point in life

  Mira Nair praising my acting in the film Dekh Tamasha Dekh.

• Low point in life

  Losing a friend to depression.

• On my playlist

  The Only One, by KRU172; Jaag Ja, by Vishal Bhardwaj; Chaupai Sahib Path, by Nitnem Paath.

• On my speed dial

  Dad.

• Today I’m craving

  Simple dal chawal, raita and achaar, followed by a strong cup of tea.

• Next big splurge

  Probably a vacation.

• Last thing I ordered online

  A coffee machine.

• App I check before going to bed

  YouTube. I can’t sleep without a boring podcast playing in the background, on low volume.

• Advice I’d give my 18-year-old self

  Stop thinking like a 45- year-old and live a little!

• A secret skill I have

  I’m a hands-on cat mom.

• A superpower I wish I had

  I wish I could hear my cat’s thoughts.

• I’d swipe right on

  Someone who reads and cooks.

• My favourite Sunday memory while growing up

  Waking up early to catch up with Cartoon Network.

• My most star-struck moment so far

  When I met Diljit Dosanjh for the first time.

• My favourite bad habit

  Being a dessert paglu.

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

  Go back to 1996 and warn my parents that there’s a storm coming in their lives.

• A trait I despise in people

  Looking at everything and everyone from the same lens.

• I won’t leave the house without

  Telling my cat I’ll be back soon.

• The best thing about fame

  It gives me a platform to showcase my art.

• The worst thing about fame

  I can’t be “just a girl”. Everything I do, and everywhere I go has to be in accordance with what I do for a living, and not how I want to live my life.