Get to know... Shalmali Kholgade

The singer, songwriter, and composer (@ShalmiAOW) loves her Starbucks and is currently obsessing over cinnamon rolls

Get to know... Shalmali Kholgade

• Currently, I am

  Enjoying the release of my song Baaki and preparing my next single, Grind.

• High point in life

  Writing two songs with songwriters and producers in Los Angeles, Grind and Way You Move.

• Low point in life

  When I’ve been too sick to stay on top of my schedule.

• On my playlist

  Paar Laaye, by Rajan Batra; Bekarar by Raghav Meattle and Shor; Dream to Keep Us Going, by Easy Wanderlings.

• One thing I would never buy

  Fairness cream.

• Today I am craving

  A cinnamon roll.

• Last thing I ordered online

  A cinnamon roll! Hahahaha.

• App I check before bed

  Cube Block (I play it three times before sleeping).

• Advice I’d give my 18-year-old self

  Do what you are doing, it’s all going to come in handy later.

• My favourite subject in school

  Maths.

• I’d swipe right on

  The Almond Milk Flat White at Starbucks.

• My secret skill

  I find knitting and crochet relaxing.

• A superpower I wish I had

  To have more patience with stupid people.

• My favourite Sunday memory

  The day I met my sister-in-law for a cup of coffee in the morning, but we ended up having breakfast, lunch, and evening coffee. Best day!

• My plans for next Sunday

  A long run, followed by coffee with my husband and planning things for the week to follow.

• My most star-struck moment

  Watching Beyonce on her Renaissance World Tour in Warsaw. It changed something inside me. It brought more purpose into my life.

• My favourite bad habit

  Micromanaging.

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

  Learn how to relax and chill.