Get to know... Shivin Narang

The actor reflects on highs and lows of fame, debuting in 2012, losing loved ones to Covid, his craving for momo, and his secret desire to time travel

Get to know...Shivin Narang

• Currently, I am

  Working on myself. Resolutions give you a new motive, a new energy, a new inspiration, to work on what you do not like about yourself or your environment.

• High point in life

  Debuting as an actor in 2012 with the TV show Surveen Guggul Topper of the Year, and entering Bollywood in 2022 in Goodbye.

• Low point in life

  Losing a family member and a friend to Covid-19.

• On my playlist

  Pehle Bhi Main, by Vishal Mishra; Raj Shekhar from the movie Animal; the Far From Weak podcast; Ben Frost’s compositions.

• One thing I’d never buy

  I’ll buy everything at some point.

• Today I am craving

  Momos.

• Last thing I ordered online

  Plum cake.

• Advice I would give my 18-year-old self

  Dare to dream. Keep going ahead.

• My favourite subject in school

  Geography.

• I would swipe right on

  Originality.

• My secret skill is

  Singing. I love to sing Atif Aslam songs.

• A superpower/magic tool I wish I had

  Time travel.

• My favourite Sunday memory

  Playing cricket with my friends on huge grounds in Delhi. I love bowling and was very good at it.

• My plans for next Sunday

  It’s Cheat Day, so pakoras,vada pao and chole bhature.

• My most star-struck moment

  Meeting Shah Rukh Khan for the first time on the Happy New Year movie. He has always been my inspiration.

• My favourite bad habit

  I’m a perfectionist. I take my own time and get lost in that process.

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

  Go back to the ’90s, to live life without smartphones.

• The best thing about fame

  The love and adulation you receive from fans that we take for granted.

• The worst thing about fame

  There is a certain kind of responsibility with fame. Young people are easily influenced. So, a celebrity must take a minute, and then comment carefully.