Get to know...Shraddha Arya

Actress playing Dr Preeta on Kundali Bhagya, is craving edamame dim sum, and dreams of having a unique superpower

Get to know...Shraddha Arya

• Currently I am

  Playing Dr Preeta on Zee TV’s show Kundali Bhagya.

• High point in life

  Moving from Delhi to Mumbai in 2005.

• Low point in life

  There are plenty, but luckily, I live with my parents. They keep my spirits high.

• On my playlist

  Hanuman Chalisa, guided meditation by Sadguru, Peter DeRose and Bert Shefter’s adaptation of The Lamp Is Low.

• One thing I would never buy

  The opinion of anyone telling me that I can’t do it.

• Today I am craving

  Edamame dim sum.

• The last thing I ordered online

  A cross-body phone holder.

• App I check before bed

  Instagram.

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

  There will be heart breaks. Don’t take them seriously. The ones who stay are the ones you were meant to be with.

• My favourite subject in school

  Maths, music and dance.

• I would swipe right on

  Watching a sunset.

• My secret skill is

  I just always find out the truth.

• A superpower I wish I had

  Actual power to get things done in this country. I’d use it for social causes.

• My favourite Sunday memory

  Watching Mahabharata on TV with the whole family.

• My plans for next Sunday

  Hopefully, I will have a day out at sea with my husband.

• My most star-struck moment

  When Amitabh Bachchan mentioned me by name in one of his interviews after Nishabd released in 2007.

• My favourite bad habit

  Food. I just can’t say no.

• If I could travel back or forward in time

  I would like to witness how humans were created and what the world looked like at that point.

• The best thing about fame

  You can light up so many faces with just a hello.

• The worst thing about fame

  It is addictive.