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.