Get to know... Shrenu Parikh

Actor Shrenu Parikh (@ShrenuParikhOfficial) says she can get anyone to open up. She’s listening to the Saiyaara movie soundtrack and craving a crispy dosa

Get to know... Shrenu Parikh

• Currently I am

  Playing Goddess Parvati in Sony SAB’s Gatha Shiv Parivar Ki Ganesh Kartikey.

• High point in life

  My best moment is yet to come.

• Low point in life

  I had Covid in 2020 and was hospitalised. Then I gained weight and lost a few roles over it. But I worked hard and bounced back.

• On my playlist

  The Hanuman Chalisa; Zamaana Lage, from Metro in Dino; Jab Tu Sajan, from Aap Jaisa Koi; Saiyaara, the Shreya Ghoshal version.

• One thing I would never buy

  Luxury cars.

• Today I am craving

  Crispy dosa and hot sambhar.

• Last thing I ordered online

  A meal.

• App I check before bed

  Instagram.

• Advice I’d give my 18-year-old self

  Believe in yourself a little more! Toughen up.It makes failure easier to face.

• My favourite subject in school

  Biology.

• My secret skill

  When I talk to people, they feel comfortable enough to open up and seek advice, without me trying.

• A magic tool I wish I had

  Something that let me know the result of a situation beforehand.

• My favourite Sunday memory

  Watching Mahabharat with the whole family.

• My plans for next Sunday

  I’m shooting so I won’t have the day off.

• My most star-struck moment

  Meeting Kunal Kapoor and Soha Ali Khan in Baroda as a kid.

• My favourite bad habit

  Eating on the couch while watching TV.

• If I could travel back or forward in time

  I would go back and do everything I missed out on because I was working. I’d have many more personal memories.

• The best thing about fame

  People treat you with a lot of love and respect.

• The worst thing about fame

  People make judgments before actually knowing you.