Future Plans: To focus on acting, and take up singing as an alternative career option

Outstanding Achievements: I was crowned Tilo Hama (Sananda-Rakme) in Calcutta in 1999

Happiest Moment of your life: Cannot point out any one incident because there have been plenty of them; which have given me equal happiness, all because of my sincere hard-work and good luck

Lucky Charm: God

Strongest personality trait: The quality to win over anybody with my smile

Weakest personality trait: Losing self-confidence at times, I am very sentimental

Turn ons: A man; whose eyes speak language of his heart, and who is full of depth and thoughtfulness

Turn offs: Seeing street dogs being beaten up and aged people being humiliated

Blind date you'd go out with: Aamir Khan

Favourite Night Activity: A good night sleep always, and if I'am awake then chatting with my friends and cousins

Terrified of: The nightmare where I see myself alone in a desert

Recurring dream: Where I see myself successfully balancing both - my family and profession

Vegetable/Fruit/Animal you resemble most: Deer - because I am as shy as a deer and have beautiful eyes just like of a Deer. There is an attractive swiftness in my movement like is seen in the movement of a deer

My Favourites

Food/Dish: Very difficult to name one dish, because I'm a food-freak

Book/Author: Archies. Presently I'm reading "The Enterpretor of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri

Magazine: Femina, Elle and Sonanda (Bengali)

Movie: Sound of Music, Rangeela

Movie Star: Aamir Khan, Tom Hanks

Song/Music Video: Most of the old Hindi Film Songs - specially "Bare acche lagte hain" from Balika Badhu

INTERVIEW

What important lessons have you learnt in the course of training for Miss India? How has the training helped you?

I learnt to be confident, poised, composed and improved my communication skills. I was made to realize that 'I was unique' and learnt how to control my emotions and sentiments.

What part of the training did you enjoy the most? Your toughest moment at the training was…

Each and every session at the training, starting from the work-out, art of living, catwalk training, hair and skin care, speech and diction classes, workshops on Indian art, music and dance etc. helped me grow as an individual. Therefore it would be difficult for me to single out any one class as the most effective.
I found the speech and diction classes by Sabira Merchant, very tough initially!!

Your days (till the pageant is over) are divided between…

Waking up everyday with a smile, managing everything throughout the day with a smile and going off to sleep again with a smile on my face.

What got you interested in FMI. How did you go about getting into it?

The quotation "The woman of substance" explains the quintessence of a woman and the essence of the FMI contest as well. I had started preparing myself mentally and physically eight months before I had gone for the selection rounds.

Who do you consider your benchmark/idol?

My idol had always been my best friend who always helped me to come out of my inhibitions and taught me to be focussed in life.

How's the competition/competitors. What tricks are you going to pull to come ahead?

It's a healthy and tough competition and competitors are friendly and focussed. As I have said before my strength lies in my uniqueness, therefore I don't need to play any further tricks or games to pull ahead.

Can you spell the rules of the game…

Being positive and focussed, and the ability to accomplish the goal - are the rules of the game.

What is that one special quality that you possess and that would give you an edge over others:

My uniqueness.

How important is winning the crown to you. And if you don't, will you try for it again?

Winning and losing as we all know are a part of life. If I do not succeed, I will move ahead. That is my principle in life, because I believe life has so much more to offer. Trying for 'Miss India ' again would not be possible for me bcos I am already 23 years old.

Suppose you win the crown, what is that one thing that you would do to make a difference to this world?

The title would help me to fulfill one of my earnest desires - "To work for aids awareness."

What is your eventual goal in life?

Being successful and able to balance my professional and personal life.

What's your Sun Sign/ Sex-appeal?

I'm a Cancerian and my sex-appeal is my eyes.

Overheard (talking)

We are all winners - the 26 of us.

Absolutely Irresistible…

Chocolate pastries and a friendly gathering

 
 
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