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had at the start. She talks, amidst
giggling fitfully, about how it’s so
strange we don’t talk about sex
considering our population. “We are
obviously doing it, all the time! But
still, sex is treated as this big taboo
that we can’t ever talk about. I mean,
I was running around talking about it
comfortably when I was 14 years old!
Well, me and a few other girls from
my class—we were the only ones
who’d even say the word without
whispering, and I never got it. I’d
loudly ask why they couldn’t say
‘SEX’, and people would panic. It
was nuts then; and it’s nuts now,” she
sighs, defeatedly.
Her openness on the subject of sex
extends heart-and-soul to
relationships as well, but the subject
isn’t all cheery and chuckle-inducing.
“My greatest fear is being left. I still
have moments where I will break
down and cry because I’m so
insecure that my partner will leave
me. I am constantly terrified about a
sexier, more charming woman taking
him away from me. My therapist has
literally told me to calm the hell
down and stop worrying about whathasn’t even happened, and that my
partner convinces me every day is not
going to happen. So I try to do it on a
daily basis, but it’s hard. I think it
definitely makes me a very possessive
girlfriend in the bargain (something
my partner is totally okay with, thank
God). I’m all about the PDA as
well—sitting on his lap, hugs, kisses.
I’m super-affectionate as a girlfriend,
so I guess that’s a good counter!” she
shrugs, haplessly but charmingly. “It
just goes to show how different my
work self and relationship self are.
I’m as secure about my work as I am
insecure about my relationship. Yin
and Yang.” nRuffled blouse
and floral-print
slip-dress,
both Marks &
Spencer; slake
bracelet (worn as
choker) and ring,
both Swarovski1) An item of clothing I’ve had the
longest is... a dress I’ve had
since I was one. I’ve been
saving it in case I have a
daughter.
2) A film I’ve been planning on
watching, but haven’t gotten
around to is...Sholay.
3) A fictional character (from a
film or book) that I fell a little in
love with...Moana.
4) The subject I got the worst
grades in school is...Hindi!
Ironic, isn’t it?
5) One thing I do every night
before going to bed...text my
family and friends that I
love them.
6) My favourite breakfast food
is...Eggs Benedict.
7) The one person who can always
tell when I’m lying is...my
partner and my mom. So,
two people, then.
8) The one interview question I
get asked the most is...‘When
are you getting married?’Styling: Amandeep Kaur;
Hair and Make-Up: Subhash
Vagal; Fashion Interns:
Neikimlhing and Ridhi Vartak