How I keep fit

DIET: I CAN’T afford long gaps between meals as I wind up with low BP, so I’m constantly munching. I start my day with a big bowl of fruit and a glass of watermelon or orange juice. Mid-morning, I sneak in some bhelpuri. For lunch, I have rice with sabzi and dal. If I’m trying to lose weight, then I eat spicy food, since I eat less when it’s spicy. In the evening, I have cold coffee and a snack of sandwiches or cake or idlis. For dinner, it’s pasta or salad. I’m lucky I hate greasy food, but I have a huge sweet tooth, and ice creams and tiramisu are my poison.

You seem to share great chemistry with Rahul Bose. What about it? Rahul and I have been friends for years, so we can laugh, cry and fight with each other. I guess the comfort level shows. But that’s it.

EXERCISE: WHEN I’m not shooting, I do some kickboxing. I also workout on the treadmill, or else I just run in Bandra’s Joggers’ Park. When I was with Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London (Rehan Engineer was my senior), I used to walk for two hours. In India, I try make up for it with dance lessons. I’ve learned some Latin dance, and for the filmi routines, I trained with Longines, who used to assist Farah Khan’s assistant.

PROBLEM AREAS: HIPS! I have a massive butt, but then I look at it positively and think of it as being in the same league as Beyonce and Jennifer Lopez.

As told to Swati Anand