Get to know...Avinash Tiwary

Actor Avinash Tiwary (@AvinashTiwary15) is heading to Japan, watching The Jungle Book, and remembering the time he met Amitabh Bachchan

Get to know...Avinash Tiwary

• Currently I am

  Enjoying the response to my film Sikandar Ka Muqaddar on Netflix—an immersive, edge-of-the-seat thriller drama.

• High point in life

  Studying acting in New York.

• Low point in life

  When Laila Majnu disappeared from theatres in just three days in 2018.

• On my playlist

  Mindreader, by Kastomarin; Joona, by Hasan Raheem; Dhundhala by Talwinder.

• On my speed dial

  My father, and my friend Sachin Patel.

• Today I’m craving

  Aloo paratha.

• Next big splurge

  A family trip to Japan.

• Last thing I ordered online

  Whey protein.

• Advice I’d give my 18-year-old self

  Don’t chase social validation; it’s not worth the energy.

• My secret skill

  Blowing perfect raspberries.

• A superpower I wish I had

  To be immune to all other superpowers.

• My favourite Sunday memory

  Watching The Jungle Book on TV. The joy of following Mowgli and Bagheera’s adventures excites me to this day.

• My most starstruck moment

  Meeting Amitabh Bachchan on the sets of Yudh.

• My favourite bad habit

  I’m a bit lazy.

• If I could travel backward or forward in time

  I’d skip ahead to a future when I can soar through the skies in a flying suit instead of being stuck in endless traffic jams.

• A trait I despise in people

  Inauthenticity.

• I won’t leave the house without

  My keys, phone, and a spritz of my favourite perfume.

• The best thing about fame

  Getting to skip queues occasionally.

• The worst thing about fame

  The constant pressure to always be on your toes.