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                  ajra has her enviously curly locks tied up in a clean   The first would be to become a jumper and be able to trav-  Sania Saeed, Saba Qamar, Samia Mumtaz, Numra Bucha,
                  bun and is sporting big loops that  accentuate  her   el to any destination without a passport, just like in the movie   Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts and Anne Hathaway.
                  striking features even more. The young actress has a   Jumper. The second would be, super strength and third would be   The last movie you watched?
          Hconstant resolute expression on her face, which is at   to eat anything in the world and not get fat.  Revolutionary Road
          par with what’s going on in her head. If there is one word that   If you could have a super power, which one would   Favourite season?
          describes her, it is ‘focused’. It may be her age to have fun, but   you want?                       Autumn is the ideal season for me.
          mostly, she is in an all-work-no-play state and wants to achieve   Flash speed, because I hate wasting time. I like getting all my   Beaches or mountains?
          big things in life.                              work done without getting tired, or without losing focus.  Both! I love to hike but at the same time I love collecting
             Are you an introvert or extrovert?               If  you  were  made  the  president  for  a  day,  what   seashells on the beach.
             Well, I am somewhere in the middle because it depends on   would you do?                          An advice to your 10-year older self?
          my mood.                                            I would not only make education compulsory but also free   Be stronger than before and be proud of all the choices you
             Your first crush?                             for everyone. Because then it would be free, and nobody would   made in life.
             So many! Pierce  Brosnan, Richard Gere, Bradley  Cooper.   really have an excuse.                 An advice to 10-year younger self?
          These names are really just a few of the lot.       You fear?                                        Don’t be scared to take risks and enjoy life to the fullest. Be
             Someone who you would like to work with?         Not being able to do what I love – acting.    a survivor.
             Saba Qamar, Samia Mumtaz and Sania Saeed.        Full proof way of winning your heart             Something you can’t forgive?
             What kind of colours are your type?              [Practice] honesty, gratitude, courtesy and respect.  I don’t forgive anybody who lies and anybody who is mean
             I like warm colours – like a nice deep shade of red, bottle   Ideal man?                       to someone for no reason. People who use others for their person-
          green or a burnt purple.                            [One who practices] courtesy, honesty, acceptance, gratitude,   al gains are just unacceptable to me.
             A personality you would like to spend a day with?  respect. More importantly, I would look for the same kind of pas-  You can’t live without…?
             Anwar Maqsood! Back in my theatre days, I did a play with   sion [in him] as is within me, so that I can be inspired.  Food… I just love food!
          him called Siachen. I was one of the actors, as well as the set   Ideal woman?                       You get emotional when?
          designer and production manager, and got to spent a lot of time   A  woman who supports  other  women  instead  of  bringing   When anybody does something special for me. It could be
          with him. He carries this amazing aura around him. Plus, he loves   them down.                    the tiniest thing, like pulling up a chair, or offering something [to
          listening to old songs, and I am also a fan of old songs.  A turn on?                             eat], or talking to me in a nice way.
             Your most memorable moment?                      [Having] a nice, cozy, clean space for myself.   Favourite co-star?
             When I saw my first theatre play Bombay Dreams in Islam-  A turn off?                             I loved working with Rehan Sheikh in Tou Dil Ka Kiya Hua.
          abad. The play was so magical, full of drama, romance and old   If somebody doesn’t clean up after themselves.  It was a learning experience, and the chemistry our characters
          Bollywood songs and at the very moment I decided that this (act-  You’re most nervous when?       shared was just amazing! I miss working with him.
          ing) is what I want to pursue.                      A couple of hours before my performance, or on the first day   What’s your workout regime?
             If you were stranded on an island?            of any project. Aside from that, when I am driving. Whenever I   If I am working everyday in 12-14-hour shift, I don’t want
             I would be glad about it with no technology around.  am on the road, I am always nervous.      to exhaust my body. That is when I skip workout for weeks. I
             Any crazy fan encounters?                        Something you’re good at?                     diet then and do portion-control. Otherwise, I usually do weight
             Well, it was more sweet than crazy. I couldn’t join the cast of   Multitasking.                training because it gives me strength.
          Maan Jao Naa for promotions in Islamabad and this one person   Something you’re bad at?              What’s your beauty regime?
          travelled all the way from there to Lahore just so that he could   I just can’t deal with unprofessionalism at work.  Because I have extremely curly hair, I apply a mask once or
          have a picture with me and tell me he was a big fan! And that   How long does it take for you to get ready?  twice a week, depending on how damaged my hair is. Aside from
          really meant a lot to me.                           I usually like to keep it simple, but if I am in a mood to prop-  that, for my skin, I like following home remedies, like Multani
             If you could wake up as someone else, whose life would   erly dress up then I take all my time to decide my wardrobe and   mitti, moisturising with sweet almond oil, using rosewater and
          you want to live?                                make-up.                                         milk, and vitamin C masks.
             I wouldn’t want to be anybody else because you never know   Your favourite thing to wear?         What’s your style sense like?
          what another person is going through, or what sort of a life they   My PJs.                          It’s very random; I wear whatever I feel comfortable in. I
          have had.                                           A habit of yours you like?                    always try to mix and match.
             If you weren’t an actor?                         I am focused, determined  and passionate  about my work.   What makes you impatient?
             I think I would probably be a zoologist or a wildlife photog-  Secondly, as a person I am very flexible to work with.  I like getting things done on time. I don’t like to wait.
          rapher. I always wanted to be a vet.                One thing you don’t like about yourself          How do you relax after a tiring day?
             The scariest moment?                             I trust people too easily.                       I love coming home to my two rescue cats. One is two years
             The first one when a lot of people around me started having   You’re most comfortable when?    old and the other is eight months old. Whenever I come home,
          problems with my career choice, because this made me doubt my   Either I am around people who don’t judge me, and give me   my cats just come and jump up on me. Both of them are definite-
          decision. But fortunately, it all worked out eventually. And the   positive vibes, or when I am at home, in my own space, around   ly the highlights of my day.
          second was when I was supposed to jump in a pool for an under-  my pets, reading a book, listening to music, or watching my fa-  What are some of the most important things you have
          water shot, which was scary because I don’t know how to swim.  vourite Netflix series.            learnt in life?
             If you could go back in time and undo something, what   If your life was a book, it would be called?  There are a lot of things that I have learnt in life the hard
          would that be?                                      Curls with Twists and Turns.                  way. First and foremost, money is not important, so it is com-
             At this point in my life, I wouldn’t want to change a single   If you could live out a movie/character?  pletely off my list. Instead, I think about making memories and
          thing but instead re-live all of it.                Priyanka Chopra in Mary Kom, Meryl Streep in Devil Wears   gaining [good] experiences. Secondly, honesty towards yourself,
             If you were granted three magic wishes, what would you   Prada, or Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman.  your work and life in general. If you are honest and have good
          wish for?                                           Your favourite actors?                        intentions in life, you are sorted.

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