‘I have special memories of Thane’

MALAIKA ARORA-KHAN, model

Roti

 I enjoy Japanese food more than the Japanese, so it’s got to be Wasabi at the Taj. I also find the thali at Chetna and Rajdhani irresistible.

 My favourite suburban restaurants are Olive and Seijo & the Soul Dish.

 An ideal Sunday brunch for me would be South Indian food at Mysore Café at Matunga.

 For raste ka khana, I relish the rolls at Bade Miya and Ranjit’s Vada Pav at Khar.       
 
Kapda
 I have so many favourite designers…I don’t know where to start! Wendell Rodricks, Hemant Trivedi, Malini Ramani, Monisha Jaisingh, Seema Khan (my sister-in-law, by the way) and Rick, who’s my personal stylist.

 I love browsing in various stores but Kimaya and Ensemble are my regular haunts.

 I buy most of my shoes abroad, but if I do need something urgently, I’d go to Rinaldi at Colaba.
 
Makaan
 I’ve always dreamt of living in Cadbury House at Mahalaxmi. When I used to travel from the suburbs to town, the building was my landmark that chalo, I’ve reached town.

 I also have special memories of Thane, the place that I was born and brought up with the lush greenery, lakes and the quaint neighbourhood. We lived in a bungalow that shared a common wall with my school.
 
I sometimes miss my Thane days – running around with the colony kids, climbing over the walls and Jamun trees and enjoying every bit of our carefree life.  

As told to Reshma Arya