Private affairs

Surveen Chawla :actor

My best friend: Kirti Gaekwad (actor). She is a warm person and that shows in her performances too.

One thing no one knows about me: That I love to speed drive. I have been complimented that I drive like a man.

If I weren’t an actor: I would be a doctor. That was my childhood dream.

My dream role: None. I feel every role is a challenge to an artiste.

What turns me on: Cleanliness! I am a neatness freak. I would fall in love with a guy whose clothes are well-ironed, hair in place and forever smells fresh.
 
What I love and hate about my profession: The fame that one wins through TV is incomparable. It’s a heady feeling. But the flipside is that you have to slog very hard. There’s no escape.

My food fetish: Baingan ka bharta.

I’d be lost without: My cell phone.

Last time I was on a high: When I saw the posters of ‘Kajjal’ all over town. It was great to see myself on the huge hoardings.

—Shameem Khan, Surveen Chawla is seen in ‘Kajjal’ (Sony)