'‘I'M MUCH TAMER THAN MOM''
Filmfare|October 2020
YOUNG ALAYA FURNITUREWALA HAS INHERITED THE SASS FROM THE WOMEN IN HER LIFE. EXCERPTS FROM AN INTIMATE CHAT WITH JITESH PILLAAI
JITESH PILLAAI
'‘I'M MUCH TAMER THAN MOM''

Her gene pool is dramatic. Her grandmother, actor-danseuse Protima Bedi, grabbed headlines when she dropped the garb of convention in the flower-power ’70s. Her mother, actor-host Pooja Bedi too was all about stark candour unlike her plasticine contemporaries. It’s not a surprise then that Alaya Furniturewala too chose to play out her dreams, her way. Her unconventional debut in Jawaani Jaaneman – where she played an unwed mother in search of her father – didn’t fetch a single bad review, so convincing was her act. Being part of a family that’s been free and fluid, Alaya F understood early that relationships are nurtured more with freedom than force. And that being a parent doesn’t entail a renunciation of personal pursuits. In a no-holds-barred interview, she shares how she’s enjoying this trip of finding her bearings both as an actor and a person…

WHAT WAS YOUR ROUTINE LIKE DURING THE LOCKDOWN?

It remained the same. Even now, I wake up around 10.30 am. I take a shower. I have breakfast. Then I draw a bit and chill. After that I go in to do video meetings and interviews. I have lunch. Around the sunset hour, the light is good. That’s when I shoot my social media content. After that, I read books. I’ve begun learning Photoshop. I’ve gone back to editing software, something I was learning at New York University (NYU). I read scripts too. (Smiles) Thankfully, people still remember who I am.

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