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aani Kapoor has just returned from a
holiday to London.
And she has brought back with
her a rather exhaustive list of places spolight. In reality, though, she often
to eat at. prefers to be by herself. As outgoing
“Don’t go by my appearance, I’m as her roles have been on-screen,
the biggest foodie you’ll ever meet,’’ Vaani is uncharacteristically reserved
she laughs, almost reading my mind. off of it. We tell her as much. “You
The fact that food is one of her know, even Hrithik [Roshan] told me
greatest pleasures is just one of the that. He had seen me in Befikre
things we discover about Vaani before we worked together in War,
Kapoor. Sharing a common adoration and later told me that he had thought
for all things carbs-laden, we’re soon I’d be a bit intimidating. I do get
exchanging notes on the hidden gems mistaken for an overly bold and
in the Brit capital. “You must try gregarious girl, like the characters I’ve
Little Moons, they have the world’s played,” she laughs. “But that’s not
best ice cream!” she tells us, bad, really...I must be playing them
animatedly. “And Zuma, for the best well. And because I don’t talk a lot in
Japanese in town...or, Burger & real life, a lot of people think I’m
Lobster, it has the most amazing arrogant or unapproachable. That’s
burgers. You know, I had booked a the most common misconception
fitness trainer for myself there, but all about me. But I’m not like that...I just
I did was eat...and walk—which I take time to open up.” This is a
hope burnt some calories. I don’t confession Vaani had made even when
even feel bad about we had met her back in 2017, just
missing the gym, the food after her second film, Befikre. “And
“Negative was amazing!” And then, nothing has changed since then,” she
comments and barely stopping for quips, “I’m still struggling to come out
of my shell. Being in the profession
breath, “I think my spirit
getting trolled animal is a pig, ’coz I can that I am, it would have helped if I
online feel like eat non-stop,” Vaani were more of an extrovert, more
too small a thing declares. social. I try, but you know, it’s just not
to care about, but When she wasn’t who I am in my fabric,” she smiles.
But certain things have changed.
there are moments playing the role of an When we were prepping for this
unofficial restaurant
when you think, critic, Vaani did a spot of interview, the 31-year-old was
‘You know what, I socialising...something, trending on social media for telling
need to stand up she tells us, she doesn’t her trolls off. She had posted a
for myself!’” do often. “I met and photograph on Instagram, and soon
connected with so many the detractors were at it, calling her
people in London, which I don’t do “manly” and “malnourished”. The
normally,” she divulges. This is Vaani of 2017 would have probably
surprising. Because if there is one ignored it. (“It’s the best thing to do,
thing we assumed about this actor, it no?”, she had said at the time.) But
is that she isn’t one to shy away from today, silence is not on the menu and
being in the centre of a social Vaani is not afraid to clap back. “Now,
I’ve learnt to not get affected or take
it personally. Usually, negative
comments and getting trolled online

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