“For mental health, sleep over it!”

Arjan Bajwa insists he has too many facets to his personality to be easily pigeonholed. As an actor, he has featured in many a Bollywood hit like Guru, Fashion, and Kabir Singh, and considers his ability to carve out a career in movies a “big task, because I do not come from a film background.”

Taking part in dramatics in both school and college were influential in helping Arjan—who also happens to be a Black Belt in Taekwondo—hone his love for acting. The son of one of Delhi’s former mayors, he then left his big Punjabi joint family to try his luck in Mumbai.

Although he is a white-shirt-and-bluejeans kind of guy, Arjan has a keen appreciation for the finer things in life. He loves watches and sunglasses because, “What else is the replacement for jewellery for a guy anyway?” and he hoards shoes and perfumes, revealing, “I study perfumes and have a huge collection of fragrances!”

Are you a sound sleeper?

Neither do I fall asleep easily nor am I a sound sleeper—I am an insomniac.

How many pillows do you stash

below your head?

I sleep with two pillows under my head and one between my legs.

Do you switch on a nightlight?

I sleep with the lights off because the view of the skyline from my

bedroom is beautiful. with my core group of friends, either at an outdoor spot or at any of our houses.

Yes, why not? If the conversation with the person has intrigued me enough to want to know them better.

Don’t waste your time on fights or trivial issues. There are much more exciting things to spend time on.

I don’t read books in bed but I do watch something quirky to take my mind off a stressful day, or I catch a documentary on aviation or automobile engineering.

HARSHAD SUTAR; HAIR & MAKE-UP BY Arjan Bajwa poses exclusively for this HT Brunch column in his bedroom;