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Ms. Namita Nayyar:
You have been part of television, movies, and OTT platform as well, which platform did you enjoy the most
working on and why
Ms. Barkha Singh:
I think I enjoy the craft, I enjoy acting and performing. After a point, it depends on the project more than the platform. So, I don’t know how I can pick amongst any one of these, but I think it’s safe to say that it’s the
project and the role that excites me more than the platform.
Ms. Namita Nayyar:
You are also you tuber and a TEDx speaker, tell us how do you plan your content on YouTube and also advise for inspiring girls to be part of the media industry
Ms. Barkha Singh:
The one piece of advice that I give everyone is to keep it real and to keep it the closest to who you are.
This is also something that I’ve mentioned on my Youtube Channel and on my TedX talk that you be the change you want to see. When you have a mask or some pretense, – you are not gonna be able to keep it on consistently and people are going to see through it. Let people fall in love with you for you so it’s important to be real and authentic in everything you do.
Ms. Namita Nayyar:
Women Fitness India, talks about celebrity diets and fitness regimes, do you follow any particular diet? Your thoughts on the myth that being skinny are important to be an actress
Ms. Barkha Singh:
I don’t follow a particular diet, but I am very disciplined about my diet. It was just in the past 2-3 years that
I understood the importance of eating healthy and clean. I feel, my workout is just 40% of what I do and the remainder is what I eat and that is what shows.
I’ve not been on a particular diet to lose weight or gain weight/muscle, or to lose muscle or to burn fat or any of that, I’ve just been on a disciplined eating routine wherein I’m eating what and how much my body requires,
definitely not starving myself. I give myself, my skin, hair, and body the right amount of nutrition it requires whilst not binging on food that my body doesn’t require and make me slow and sluggish.
About the myth that you need to be skinny to be an actress, that does not hold in today’s day and age. The most important part is to be comfortable in your body and do what makes you feel good. So say if being skinny makes
you feel good and confident, then go for it – there’s absolutely nothing wrong with it. If being curvy or any other body-type makes you feel good and confident, that is the right way to go, regardless of what everyone says or thinks is ideal.
Ms. Namita Nayyar:
What comprises your fitness regime? How much time do you work out in a week? Your favorite target areas
Ms. Barkha Singh:
My fitness regime is very dynamic and keeps changing. A while back it was just playing squash and then doing some weights. Currently, it has been high-intensity workouts which include bodyweight training, I have even started using very light weights to tone up the muscle and maybe grow it a little bit. Mainly it’s a lot of HIIT workouts and animal flow is something I’ve started enjoying a lot these days. I make it a point to work out at least 4
days a week for about an hour which includes my stretching, warmup, cool down, etc. So no matter what my schedule looks like and however busy I am, I ensure to workout at least 4 days a week for my sanity.
