“If you go back to the era of the ’90s, everybody wanted to move abroad for a better quality of life, job and opportunities. My dad coming from an engineering background and mom being a psychologist had the same urge, and we arrived in Australia in 1993. The process used to be more straightforward. I was 11 years old and had finished the eighth grade. My dad came here a year before us, to ensure everything feels settled before we join him.
As a kid, my challenge was to get used to the lingos. My knowledge had been confined to my home country, so I could feel the change when I joined a new school in this new country. Kids around me knew different things that I wasn’t even aware of. It took me a year and a half to catch hold of my ship and realise that I am actually here. The love of my family sustained me, and it started getting better after a while.
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I met my husband and moved to America for a few years, but I felt my heart still belonged to Australia. We decided to come back along with our two kids. I was still on my post-pregnancy weight (which was around 85-89kgs), and I told myself, ‘this isn’t the real you’, and I need to bounce back, focus all the energies on my health. I dramatically challenged myself with a good diet, workout regime and lost those extra kilos (I am 59kgs now). Losing weight taught me how to value my mind and body altogether.
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My life started turning for good post the transformation and I enrolled myself into some beauty pageants. I became Mrs India Australia – 1st runner up in 2016 and then went on to win Mrs India Global 2018. It felt great to represent these two countries that have defined me into who I am. I kept building momentum and had plenty of professional opportunities which includes attending the Cannes Film Festival. My husband and I had the honour to represent Team India on the Australian cooking show- ‘Plate of Origin’ where we could celebrate our heritage dishes with the rest of the world.
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My journey of being an actor, influencer, model, chef, and a fitness enthusiast has been so fulfilling. I want to encourage many other lives and make them believe in the power of manifestation. If there’s something, you truly believe you can do then nothing can stop you!”
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