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  1. Shraddha Kapoor, who played the student-musician in Teen Patti, is also an avid photographer.

    The next best thing which happened to the tall and lissome Shraddha Kapoor besides her debut film Teen Patti was buying her first professional camera, a Canon 500D.

    “Photography has intrigued me since I was a child. I would always grab the camera from my parents to click photographs around the house, or when we were travelling. My parents always encouraged me to take pictures and are very proud of the pictures I have clicked,” gushes the young actress.

    Last year Shraddha, who till then had been clicking on a digital camera, decided to pursue her hobby more seriously and bought her first professional camera. Ever since, she has been carrying it around with her, especially while travelling. “A professional camera comes with a lot more features like light adjustments and better image quality. Recently I carried it with me to Sewri, Mumbai, where I took some amazing pictures of flamingoes. I am very proud of the photographs. The other favourites are of the landscape shots of Ladakh and of a public garden in New York city,” she says.

    Though Shraddha is passionate about this hobby, she emphasises that she has no plans of turning a professional photographer or cinematographer. “Acting has and will always be my first love. I am waiting for the announcements about my forthcoming projects that will be made soon. But the camera will always be my best friend,” she says excitedly.

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  2. ‘Is about life and beyond’ says perky rising actress Shraddha Kapoor talking about her current read - The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari.

    I am a lover of books and believe in the fact that sometimes the book draws you towards it. And that’s what happened during a holiday with my friends in Nagpur. I was drawn to — The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari by Robin Sharma.

    The most impressive aspect about this fable is that it’s non-preachy. I recommend this title to everyone. I’ve been a voracious reader since I was 14. My school encouraged reading habits in students and thanks to that practice, today, I find great companionship in books. I enjoy reading to the extent that I create vivid visuals in my mind and with Memoirs of a Geisha, I did just that. Yet, my all-time favourites remain JD Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye and Gregory David Robert’s Shantaram. I so want to meet Gregory Robert someday, considering he visits Mumbai often.

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