Shalini Passi pictured at her house
Shalini Passi has become an overnight sensation, thanks to her hit turn on Karan Johar's Netflix reality show Fabulous Lives vs Bollywood Wives. NDTV caught up with her at her sprawling Delhi home. The Delhi-based art collector and philanthropist, who mesmerized viewers with her intriguing personality on the show, shared her out-of-the-box insights off screen too. On the three reasons why she prefers Delhi to Mumbai, Shalini began the list by referring to her roots - "Delhi is special. Because I was born here. I will always live in Delhi."
Shalini continued, "What I love about Delhi is, our one foot is in tradition and one foot is in contemporary. We have not left our traditions to follow contemporary dreams. For me also, it's very traditional. Like on Diwali, I would do the way my grandmother would do it. The festivals or the weddings, whatever we do, the way we dress up, are traditional."
Bombay has no footpath, the self-proclaimed connoisseur of art, music and culture declared, citing it as her third reason to pick Delhi over Mumbai. When Arun Singh burst into laughter, Shalini said, "Are there? There's heavy road and a big building. No footpath. In Delhi, we have hedge, quarry, cycling tracks..."
Shalini's list went on. "We have weather like no other. So, in summer you can wear your beautiful linens because Amaltas is blooming. Isn't it the most beautiful thing? You can have your bhuttas (corns) in monsoon and can dress accordingly. Then you have beautiful autumn. And Delhi winters are legendary. So, we get to enjoy all the seasons - wear the clothes and enjoy the food," she told NDTV.
Shalini Passi is New Delhi based art collector and philanthropist. She is married to Sanjay Passi.
Fabulous Lives Of Bollywood Wives is a Netflix series based on the lives of four star-wives - Seema Sajdeh (previously married to Sohail Khan), Maheep Kapoor (Sanjay Kapoor's wife), Bhavana Pandey (wife of Chunky Pandey) and Neelam Kothari (married to Samir Soni). The series showcases the decade-old friendship of Neelam, Maheep, Seema and Bhavana. The series is an amalgamation of fact and fiction that contribtutes to the drama. The third season has three new entrants - Shalini Passi, Riddhima Kapoor Sahani and Kalyani Saha Chawla.
