Take a quick peep behind the dark shades and uncover the real Bobby Deol

Mumbai: Is where home is. Until a couple of years ago, Mumbai wasa fun city to be in. Not any more. The city has become very crowded. I try to run away to my farmhouse in Lonavla as often as possible.

My music: I don't have a favourite band or singer. I listen to anything that pleases my ear. I am partial to music from the '80s because I grew up listening to that.

Gadgets: I love gadgets. It could be anything from mobile phones to computers and stereo systems. I guess I get that from my elder brother (Sunny Deol). He's another gadget freak. Most of the magazines I read are about gadgets. Every time there's a new phone model in the market, I have to own it.

Marriage: Is not the ultimate in happiness. Most people think that once you are married, your life is settled. That's not how it works. Marriage involves a lot in terms of time, responsibility, love, and people should get married only after they are convinced that they can handle these things. If not, stay single.

Sleepy tales: I wish I had more time to stay in bed. Thanks to my career, I don't get enough time to sleep. I barely sleep five hours a night, which is terrible for my health. I am not a morning person. Both Dad and Sunny 'bhaiya' wake up pretty early. They tell me that mornings are the most beautiful time of the day. Well, I know all that, I just can't get myself to wake up early.

Fitness regime: I try to work out as often as possible, but my working hours are so erratic that I don't work out as much as I would like to.

Man in the kitchen: I don't cook, so the question of spending time in the kitchen doesn't arise. The only thing I know how to make is cold coffee and, if I may say so myself, I make the best cold coffee in the world!

Travelling: I love to visit two of my cousins. One lives in the US and the other in Delhi. I don't like going to cities where I don't know people. Most of my holidays are spent with the family at our farmhouse.
Embarrassments: I get embarrassed very easily. It's annoying as it's pretty obvious when I do - I go red in the face.

Foodie: There is nothing like home cooked food. I love eating the simple yellow dal and 'lauki ki sabzi'. When I am eating out, I love Thai food. There is a restaurant called Patara, in Soho, London, which in my book, serves the best Thai food possible.

Casual dude: I'm totally a shirt and jeans kind of a person. I wear white very often.

Obsessions: Sunglasses - I've been obsessed with sunglasses ever since I was a kid. Honestly I don't know why I am obsessed with them. I own more than a hundred pairs!

Making movies: I can't think of being a part of anything but films. This is all that I know.

Bobby Deol: What can I say about him? He is... a simple man.