I kickstart my day with a flurry of activity. My daughter Renee has piano lessons and I have shoots, so I often eat breakfast in the car - 'poha', 'anda-bread' or whatever my cook packs. I'm not fussy.

My diet routine: I avoid eating lunch, because I'm a Bengali and our meals make me sleepy! So, I eat a good dinner and a good breakfast. I lose count of how many glasses of water I drink every day. I'm in a profession where you have to find ways to avoid those endless cups of tea! I also enjoy guava juice; it's a great energiser.

I'm addicted to my Clinique or Lancôme or La Prairie moisturiser, because I have very dry skin. You'll find it all around me... on my bedside table, in my purse, in the loo...

Best beauty therapy: Sleep. The skin rejuvenates itself beautifully when you've slept well.

My skin behaves best when I apply lots of ice on my face before make-up begins. Ice soothes and refreshes the skin wonderfully.

Best beauty advice : Feel good to look good. Everything else is a makeover. When you walk in and make heads turn, it has nothing to do with what you're wearing or how you've done your hair. It's about how you feel inside.

Pre-party quick-fix: Start with an ice rub. Apply a basic liquid foundation. Keep make-up very light if you haven't slept well, because each layer of make-up only highlights the dullness you feel.

My look for the season: Black is every season for me - it's my favourite. I don't go by the latest cuts and styles of haute couture designs. I dress according to how I feel in the season.

Bedside table essentials : My mobile charger, lip balm - which I apply before I sleep and after I wake up, mouth freshener in the top drawer and a lamp because I love to read.