Palak Tiwari: I am very superstitious as a person

Last seen in the horror comedy The Bhootnii, Palak Tiwari shares that she’s quite superstitious as a person. “You know I am very superstitious in life in general. I like to keep the same team, same shoes. It is just all in my head,” said Palak who walked the ramp as a showstopper at Bombay Times Fashion Week. So, is there anything superstitious she follows before hitting the ramp? Or how would she react if she gets trolled for accidently tripping on the ramp? While she laughs off the first question, the latter she reacts saying, “Maybe I will be sad. Cry a little bit. Eat an ice-cream and move on.” And does she take any tips from her actor, mother Shweta Tiwari and she says, “When it comes to walking the ramp my mom feels very nervous about me. So, I don’t know what tips she will give me (laughs).” In an earlier chat with us, Palak who is frequently seen as a showstopper, addressed the issue, calling out the undue pressure placed on celebrities at fashion events. She said, “There’s a lot of judgment and pressure on celebrity showstoppers these days. People need to understand that we are not claiming to be professional models, nor are we trying to take away their jobs. Actors won’t ever say that they are better than models with their ramp walks.” The Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan actress further explained the role of celebrities in fashion shows, saying that they simply help bring a designer’s vision to life. “When a designer envisions an actor as a showstopper, we’re there to support that vision. I think if they have envisioned you the least you can do is walk for them in a way that makes them proud. A fashion show is about the designer’s vision coming to life and if they envisioned me in their design I would be grateful and humble to walk for them. That’s all that celebrities add to a fashion show.”