Who knew miniature trees were Mona Singh’s jam?

1. Mona Singh may be everywhere this year, but she’s still a true Libran—procrastination remains part of the plan.
2. A plate of khichdi on a rainy day is Mona’s idea of comfort.
3. Her real nickname is “Chotu”.
4. She scored her debut role as the lead of Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin by cold-calling producers Deeya and Tony Singh.
5. Mona Singh is a pro at saying “no”. Technically, her first job would have been air hostess at Singapore Airlines. She declined it a week before flying off.
6. Mona quiet-quit television in 2014.
7. At age 34, she used her break from her TV career to freeze her eggs.
8. Mona is a closet fashion girlie. Currently, her current mood board is a scroll of power suits from homegrown labels.
9. At heart, Mona is a daddy’s girl. Her father, a retired Colonel, thwarted his well-laid retirement plans in Pune to move into her Yari Road flat.
10. Mona took AI to school in our ‘Ask AI Anything’ quiz. Mona: 1. AI: 0.
11. Her least favourite smell is diesel.
12. Mona is a pet parent to two dogs: Idli, a mix between a Chihuahua and a Shih Tzu, and a Beagle named Nyla.
13. Mona is taking a bonsai class online and learning to play the tanpura for an upcoming role.

Mona Singh plays Ask AI Anything with The Nod