Shalini Passi discloses a habit she lives by: "It is extremely potent and beneficial for healing, metabolism, and general well-being."

Whether you watched Shalini Passi on Netflilx's Fabulous Lives vs. Bollywood Wives or not, the art and design "collector, advisor, patron, artist, and philanthropist" has been the talk of the town ever since the show premiered late last year. She steals the show at every event she attends. Her most recent appearance at the Festival de Cannes 2025 attracted attention as she walked the red carpet wearing a stunning Manish Malhotra creation that was influenced by artist Paresh Maity's visual artistic rendition of India's Longitude 77: from North to South.Shalini Passi talked candidly about her experience at Cannes, her career, how life has changed since Netflix, her diet, her lifestyle, and much more in an exclusive interview with indianexpress.com.

See the following altered excerpts:Shalini Passi: My goal was to create an art and travel presentation. I traveled widely around India during the pandemic, visiting places like Leh, Ladakh, Mahabalipuram, and Jodhpur, documenting the local stories, architecture, and culture using photography and film. However, I was informed that there wasn't a large enough audience for that type of programming when I presented the idea to different networks.