My life my style: Anil Nanda

Q&A with chairman, Tang Group

Books on your bedside
My iPad

Massage or workout to de-stress
Massage

Designs that have caught your eye recently
Tom Ford’s designs

Favourite wine
I don’t drink, but I serve what my guests enjoy.

Favourite champagne
I like to serve Dom Pérignon at my parties.

Favourite TV show
The West Wing and The Good Wife.

Best gift received
Good friends.

Best gift given
My love.

Favourite cuisine
After Indian food, Chinese cuisine.

What food items do you like to shop for?
Knick-knacks.

Newspapers, TV channels and websites you prefer
The Economic Times, NDTV, CNN and BBC

Where do you like to sit when being driven? Upfront with driver or back seat like sahib?
On the back seat like a burra sahib.

On a plane do you prefer to network, sleep or catch up on films and reading?
Catch up on films.

Fancy coffee or masala tea?
Masala tea.

What do you cook on your day off?
Eggs.

Do you fill customer feedback forms? Why?
Sometimes, to help them improve.

Are you a beach or mountain person?
I’m a mountain chap.

What’s your fragrance?
Several, but I’m biased towards those from the Tom Ford collection.

You get your work clothes from
Brioni

The shoemaker you trust your sole with
Artioli or Gravati or bespoke Pinet.

The gels, oils and lotions you swear by
New Boss, Tom Ford, Etro, Ralph Lauren (Purple Label).

Your favourite evening wear
Stefano Ricci

What’s your weekday breakfast like? And weekend?
Papaya on both occasions.

Your current set of wheels
A Mercedes and a Rolls Royce.

In the car, is it sleep or cell for you?
Music.

God for you is …
Kind.

Favourite café
Nestlé Nespresso

Favourite Restaurant
Megu at The Leela Palace, New Delhi.

Workday lunch is
A sandwich.

Your ideal holiday
Chilling.

Your ideal dance music
Something that is easy to listen to.

At parties do you like to talk turkey or make PC?
Talk turkey

A few of your goddesses are
Kind and friendly (not sure if that’s a good thing!).

Your favourite motto 
Live and let live.