Posted: Mon., Nov. 5, 2007, 8:00am PT

Navi Rawat

Stars as Amita Ramanujan on 'Numb3rs'

Navi Rawat
Navi Rawat, who stars as Amita Ramanujan on 'Numb3rs.'

Navi Rawat, who stars as Amita Ramanujan on “Numb3rs”

Book I’m reading:
”The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle” by Haruki Murakami

Total number of books I own:
Never counted

Three books that mean a lot to me:
”The Awakening” by Kate Chopin
“A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man” by James Joyce
“Interpreter of Maladies” by Jhumpa Lahiri

What book would you like to see brought to the bigscreen?
”Anil’s Ghost” by Michael Ondaatje

Last film I saw:
“American Gangster,” directed by Ridley Scott

Three films that mean a lot to me:
“The Wizard of Oz,” directed by Victor Fleming
“Raging Bull,” directed by Martin Scorcese
“The Shining,” directed by Stanley Kubrick

Who do you think is the best actor in Hollywood at the moment? (male or female)
Kate Winslet

Who do you think was the brightest star of the silver screen?
Laurence Olivier

If you could play any real-life person in a movie, who would it be and why?
Mata Hari

Song currently playing in my iPod:
”Tangled up in Blue,” Bob Dylan

Concert that changed your life:
Fiona Apple

Guilty pleasures
• TV:
”The Hills”
Film: ”Basic Instinct”
Reading material: Fashion magazines
Web sites: Perez Hilton

Best hangover remedy?
Plenty of water

What's the biggest upside of the Internet and what is its biggest downside?
Upside: immediate access to information, Downside: loss of privacy

What helps you get out of bed in the morning?
My call time

Who was your celebrity crush growing up?
Christian Slater

What’s more dangerous: a mountain lion or a bitter ex?
A mountain lion

Would you rather see a Lakers game next to Jack Nicholson or a Knicks game next to Spike Lee?
A Lakers game next to Jack Nicholson

What is the single worst purchase you’ve made in the past year?
I love shopping. There are no bad purchases

What is the real reason behind answering these questions?
My publicist forced me to


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