Oscar-nominated Hollywood star Rosamund Pike visited India in 2010 to experience the country’s rich culture. This was the time when she stayed in an Ayurvedic hospital in Kerala and calls that  experience, the most enriching one.

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“I was writing a travel article. Actually, it was one of the most interesting experiences of my life. I went with my partner, actually very early on in our relationship, which was probably (which led to) people saying, ‘you did what’,” Pike  told Hindustan Times without naming her boyfriend with whom she took this detoxifying .

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She said that the process helped in her relationship.

“We went to the hospital together in the second week of our relationship. It was an amazing beginning,” she added.

Looking back at her time in the country, the 42-year-old reveals, “We had all our possessions taken away from us on arrival. We were just given this pair of white pyjamas. So, we were really stripped to our complete essential selves, with no phones, none of the crutches of modern life, no caffeine, no cigarettes, in his case, and no alcohol.”

For the former Bond girl, it was really an interesting experience. “The Ayurvedic philosophy is very good in supporting all kinds of things, from health to creativity to (helping with) writer’s block. I was really drawn to that,” shares the actor, who was last seen in web series ‘The Wheel of Time’.

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“I have met a lot of Indian people with whom I had fascinating and interesting conversations. I feel there’s a lot of deep thinking in India. I have witnessed it. However, I feel I still think I know too little about India, but I would love to go back,” she asserts.

Pike is know for her role in films like ‘Pride & Prejudice’, ‘Gone Girl’ and ‘Radioactive’.