Amrita Rao
2008 was an eventful year for Amrita Rao. She started off with MY NAME IS ANTHONY GONSALVES which in spite of not doing well at the box office at the least helped showcase a different (read ultra glam) side of hers. A special appearance in SHAURYA followed but the role was so small that it went relatively unnoticed. However, she bounced back with WELCOME TO SAJJANPUR where in her ‘gaon ki gori’ role, she went on to win hearts all over again. From a village setting, she graduated to playing a small time girl in VICTORY which is now finally getting ready to hit the screens this Friday.
Even though the film primarily belongs to Harman Baweja and the dozens of cricketers who have consented to be a part of the project, VICTORY does promise to have something meaty for Amrita Rao also to showcase her acting skills. The pretty girl with a characteristic laugh gets on a free wheeling chat with us as she talks about her criteria behind selecting projects and also the frequent shifts that she had to make in her personality for the varied roles that she has played in the year gone by.
Amrita, for someone who has been around for 7 years (her first release was AB KE BARAS (2002) and till date she has boasted of quite a few successful films (ISHK VISHK, MASTI, MAIN HOON NAA, VIVAH, WELCOME TO SAJJANPUR), you don’t seem to be doing too many films. Why?
That’s true, I don’t really do projects in dozens. I am indeed quite careful about the kind of films that I choose. I am pragmatic about this because I know that eventually we all are good actors so there is not much choice of one being picked over another. So you have to mainly look at the roles that come to you and the way they are directed. I take my time before becoming truly comfortable with the idea of being seen in a particular film and only consent to be a part of it once I am totally convinced.
In this aspect, you have justified your choice in quite a few films over the years, isn’t it?
I have been lucky with the kind of roles and directors that have came my way. It’s this combination that matters.
But there have been a few films (DEEWAR, SHIKHAR, PYAARE MOHAN) that haven’t worked as well. Ever felt where did you really go wrong?
Honestly, it is very difficult for me to pin point on something like that. Once you have decided to be a part of a project, you have to give yourself wholeheartedly to it. Moreover, you also get emotionally attached. Now whatever is the outcome there, it isn’t something that you should be fretting around for long. You have to move on. (Smiles) For a parent, howsoever good or bad a baby it, it will still always remain a baby; you can’t detach yourself from it, isn’t it?
