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Amrita Arora has had two releases but not one hit she can call her own. Though Awara Paagal Deewana was a hit she was reduced to playing a glam doll in the film. No harm done feels Amrita. "Song and dance roles are part and parcel of the industry," she cooes. She doesn’t rely on her close association to the Khan family nor does she mind her sister Maliaka hogging the limelight. Amrita is just waiting patiently for her time to come and drop that much needed hit in her lap.
Tell us about your role in Ek Aur Ek Gyarah?
My character is called Pinky who is a childish and animated girl. She is full of life and bubbly just like me. But she has a marked characteristic in her which is getting her worked done by sweet talking people and blinding them with her sexuality. She knows she has something very different about her and she uses it in a comic way.
How was it working with Subhash Ghai?
Fabulous. He was very involved as a producer. He was all there but never interfering gave us rocking budgets never cutting back on anything. He came on the sets to check if things were in order but never to tell anyone how to do it. We never had a problem dates were on time, payments on time.
So do banners make a difference at the box office?
Oh yes they do. You see if a not so well known banner film was released and pitted against a well known maker’s banner people will want to see the well known maker’s film first. That is only because you know he will give you value for money and it will be an entertaining experience. Then maybe the less known maker’s film might be better but first it will be the known guy’s turn. Then once people know that the other film is good they will want to watch it. So a good big banner assures initial which is important to any film. Then of course it is the merit of the film which matters the most.
As you have known director David Dhawan since a long time, what do you think of his kind of movies?
I think they are fun and entertaining. And trust me I am not saying this because I did a film with him. He has a talent for comedy and he uses it to the best of his ability. I have known David Dhawan since a while now. So there was never a moment that I didn’t feel comfortable working with him. He knew what he wanted and we all gave our best in the scenes. I feel he gave hindi films a new type of comedy by initiating his style since Aankhen. Tell me another director who has his own style of comedy?
You have known Sanjay Dutt too.
Yeah isn’t it funny I got to work with people I have known since ages. But working with Sanju was different. He was self-conscious because of my friendship with him as he thinks of me as a little girl and not a grownup one at all. I am little Amu to him. He has always been chummy with the Khans moreover my sister Maliaka and Sanjay’s wife Rhea are good friends. I could sense that he was uneasy about doing romance scenes with me. But later things went off well and I think we both look good together.
Govinda and you had a problem during one of his films, so what was the status quo between you two?
Yeah the film was Waah Tera Kya Kehna. I was dropped from the film. So Govinda and I had a problem but then it is old news and the film has come and gone. We buried the hatchet way before the film started. We were cool and he would even joke with me. It was cool
What changes do you find in yourself after taking up acting?
Not much. I have retained my innocence I think. But I hope I grow up soon. I hope the industry toughens me sooner. There are times when I feel oh god why didn’t I think of it or why am I not more mature? I am definitely mature after my first film. I haven’t learnt to play games with people yet. People tell me to wake up and smell the coffee.
Why are you in the Amu land?
I don’t want to toughen myself and make myself guarded as I feel I will lose myself. I want it to happen naturally.
What are your forthcoming films?
I have a film called Shart with Tusshar Kapoor and Gauri, which is a remake of south film Badri. Tanuja Chandra’s next with Rahul Khanna and another film produced by Yagnesh Shetty called Naam with Karan Nath and Dino Morea. Then I have another film with Mr Ghai starting soon. .
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