Amrita Rao: The 'Perk'y girl

<div class="section1"><div class="Normal">MUMBAI: She''s made the transition with ease. The face that launched a thousand campaigns made her successful debut in Raj Kanwar''s romantic flick <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">Ab Ke Baras</span>. Though the film disappeared without a trace at the Box Office, Amrita was noticed and offers are pouring in.<br />Another leggy model is bitten by the Bollywood bug. Her forthcoming films include Raj Kumar Santoshi''s <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">The Legend Of Bhagat Singh</span> and Ken Ghosh''s <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">Ishk Vishk Pyaar Vyaar</span>. Presenting a peep into the life of the coffee and chocolate perky girl.<br /><span style="" font-weight:="" bold="">Another model makes her debut?</span><br />I knew that was coming. But don''t you think female models stand a better chance as compared to their male counterp/arts.cms?<br /><span style="" font-weight:="" bold="">Weren''t you sceptical about entering films, since you have no filmi background?</span><br />My modelling background has prepared me well enough to face the challenge. Before I step in I know what I''m supposed to do in front of the camera. The modelling prepared me to take on the nitty-gritty of acting.<br /><span style="" font-weight:="" bold="">But don''t you think modelling and acting are two different ball games altogether?</span><br />Of course, both the mediums are quite different. But being a model I had a good understanding about camera angles. I wasn''t shy about facing the camera. I was pretty confident unlike the other newcomers. Doing commercials and acting in films is a similar experience. Actually, it''s tougher in an ad, since you have to explain the whole story in a few seconds. You have to get the right angle, emotion and convey it across to the audiences in a few seconds.<br /><span style="" font-weight:="" bold="">How did you bag </span><span style="" font-weight:="" bold="" font-style:="" italic="">Ab Ke Baras</span><span style="" font-weight:="" bold="">?</span><br />As I have already informed you, I was in modelling big-time. Raj Kanwarji saw me in some ad and his office got in touch with me. Though I had seen most of his films, it never occurred to me that he''s the same man who had made films like <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">Deewana, Jaan, Jeet, Judai</span>, and <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">Daag-The Fire</span>. So, after meeting him, when I realised that he''s the same man, I immediately agreed to do his film."<br /><span style="" font-weight:="" bold="">Raj Kanwar is known to be a complete masala-film maker. Don''t you think you should have waited a while for another film? </span><br />What''s wrong with making a masala film? Aren''t all Hindi movies masala films, except maybe for a few like <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">Lagaan</span>? Moreover, the way Rajji narrated the script to me, I was very excited about the project from the beginning. <br /><span style="" font-weight:="" bold="">Who''s your ideal actress? Now don''t say Kajol since you share the same secretary.</span><br />I want to be known as a versatile actress, like Karisma Kapoor and Madhuri Dixit. I like the way they perform and bring perfection to it.<br /><span style="" font-weight:="" bold="">A lot of people confuse your name with that of Amrita Arora who has also recently joined films. </span><br />Yeah. In fact, a lot of people told me about it. Now don''t tell me you came here thinking I was Amrita Arora. Just kidding.<br /><span style="" font-weight:="" bold="">Tell us something about your future projects.</span><br />I''m working in Raj Kumar Santoshi''s film based on Bhagat Singh where I''m playing Ajay Devgan''s fiancee. There''s a project with Ken Ghosh in the pipeline. And a couple of others. But it''s too premature to talk about it. </div> </div>