This story is from July 4, 2008

Don’t the two of them look good?

TNN / Jul 4, 2008, 00:59 IST

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Ameesha Patel talks about doing bigger, better things on the big screen.

Ameesha Patel is the one wearing a bikini in her latest release, and she��s the one who��s got all the attention for how hot she��s looking, but the lady can��t take her eyes off her man �� Kanav Puri.
I��m glowing because of the recognition I��m finally getting after all the hard work I have done. People have accepted me in this new avatar. And of course the special man in my life, Kanav.Love always makes you glow,�� she says sweetly.
And Kanav, obviously just as much in love, organised a special screening of the movie for friends and family a couple of days ago in Delhi. ��This is my first release after we started dating. So we thought we would celebrate the occasion together,�� she says. Is her character, in the movie, as has been rumoured, based on Malaika Arora Khan? ��Naah. Only the name is the same. And I want to make this clear �� not once did Kunal Kohli (the director) or anyone from the movie ask me to emulate her.�� (Malaika says, ��Yes, I did see the film, and no, I didn��t see any similarities except for the name.��)
So that controversy can be laid to rest. But what about her name in the credits �� no longer a Patel, is she? ��Oh! That was just for fun. My character in the movie, Mallaika, is cute and sexy. And Ameesha Patel did not sound cute and sexy. So I thought, why not just Ameesha? I am changing my image, so why not shorten my name. But I am still Ameesha Patel!��

And why the image change? ��After movies like Hamraaz, Gadar, Honeymoon Travels and Bhool Bhulaiya, people thought that Ameesha looks good only in Indian clothes. So, when this role was offered to me, I thought that it was the perfect time to showcase my assets and untapped talent. And the bouquets and SMSes haven��t stopped.What does Kanav think of her new avatar? ��She looks amazing. Very good,�� is all he��ll say, shyly.

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