<div class="section1"><div class="Normal"><script language="javascript">doweshowbellyad=0; </script></div> <div class="Normal" style="" text-align:="" center=""><img src="/photo/1017117.cms" alt="/photo/1017117.cms" border="0" /></div> <div class="Normal"><br /><br />Exactly five years ago, Amisha Patel surfaced on the filmi horizon. It may not have earned her rave reviews like it did her co-star Hrithik Roshan, but <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">Kaho Na Pyaar Hai</span>...
was definitely a landmark film for the actress. <br /></div> <div align="left" style="position:relative; left: -2"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" align="left" border="1" width="35.4%"> <colgroup> <col width="100.0%" /> </colgroup> <tr valign="top"> <td width="100.0%" colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="" valign:="" top="" background-color:="" f3f3f3=""> <div class="Normal"><span style="" font-weight:="" bold="">A few of my favourite things...</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="100.0%" colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="" valign:="" top="" background-color:="" f3f3f3=""> <div class="Normal"><span style="" font-size:="" font-weight:="" bold="">Your favourite pastime?</span><br /><span style="" font-size:="" font-weight:="" bold=""></span><br /><span style="" font-size:="" font-weight:="" bold="">Cleaning</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="100.0%" colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="" valign:="" top="" background-color:="" f3f3f3=""> <div class="Normal"><span style="" font-size:="" font-weight:="" bold="">What''s the first thing you say you are home after a long tour?</span><br /><span style="" font-size:="" font-weight:="" bold=""></span><br /><span style="" font-size:="" font-weight:="" bold="">Thank God! I want to shower</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="100.0%" colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="" valign:="" top="" background-color:="" f3f3f3=""> <div class="Normal"><span style="" font-size:="" font-weight:="" bold="">Success to you means...</span><br /><span style="" font-size:="" font-weight:="" bold=""></span><br /><span style="" font-size:="" font-weight:="" bold="">Having respect, dignity and having loved ones around me more than money</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="100.0%" colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="" valign:="" top="" background-color:="" f3f3f3=""> <div class="Normal"><span style="" font-size:="" font-weight:="" bold="">Amisha Patel is...</span><br /><span style="" font-size:="" font-weight:="" bold=""></span><br /><span style="" font-size:="" font-weight:="" bold="">A child woman</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="100.0%" colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="" valign:="" top="" background-color:="" f3f3f3=""> <div class="Normal"><span style="" font-size:="" font-weight:="" bold="">Love is...</span><br /><span style="" font-size:="" font-weight:="" bold=""></span><br /><span style="" font-size:="" font-weight:="" bold="">Everything. Oxygen.</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> <div class="Normal">Five years is a long time in an industry driven by box-office success and Amisha has managed to hold her own despite personal hurdles. The moolah has come in, so have personal problems. But the tough girl has moved on to new beginnings.<br /><br />Speaking about the years gone by, Amisha says, "The journey has had a whirlwind of emotions attached to it, a whirlwind of experiences and most of the journey has been good. There have been a lot of ups and a lot of downs and every up and down has been a milestone in my life; a chapter that is very beautiful and memorable, whether good or bad."<br /><br />The pain on her face is evident as she speaks, so is the steely resolve. But friends like Vikram Bhatt, and a few family members, like her grandmother have stood by her in her trying times, and she is forever grateful for their support. <br /><br />Ask her if she is sad that a good part of her has been severed and she is quick to reply. "I guess it couldn''t have been a good part if people do this to you." So is she bitter about the whole episode? "No. I''m just learning from it that ultimately you are alone and you have to fight. It has made me a stronger person today. I can say that''s the price I paid for a new Amisha and I''m enjoying it."<br /><br />She once shared a close bonding with her brother Ashmit - is she in touch with him? "No I''m not in touch with him," is all that she says.<br /><br /></div> </div><div class="section2"><div class="Normal"><script language="javascript">doweshowbellyad=0; </script></div> <div class="Normal" style="" text-align:="" center=""><img src="/photo/1017120.cms" alt="/photo/1017120.cms" border="0" /></div> <div class="Normal"><br /><br />Touch on the topic of marriage and she lets out a hearty laugh, "Not for atleast five to seven years. I have lots of good work to do."<br /><br />Moving on to a lighter subject, that of her new look, Amisha lightens up further. "There have been more people who have liked it than not," she says referring to her coloured hair. "As an actress, you are expected to set trends you are expected to look different all the time. You are expected to be the character you play and I''ve just done that."<br /></div> <div align="left" style="position:relative; left: -2"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" align="left" border="1" width="35.4%"> <colgroup> <col width="100.0%" /> </colgroup> <tr valign="top"> <td width="100.0%" colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="" valign:="" top="" background-color:="" f3f3f3=""> <div class="Normal"><span style="" font-weight:="" bold="">A few of my favourite things...</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="100.0%" colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="" valign:="" top="" background-color:="" f3f3f3=""> <div class="Normal"><span style="" font-size:="" font-weight:="" bold="">Hottest Hollywood star...</span><br /><span style="" font-size:="" font-weight:="" bold=""></span><br /><span style="" font-size:="" font-weight:="" bold="">Julia Roberts</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="100.0%" colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="" valign:="" top="" background-color:="" f3f3f3=""> <div class="Normal"><span style="" font-size:="" font-weight:="" bold="">What is the one thing you hate about people?</span><br /><span style="" font-size:="" font-weight:="" bold=""></span><br /><span style="" font-size:="" font-weight:="" bold="">Double standards, hypocrisy</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="100.0%" colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="" valign:="" top="" background-color:="" f3f3f3=""> <div class="Normal"><span style="" font-size:="" font-weight:="" bold="">Favourite book read...</span><br /><span style="" font-size:="" font-weight:="" bold=""></span><br /><span style="" font-size:="" font-weight:="" bold="" font-style:="" italic="">The Bridge Across Forever</span><span style="" font-size:="" font-weight:="" bold="">, by Richard Bach. It''s about soul-mates</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="100.0%" colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="" valign:="" top="" background-color:="" f3f3f3=""> <div class="Normal"><span style="" font-size:="" font-weight:="" bold="">Who would you like to go out on a blind date with...</span><br /><span style="" font-size:="" font-weight:="" bold=""></span><br /><span style="" font-size:="" font-weight:="" bold="">Julio Iglesias</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="100.0%" colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="" valign:="" top="" background-color:="" f3f3f3=""> <div class="Normal"><span style="" font-size:="" font-weight:="" bold="">Dream role you would love to play?</span><br /><span style="" font-size:="" font-weight:="" bold=""></span><br /><span style="" font-size:="" font-weight:="" bold="">Umrao Jaan</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> <div class="Normal">How long before her hair goes back to black? "I can''t say. I''m not blonde anymore, I''m a brunette now," she laughs adding, "Maybe I''ll become pink or red next."<br /><br />Whatever the colour, there''s lots of Amisha to see in the year, with a host of releases lined up. There''s <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">The Rising</span>, <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">Mere Jeevan Saathi </span>which is due to release in March, <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">Humko Tumse Pyaar Hai, Tathastu </span>which she''s currently shooting for, <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">Shaadi No 1 </span>and four other films she''s currently looking at.<br /><br />Last year may have seen Amisha go through every kind of emotion, but she has looked over to a new year and a new beginning. "I''m a fighter," is all she says before signing off. </div> </div>
