Interview with Tina Ambani

which real life role did you enjoyplaying the most _ that of miss tina munim, or mrs tina ambani? now that''s atough one to answer. let''s see, in the role of miss munim, i had credibility. itwas as an individual, which i enjoyed to the hilt, but in the long run it isdefinitely the part of mrs ambani that i''ve relished. differentiate between thetwo ambani daughters-in-law? oh that''s simple. we are a combination of fouralphabets placed differently, just reshuffle the alphabets and bingo! you getboth of us. are you a thorough mumbaikar? undoubtedly. in fact, during the timeprior to my marriage when i was temporarily living abroad, as a stop-gaparrangement, i was mumbai-sick and kept coming back. that is until i returned _bag and baggage. where in this city do you live? presently _ after my marriagethat is _ i''ve been living in the ambani house called ''sea wind'' at cuffeparade. you were a suburbanite prior to becoming a townie. did you feel thatthere was a difference? that''s true. khar was home to me and i was not at allconditioned to living in and around town. though the shopping was superb, i usedto initially find myself running back to suburban comforts and familiarity. nowwith the passage of time, i must say, it''s the other way round. work is...harmony. exercise is... a ''must-do'' thing for me. do you like travelling? yes.des, pardes. you are fond of.... arts and craft. have you been to the prince ofwales museum? i don''t think so. if tina ambani was a word in the dictionary,what would it stand for? cuteness, for sure. an expression that you live by...live life king size. someone you have deep respect for? devsaab (dev anand).food that you relish.... oh i like different varieties of food, but i stick tosprouts, mostly. love is.... a beautiful reality. what would you be doing at say10.30 on a monday morning? you could catch me in my gym, at that hour. and aboutthe same time on a saturday night? saturdays are party nights, but nothingfixed. which car(s) do you drive? mercedes, bmw, and all the indian cars, red,white, black, blue.... the name of the game is... modesty. if you weren''t anex-actress by profession, then what would you be? i started out too young, but iwould have taken up interior decoration, which i did after i quit films, beforesettling down to marriage. marital bliss is.... something that every one shouldtaste. you keep yourself busy by.... involving myself with the textile businessand having my annual show. a personal desire would be.... to bring name and fameto budding artists through my show. the thing that you like about mumbai is....its sky line. your farewell film, your last personal claim to fame was.... theall time hit souten. as told to savvy gehna mehra