Milind and I enjoy each other's company: Shahana

In between shifting a house, working on three films (ready to hit the screens this year), and basking in the glory of winning a Filmfare Award award (critics��� category) for her first full-fledged role in Rock On!!,
Shahana Goswami, sounds as cheerful as ever. ���When I think about the award, I feel flattered and touched,��� she says. When Shahana started out as an actor, she had no expectations.���I had different notions about the industry. Earlier commercial films required a different skill set and attitude which I could not have offered. Bollywood has seen rapid changes in the last five years. Now the industry complements my instincts as an actor,��� she points out.
For someone who had no training to do commercial films, small roles in Yun Hota To Kya Hota and Honeymoon Travels Pvt Ltd was a good enough beginning in films. ���My focus has always been on playing interesting parts in unusual films. In future, I wish to work with directors like Mani Ratnam and other filmmakers like him,��� shares Shahana.
Dodging rumours of a tiff (for the lead role in Jashn) with Anjana Sukhani, Shahana claims she never craves to play lead roles. ���The length of the role does not matter to me, its depth does. There have been times when people have approached me to play lead roles, but I have rejected them since these were not challenging enough for me.���
A Delhi girl settled in Mumbai now, Shahana claims that she has always been ���filmi��� right from her childhood and goes on to add how she would always ���entertain people, enact a scene in a caricaturish way and dance in front of the mirror. The joy of acting is when you are playing a certain character and are able to express your emotion. It becomes a cathartic process.���
Shahana sure has a life apart from work and shares it with assertive candour. The foodie that she is, she enjoys ���eating out at street food joints��� when she can. Quiz her about her relationship with Milind Soman and she admits that, ���Milind and I are foodies. Eating is one activity that we both enjoy doing together. It is an important part of our lives. We love each other���s company and so far the going has been great for the two of us.���
Her ���me time��� involves relaxing at home sketching, reading, solving crossword puzzles and catching up with close friends. She says, ���I have done Odissi dance for 10 years now. And I hope to learn a western dance form or swimming. I have also wanted to sing. While I am not pursuing it right now, I hope to do it some day. Many years down the line, I would also want to write and direct too.���