This story is from October 9, 2008

New kid on the block!

Sumit Jha / TNN / Oct 9, 2008, 00:45 IST

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That’s Shweta Kumar. Daughter of producer, director Inder Kumar and niece of Aroona Irani, Shweta certainly has her head on her shoulders. Read on to find out...

Actress Shweta Kumar is young, beautiful and has a strong filmi background. And now she is all geared up to hit the celluloid opposite Himesh Reshammiya.
Daughter of film producer Inder Kumar, Shweta is all set to make her grand debut in a role previously essayed by Tina Munim in Subhash Ghai��s blockbuster Karz. In an exclusive interview with Kanpur Times Shweta speaks about her start in Bollywood, her future plans and more.
Always harbouring dreams of being an actress, Shweta says, ��I always wanted to be an actress.Being from a filmi family I have seen Bollywood from my childhood and the industry used to always fascinate me. It was only acting that I always thought of as my profession.��
But does she think that she has managed to get an easy entry in Bollywood? ��See, I was always the part and parcel of the industry. But it��s true that now I will be seen on the screen as an actress. As far as my filmi background is concerned, I feel that it plays no important role as it is the talent of a person that can only provide stability to one��s career in Bollywood. I can manage to get one or two projects because of the Bollywood preface of my father, but if I am not talented then no one would risk his big investments on me,�� says she pragmatically.

Be it acting classes or dance training, Shweta ensured that she leaves no stone unturned before making her debut. ��Before entering the film industry I wanted to groom myself perfectly. In order to polish my acting skills I training in acting from Kishore Namit Kapoor��s institute. For classical dancing I have trained myself under the direction of Saroj Khan Ji and for filmi dancing, Shiamak Davar has been my mentor. I also got a lot of guidance from my father. My father used to tell me to watch the films of Madhuri Dixit so as to bring that cutting edge in my acting. He also told me to watch classical Hollywood movies so that I may get to know about the twist and turns of acting,�� informs Shweta Kumar.

Speaking about her upcoming project Shweta informs, ��Being new to acting, I want to move in a slow but steady way. I feel this would help my career in the long run. Presently I am busy with my current project, but would definitely love to do some good movies in days to come. After this I would be working in a film which would be produced by my father but till now he has not decided its title.��
As an actress Shweta love masala movies. ��Being a fun loving person, I would love doing a mix of all sorts of movies. Be it action, romance, drama or comedy, I would love to do all type of movies to display my acting skills.�� says Shweta.
Speaking of skin show Shweta feels that there is a certain limit for her as far as exposure is concerned. ��I am in the glamour industry and am okay with skin show, but it should not go beyond a certain limit. Even if exposure is the demand of the story, I would only do it till a certain limit,�� says Shweta matter of factly.
Well all the best Miss Kumar. We hope that you stick to your words.

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