Amisha Patel News

2007-09-08T09:16:00.000-07:00

Vikram Bhatt’s Ankahee is based on his life and his relationship with X Miss Universe and actress Sushmita Sen. It is a film that is fictional and partly non fictional. Esha Deol is playing Sushmita’s character, while real life girlfriend Amisha Patel plays the hero’s wife. Aftab Shivdasani enacts the role of Vikram in the film. However the promos of the film are largely promoting Esha Deol’s presence in the film. This has led to a friction between producers, Pritish Nandy Communications (PNC) and Amisha Patel.

According to a source “Amisha feels that as she is a senior artiste, it was unfair to promote Esha more and leave Amisha out of the publicity completely.” Director and beau Vikram also felt that Amisha was not being equally promoted. Aftab Shivdasani, the male lead was also being sidelined in the promos and hence he too was unhappy about PNC’s promotional campaign. All three felt that Esha was mainly being promoted in the film, as she is a close friend of Rangita Nandy who is the creative director of PNC.

PNC wanted to shoot a promotional music video, ‘Tumhe Hyun Milenge’ with all three stars. But when Rangita spoke to Amisha about doing the song, she point blankly refused to do it, until and unless she was given a written contract that she would be given equal footage as Esha Deol. But Rangita refused to give a written commitment to the actress. Rangita however did manage to verbally assure Amisha that she would see to it that all the actors in the film were equally promoted. Only after this assurance did Amisha shoot for the song.

Pritish of PNC says “In any film it is not always possible to give equal presence to all lead characters and as a result many people are accused of hogging a larger screen presence. Ankahee is a director’s film and it is his prerogative to give as much footage as he wants to his actors. We have never interfered with that.” Pritish is not upset with Amisha’s behaviour and instead says “I don’t see it as a tantrum, but as an artiste expressing her concern at being wronged or unfairly treated.” Rangita Nandy seems unconcerned about the issue and says “My job at PNC is to make sure we make a great film. I work with talent and not tantrums. We have a release on hand and that’s the only thing that’s important right now.”

The music video is currently being aired and all three actors feature in it. Ankahee will release on 19 May.

Biography of Amisha Patel

2007-09-08T09:10:00.000-07:00

Full Name: Amisha Patel

Profession: Actress

Eyes:Black

Hair: Black

Height: 5'4"

Weight: 48 kgs

Date of Birth: 9th June 1976

Place of Birth: Breach Candy Hospital, Bombay

Star Sign: Gemini

Pet Names: Angel

Pets: My brother, Ashmit, who's a devil in disguise

Awards: Gold Medal in Economics at Tufts' University Boston, Dancing, Elocution and Debate at school and college levels

Family: Father - Amit Patel, Mother - Asha Patel, and Brother Ashmit Patel

Girl/Boy-Friend/ Spouse Name Don't have one at the moment

Hobbies: Reading, Writing, Poetry

Life Motto:"Keep Dreaming. Dreams come True."

I Love: Honesty, integrity and to be admired

I Hate: Double standards and hypocrisy

I’m afraid of: Not being understood

I’m superstitious about: Names and numbers I get turned on by: challenges in life

My biggest fear: Is of people having half baked knowledge/Information

I get turned on by: Challenges in life

My strength: My family and my overwhelming self-confidence

My weakness: My family, desserts and shopping

My sex-appeal: My sense of humor

My wildest fantasy: A knight in shining armour will come rescue me

My Hero: My father

My Spice: Is too to handle

My favourite bedroom line: Happy days are here again

My biggest assets: My sense of humour; my ability to laugh at myself

My passion: To succeed in every aspect of life

My greatest necessity: To be loved and to have my efforts be appreciated

My favourite possession: My mind

What tires me most: Being asked to do nothing

What touches me most: simplicity and honesty in life

My birthday: 9th June

Favorite Chai: Herbal Chinese Tea

Favorite Perfume: Cool Water for women, Bulgari, Issey Miyake Zadore (Christian Dior)

Sunglasses: Gucci

Turn-On: Charming personality and sense of humor. I like witty people

Favorite Car: Ferrari Testarosa

Favorite Actor/ Actress: Aamir Khan and Richard Gere; Julia Roberts and Madhuri Dixit

Favorite Designers: Rocky .S. and Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Moschino

Favorite Colors: White, baby pink, powder blue

Favorite Holiday Destination: Paris

Favorite Food/Cuisine: Thai. Junk food off the road. Chaat, Bhel Puri

Debut Film Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai

Did you know? Her Debut film made Hrithik an overnight superstar, but also made her a top actress due to her performance and looks in the film.

Getting Personal with Amisha:

Describe yourself in three words

Sensitive, caring, friendly.

What are your pluses and minuses as an actor?

My plus point is that I'm always a student willing to learn. My minus is my lack of diplomacy. I speak my mind, put my foot in my mouth all the time.

What is your biggest strength and biggest weakness?

Biggest strength is family and self confidence. My weakness is food and shopping.

What do you collect?

Books, music, handbags and shoes.

What would you be if not an actor?

I would be crunching numbers at the stock exchange and getting bored out of my skull.

Who's the boy you first kissed?

Probably my brother or nephew.

What's the best compliment you've received so far?

You're Beauty with Brains.

Which is the one event that changed your life?

The day I signed Kaho..Naa Pyaar Hai.

Love to you means ?

Life.

Life to you means ?

Enjoying every minute to the fullest.