Amrita Rao: I've never gone on a date

Was it difficult to relate to an obedient, shy Poonam?

I have been a very shy girl myself, because of the background I grew up in. As a child I did not interact with many boys. With men, my eye-to-eye contact started only when after I started doing modelling for ads. After that I got rid of the shyness.

Even if I'm a city girl today, I've never had a boyfriend. I have never gone on a date. I don't think we have to do that only because it's cool, or because your best friend has done it. So whether it's a city girl or a girl from Mathura, it doesn't matter. The background in which the film is shot, the way she dresses, looks and speaks were different from my own sensibilities so I had to adapt, as well as fine-tune my language.

Following the success of Ishq Vishq, this is your fourth film with Shahid. How is your relationship with him off-screen?

We know each other's temperaments and moods. When an actor comes to the set you know what mood s/he is in and when you know the actor a little more, you automatically give that person space if there is a difficult scene -- not crack jokes and distract the actor. Shahid never did that, and we've always had a good tuning when we work together.

In today's age of stylish, slick movies do you think this kind of subject will work?

The film does have an old world charm; the kind of purity that existed between man and woman; the subtle nuances, shyness, respect in front of elders, etc. Basically things we don't see often in today's movies. I guess that itself is the uniqueness of the film.

Do you believe in arranged marriage? Would you go in for an arranged marriage?

It really doesn't matter whether the marriage is arranged or its love. I need enough time to know the person, because marriage is the most important decision of your life. We all meet people for the first time in this world, but some people change your entire future, your career, everything about you. So the decision has to be taken with care. We are not promoting arranged marriage as a concept. The film is about the depth of relationships.

In our country arranged marriages still happen, your parents' opinions still matter to you, and you still touch your elders' feet when you meet them. So certain emotions, values, traditions, respect, love and commitment would never fade away or be outdated, however progressive you or the society becomes.

When I get married whether it's arranged or love marriage I would want to have enough time with the person before the final decision is made.

What are you doing next?

I am cast in Bhushan Kumar's next, My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves, with Boman Irani.

Priyanka Jain

Rediff.com

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Tawseif Dar from  Sopore, India Fave Movie: Vivah	11:27 am, Mon 23rd Jan 2012
I Love the movie Vivah.jab se main ne yeh film dekhe hai tab se main amrita rao ka buhat bada fan aur aashiq ban gaya.i miss u poonam. main bas aap se milna chata hoo.Because I LOVE U.
tmololhb from  ZzyJIqbEeOOVdJ, Belgium Fave Movie: Athidi	12:06 pm, Fri 29th Jul 2011
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tcubnfz from  easirbFScdldvPRISu, Guineal Fave Movie: Vaah Life Ho To Aisi	7:22 am, Wed 27th Jul 2011
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Tike from  IhRNbASRaUTmI, Saudiarabia Fave Movie: Welcome to Sajjanpur	10:37 pm, Tue 26th Jul 2011
In awe of that asnewr! Really cool!
Mahe from  Srinager, India Fave Movie: Vivah	5:44 am, Sat 21st May 2011
Hi... Amrita ur smile is so sweet.I LOVE U
Archana Yadav (Divya) from  New Delhi, Australia Fave Movie: Vivah	1:08 am, Sat 09th Apr 2011
Hi amrita rao First of all I am Archna from New Delhi I am 11 years old I just wanna say u are a awesome actress I mean I am the biggest fan of u the first time I saw ur and shahid's movie was vivah and I became a big fan of both u and of ur Jodi in films can please answer my question will u ever go out with shahid? hmm amrita do u mind u if I call u Didi anyway if u want to answer my question then u can answer it u don't have to I don't want get into personal life because most actors or actress don't really to others to get into their personal life. but if u consider me as ur friend or a younger sister I will feel happy if answer my question I would definitely reply u . thank u I love u u are awesome .
Imran Khan from  Delhi, India Fave Movie: Vivah	4:25 am, Sun 20th Mar 2011
HI Amrita.... jab mene vivah movie nahi dekhi thi tab tak mujhe ye lagta tha ki movie bouring hogi. but when i see this movie, or usme tumhara role dekha tabse dil karta hai ki kash meri shaadi tum se ho jaye. but aisa nahi ho sakta? lakin main chahta hun. really mene tumhari jesi ladki abhi tak nahi dekhi. jjo mujhse itni achchi lagi ho. main tumhara photo apne sath lekar sota hun. agar ye bura laga ho to sorry Amrita ji.
Imran Khan from  Delhi, India Fave Movie: Vivah	4:24 am, Sun 20th Mar 2011
HI Amrita.... jab mene vivah movie nahi dekhi thi tab tak mujhe ye lagta tha ki movie bouring hogi. but when i see this movie, or usme tumhara role dekha tabse dil karta hai ki kash meri shaadi tum se ho jaye. but aisa nahi ho sakta? lakin main chahta hun. really mene tumhari jesi ladki abhi tak nahi dekhi. jjo mujhse itni achchi lagi ho. main tumhara photo apne sath lekar sota hun. agar ye bura laga ho to sorry Amrita ji.
rupali from  delhi, India Fave Movie: Ishq Vishq	4:18 am, Wed 09th Feb 2011
AAP MJHE ACHE LAGTE HO TABSE JABSE MAINE APKI MOVIE DEKI HAI ISQ VISQ
iqra from  hyd, Pakistan Fave Movie: Vivah	6:45 am, Mon 07th Feb 2011
salam amrita ap hume buht achi lagti ho i love u i m iqra me pakistan me hyd me gao me rahti hun

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