She made her debut in 2002 with Raj Kanwar's Ab Ke Baras. Yet, in her five year career, Amrita Rao is still known as the Main Hoon Na girl.
Priyanka Jain caught up with Amrita as the actress spoke about her film, director Sooraj Barjatya, and marriage. Excerpts:
What is Vivah about?
The film speaks about more than just two people falling in love with each other. It's about the depth and purity between a man and woman relationship which Soorajji has captured well. It's all about values, tradition, and commitment that is not so common in today's generation. People who have seen the rushes of the film say, 'it's so nice to see a boy give so much respect to the girl.' The influence will be good for the children.
How did you prepare to play a village girl?
Poonam, my character, is from a small town. She has no parents and lives with her uncle and aunt. When you grow up in someone else's house, there is a distinctive change in your behaviour -- you become much more sensitive and embody responsibility at a younger age, and are more mature than most girls your age. That's how Poonam is.
The marriage proposal comes from a rich business family, which has a very contrasting background from hers. The girl is a simple, pure person who does not get bedazzled by the sudden connection of wealth. Soorajji wanted me to maintain subtlety in my performance. I have never hassled any director with so many questions, but he was very patient, like a teacher. I had to work on the language nuances too.
Did you have to prepare specifically for this film?
Before meeting Soorajji for this film I had gone to Delhi for a day. But due to floods in Mumbai we had to stay back, and decided to tour Mathura and Vrindavan. I visited the Radha-Vallabh temple, the Bake Bihari temple and fell in love with the place. Their culture and spirituality, and the respect they have for others is so touching. They don't say 'hi', 'hello,' they say 'Radhe Radhe.'
I observed the girls there, and visited the temples so that when Soorajji narrated the script I knew where Poonam was coming from; knew her background and culture. It was such a beautiful coincidence. In this film my first dialogue is 'Radhe Radhe.'
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Fave Movie: Vivah | 5:53 am, Tue 02nd Mar 2010 |
Amrita Rao ilove you ilove you ilove you iam ahsan qadeer from pakistan in sialkot my jaan my jaan my jaan my jaan jaan ilove you amrita rao | |
Fave Movie: Shikhar | 5:50 am, Tue 02nd Mar 2010 |
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Fave Movie: Vivah | 12:48 pm, Fri 01st Jan 2010 |
i love uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu veryy very very much. She was amaizing there is no doubt. super.she looks very preety,gorgeuos and very very beautiful.vivaah was such aromantic, emotional,and sweet film. her actig is very nice inany movie especially in ;vivaah'(too much). i wanna help to amrita rao u plz give me one chance .plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz....... | |
Fave Movie: Vivah | 12:27 pm, Fri 01st Jan 2010 |
i love uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu veryy very very much. She was amaizing there is no doubt. super.she looks very preety,gorgeuos and very very beautiful.vivaah was such aromantic, emotional,and sweet film. her actig is very nice inany movie especially in ;vivaah'(too much). i wanna help to amrita rao u plz give me one chance .plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz....... | |
Fave Movie: Vivah | 12:21 pm, Fri 01st Jan 2010 |
i love uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu veryy very very much. She was amaizing there is no doubt. super.she looks very preety,gorgeuos and very very beautiful.vivaah was such aromantic, emotional,and sweet film. her actig is very nice inany movie especially in ;vivaah'(too much). i wanna help to amrita rao u plz give me one chance .plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz....... | |
Fave Movie: Welcome to Sajjanpur | 1:54 am, Sat 03rd Oct 2009 |
hi amrita | |
Fave Movie: Vivah | 9:55 am, Thu 01st Oct 2009 |
Hi Amrita | |
Fave Movie: Ishq Vishq | 1:55 am, Thu 01st Oct 2009 |
You know what Amrita,i have seen 'Ishq Vishk' hundereds of time,the only reason for that is not i like the movie but the main reason is that you are in the movie. | |
Fave Movie: Vivah | 9:41 am, Tue 08th Sep 2009 |
Hi Amrita | |
Fave Movie: Main Hoon Na | 4:19 am, Tue 08th Sep 2009 |
hi my name is klash and saudi ilove Amrita Rao | |
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