By:
Upala
KBR,
Mid-Day
Friday,
March
03,
2006
Amrita
Arora
is
very
excited.
The
actress
will
be
performing
for
the
first
time
with
Shah
Rukh
Khan
at
the
Zee
Cine
Awards
in
Mauritius,
on
February
4;
while
cricketer-boyfriend
Usman
Afzal
will
be
wielding
the
mike
at
the
Nagpur
test
match.
We
caught
up
with
Amu
just
after
she'd
completed
her
rehearsals
for
the
show
and
was
heading
for
dress
fittings.
"I
am
thrilled
to
be
performing
with
Shah
Rukh
for
the
first
time," she
chirps.
"It's
a
tribute
to
Yash
Raj
Films
and
will
have
Rani,
Priyanka,
Preity,
Dia
and
me,
featuring
in
two
songs
each
with
Shah
Rukh,
who
will
be
there
throughout."
Missing
Usman
"I
will
be
wearing
outfits
designed
by
Anna
(Singh),
a
ghaghra-choli
and
saris."
The
thrill
of
dancing
with
SRK
is
dimmed
by
the
fact
that
Usman
won't
be
accompanying
her.
"He's
signed
up
for
the
TV
channel,
Times
Now,
and
will
be
in
Nagpur
commenting
on
the
England-India
cricket
match.
It
will
be
lonely
and
I
will
miss
him
in
a
beautiful
country
like
Mauritius,
but
what
to
do?
He's
working
and
so
am
I." Has
she
been
to
Mauritius
before?
"Yes
I
have.
I
went
there
last
for
the
shoot
of
Girlfriend."
Evolving
love
Besides
this
is
she
performing
any
other
numbers?
"Yes,
Riteish,
Tusshar
and
I
will
be
performing
to
a
medley
of
love
songs
-
it's
about
old
songs
and
new,
and
how
love
has
changed
over
the
years."
The
Zee
awards
are
being
directed,
coordinated,
executed
and
scripted
by
the
Morani
brothers
and
Soorma
of
Cineyug
Entertainment
and
will
have
Karan
Johar,
Mallika
Sherawat,
Juhi
Chawla
and
Dia
Mirza
hosting
some
segments.
Saif
Ali
Khan
and
Akshay
Kumar
are
among
the
other
performers.