"Love is blind but marriage is an eye-opener"- Prachi Desai
Prachi Desai is someone, who, besides being an epitome of talent, is also a fragrant bouquet of talent, hard work, sincerity and dedication ...all of which comes gift-wrapped with a smile that cannot just launch a zillion ships, but also has the ability to change the directions of humongous whirlpools!
After having become a household name with the smash hit TV serial 'Kasamh Se', Prachi Desai went onto rock the Bollywood film industry with her smashing debut in Rock On. She is back with her second venture called Life Partner, in which she is paired opposite Tusshar Kapoor. We caught up with this ever-so-chirping girl for an exclusive interview. Here are the excerpts:
Prachi,
to
start
with,
how
has
life
been
post,
Rock
On?
Different!
It
was
great
when
Rock
On
had
released.
Everything
around
me
was
simply
enormous.
I
just
couldn't
have
asked
for
a
better
launch.
But
now,
it
feels
that
I
am
starting
all
over
again.
I
am
so
used
to
doing
TV;
that
getting
adjusted
to
the
medium
of
films
is
slightly
taking
its
time.
But
as
I
said
that
the
feeling
of
'being
there,
doing
that'
is
simply
great!
The
promos
of
Life
Partner
say
that
'Gravity
cannot
be
held
responsible
for
people
falling
in
love'.
How
much
do
you
agree
or
disagree
with
this
statement
in
real
life?
I
totally
agree
with
the
said
statement.
It's
always
said
that
'Love
is
blind'.
But
I
would
like
to
rechristen
it
saying
'Love
is
blind...but
marriage
is
an
eye-opener'
(laughs).
Nobody
ever
says
'Rise
in
love'.
It's
always
'Fall
in
love'.
It's
only
after
you
have
been
in
love,
that
you
gradually
realize
'God!
I
have
to
be
myself
all
over
again!'
That's
why
the
promos
have
it
stating
even
though
everybody
falls
in
love,
but
'Gravity
cannot
be
held
responsible
fore
people
falling
in
love'!
(Laughs)
If
it's
not
gravity,
then,
what
is
it?
Even
I
wonder
as
to
what
exactly
that
is!
Whatever
it
is,
I
am
sure
that
it's
not
dependent
on
the
person's
age.
All
that
I
can
say
is
that
everybody
should
fall
in
love
to
realize
how
wonderful
the
feeling
of
love
is!
You
just
said
that
'Everybody
should
fall
in
love'.
So,
with
whom
is
Prachi
Desai
in
love
with?
It's
very
sad
but
true,
that
I
am
not
seeing
anybody
right
now!
I
am
just
20
years
old
yaar!
It
will
take
me
some
more
time
to
find
the
right
person.
But,
I
do
confess
that
I
have
had
my
share
of
crushes....
How
much
of
Life
Partner's
Prachi
Jadeja
is
the
real-life
Prachi
Desai?
Prachi
Jadeja
is
a
very
contemporary
girl
having
a
very
modern
outlook.
She
is
one
girl
who
will
stand
up
for
herself
and
speak
her
mind.
She
is
well
educated
and
handles
her
father's
business.
And
as
far
as
the
similarities
between
me
and
her
goes,
I
think
that
'working
aspect' applies
to
me
in
real
life
too,
as
I
too
am
a
working
girl.
Plus
like
my
character
Prachi
Jadeja,
I
too
am
a
Gujarati
in
real
life.
So
much
for
similarities.
Now,
what
is
it
that
separates
Prachi
Jadeja
from
Prachi
Desai?
Unlike
Prachi
Jadeja,
I
will
not
get
into
an
arranged
marriage.
While
Prachi
Jadeja
comes
from
a
royal
family,
I
come
from
a
simple
middle
class
family.
And
while
I
am
in
the
process
of
getting
my
graduation
done,
Prachi
Jadeja
is
a
highly
qualified
girl
from
one
of
the
best
universities!
Prachi,
it's
a
coincidence
of
sorts
that
Genelia's
and
yours
last
release
(Jaane
Tu...
and
Rock
On
respectively)
were
monstrous
hits,
which
only
means
that
people's
expectations
from
Life
Partner
must
be
soaring
all-time
high.
Does
that
make
you
nervous?
I
am
feeling
very
jittery.
This
time
round,
the
excitement
is
little
more
than
before.
Believe
me;
I
was
nervous
while
shooting
for
the
entire
film.
As
you
said,
the
expectations
are
bound
to
soar
with
Life
Partner.
While
Genelia
and
I
come
with
a
background
of
super
hits,
Tusshar
also
comes
with
Golmaal
Returns
while
Fardeen
has
No
Entry
behind
him.
In
that
case,
all
of
us
have
a
humongous
hit
film
behind
us.
Having
said
that,
I
just
hope
that
people
go
to
the
theatres
with
a
clear
mind
and
enjoy
the
film
for
what
it
is,
rather
than
hoping
for
something
magical
coming
out
of
each
one
of
us.
Life
Partner
is
a
group
effort
and
not
just
of
any
one
individual's!
I
just
hope
that
it
does
extremely
well
at
the
Box-Office.
Life
Partner
comes
from
the
stable
of
Rumi
Jaffrey,
whose
last
film
God
Tussi
Great
Ho
was
a
B.O.
disaster.
Weren't
you
apprehensive
about
signing
his
Life
Partner?
And
how
was
it
working
with
Rumi?
I
know
for
a
fact
that
it's
the
second
film
that
decides
any
actor's
destiny
at
the
B.O.
And
with
me
choosing
Life
Partner
to
be
my
second
film,
I
better
be
sure
of
my
role
in
this.
The
fact
remains
that
I
got
on
board
with
Life
Partner
while
Rock
On
was
still
under
production!
It
was
pretty
early
then.
But
since
Life
Partner
is
Abbas-Mustan's
first
production
venture,
and
also
it
was
my
chance
to
do
comedy,
as
I
was
doing
serious
roles
all
this
while,
I
thought
of
breaking
out
by
doping
this
role.
Even
though
we
haven't
seen
God
Tussi...,
we
were
confident
of
Rumiji,
whose
earlier
ventures
as
a
writer
like
Chalte
Chalte,
Mujhse
Shaadi
Karogi
reflects
his
immense
talent,
which
will
be
yet
again
seen
in
Life
Partner.
Since
Life
Partner
happens
to
be
Abbas-Mustan's
first
stint
as
producers,
how
were
they?
Frankly
speaking,
till
then,
I
had
only
heard
people
saying
that
they
are
the
sweetest
men.
But
after
I
worked
with
them
and
spoke
to
them,
I
really
found
out
as
to
why
people
term
them
as
the
sweetest
human
beings.
I
would
like
to
call
them
as
the
'Men
in
white',
as
they
are
pretty
peaceful.
Despite
the
fact
that
they
are
directors
themselves,
they
just
did
not
interfere
in
the
film's
proceedings.
There
was
some
news
doing
the
rounds
that
you
were
a
bit
uncomfortable
doing
some
intimate
scenes.
How
much
of
it
is
true?
Not
really.
Ever
since
this
'news'
came
in,
I
too
have
been
wondering
as
to
where
did
that
come
from.
I
would
rather
say
that
I
felt
embarrassed
that
I
made
my
co-stars
a
little
uncomfortable.
Even
though
there
were
no
intimate
scenes
in
the
film,
I
would
say
that
every
newcomer
goes
through
this
awkward
phase,
even
at
the
slightest
of
an
intimate
scene.
And
maybe,
it
is
this
'awkwardness'
that
the
media
has
blown
out
of
proportion!
Life
Partner
saw
you
working
with
Tusshar,
Fardeen,
Genelia
and
Govinda.
What
was
your
equation
with
them?
Since
the
film
was
made
in
a
light
hearted
mode,
the
overall
atmosphere
was
fun.
To
simply
watch
Govindaji
perform
his
character
was
so
much
fun.
Fardeen
comes
across
and
is
royal
and
a
pure
gentleman,
while
Tusshar
is
an
extremely
hard
working
guy.
Govindaji
is
hilarious
while
Genelia
is
'Aditi',
as
that's
how
I
can
describe
her,
as
Jaane
Tu's
memories
are
still
fresh
in
my
mind
about
Genie
(Genelia).
All
in
all,
working
with
the
whole
gang
was
absolute
fun.
Now
that
you
are
full-fledged
into
films,
have
you
bid
the
final
goodbye
to
TV?
Right
now,
I
am
not
looking
at
going
back
to
TV.
What
if
someone
offers
you
a
path-breaking
role
like
that
of
Rani
in
Black
or
say
Kareena
in
Jab
We
Met,
will
you
still
turn
it
down?
That
would
be
a
tough
decision
to
make.
But
one
thing
is
certain
that,
I
will
say
yes
or
no
to
the
TV
offer
depending
upon
what
I
am
doing
at
that
time.
If
I
am
free
from
all
my
film
commitments
and
the
role
turns
out
to
be
as
interesting
as
you
said,
then,
you
never
know...
Now
that
you
have
worked
on
both
the
mediums
(TV
and
films),
what
do
you
find
as
the
major
difference
between
the
two?
Undoubtedly,
it's
the
working
pattern.
While
a
film
is
planned,
shoot,
edit
et
al
months
in
advance,
all
that
it
takes
is
a
single
Friday
to
decide
if
the
film
will
sustain
at
the
B.O.
or
not.
Not
just
that,
the
Friday
also
happens
to
be
a
day
that
decides
the
fate
of
the
actor
from
that
movie
till
his/
her
next
film.
Whereas
TV
is
totally
different,
whereby
we
shoot
everyday,
all
the
while
fighting
for
the
telecast
and
the
TRPs.
We
do
get
a
chance
to
improvise
on
our
skill
sets
and
we
can
also
gauge
if
the
serial
is
catering
to
the
audiences'
taste
or
not.
Every
time,
there's
a
film
that
has
2
heroines,
there
are
always
talks
about
the
two
heroines
not
getting
along.
But
there
was
hardly
any
news
about
any
friction
between
you
and
Genelia?
Touch
wood!
I
am
so
glad
that
there
are
just
two
weeks
for
the
release;
such
a
story
about
any
'friction'
hasn't
come
out.
If
ever
any
such
story
comes
out,
I
will
be
so
annoyed,
because,
I
am
sure
that
it
will
be
only
for
publicity.
How
does
it
feel
when
someone
compares
you
with
the
two
deadly
Khans,
viz.
SRK
and
Aamir?
Because,
like
SRK,
you
have
proved
that
TV
actors
can
be
successful
in
Bollywood
as
well,
while
you
have
become
as
choosy
as
Aamir
while
signing
films?
(Takes
a
long
pause).
I
am
at
a
staggering
loss
of
words.
I
feel
that
it
won't
be
justified
to
kind
of
put
me
in
that
position
right
now.
It's
also
heartening
to
see
Rajeev
Khandelwal,
who,
besides
SRK,
is
successful
in
making
a
mark
in
Bollywood.
At
the
same
time,
I
am
happy
that
I
am
one
of
the
initial
actresses
to
have
made
it
in
Bollywood.
And
as
far
as
me
being
compared
to
the
great
Aamir,
I
don't
think
it's
fair
at
all,
as
I
am
not
planning
to
do
it
that
way.
As
a
matter
of
fact,
Life
Partner
was
supposed
to
get
released
much
earlier!
Lastly,
how
do
you
deal
with
criticism?
One
really
has
to
cut
off
at
a
certain
point
as
it
really
makes
you
lose
your
head,
if
you
allow
all
this
to
enter
your
system.
Sometimes,
one
has
to
take
things
with
a
pinch
of
salt.
Else,
that
person
will
go
really
mad!