In
this
year's
release
Chance
Pe
Dance,
Shahid
Kapoor's
character
was
shown
as
a
struggler
who
doesn't
have
enough
money
to
decide
about
his
next
meal.
Romanticizing
the
entire
struggle
around
him,
this
character
embraces
it
all
before
success
comes
falling
in
his
lap.
Now
that
was
reel
life.
Cut
to
the
real
world
and
debutant
Amruta
Patki
may
well
have
a
similar
story
to
tell.
Despite
a
beauty
pageant
background
to
her
and
a
Miss
India-Earth
title
in
her
kitty,
Amruta
isn't
willing
to
forget
her
humble
middle
class
upbringing.
For
a
girl
who
self
confessedly
had
to
take
a
call
between
picking
up
'vada
pav'
off
the
street
versus
taking
an
auto
back
home,
Amruta
has
come
a
long
way
to
make
her
debut
as
a
leading
lady
in
Hide
&
Seek.
In
a
candid
conversation
with
this
correspondent,
Amruta
tells
all
about
her
journey
so
far,
the
route
she
has
decided
to
take
in
Bollywood
and
her
conduct
that
doesn't
allow
people
to
exploit
her.
Amruta,
you
have
entered
the
industry
with
no
filmy
background.
How
has
the
journey
been
so
far?
God
has
been
really
kind.
Having
said
that,
I
have
really
worked
hard
to
get
into
a
position
where
I
am
today.
See,
I
come
from
a
middle
class
family
and
have
seen
the
days
when
I
used
to
go
for
auditions
with
Rs.
20
in
my
pocket.
This
is
pretty
much
reminiscent
of
Shahid
Kapoor's
story
as
well,
both
in
real
and
reel
life
(in
Chance
Pe
Dance)...
Oh
really,
I
didn't
know
that
(smiles).
But
really,
I
have
seen
those
days
and
can
empathise
with
the
entire
situation.
This
is
why
today
I
am
grateful
to
God
and
also
my
parents
to
have
given
me
so
much
support.
See,
everyone
in
my
family
is
either
a
banker
or
an
engineer.
My
parents
and
rest
of
the
family
may
not
be
conservative
but
they
are
very
traditional
for
sure.
In
fact
for
them
my
doing
Miss
India
was
such
a
big
thing
as
well.
This
is
why
today
they
are
very
emotional
about
all
that
is
happening
in
my
Bollywood
career.
They
must
have
heard
about
the
horror
stories
about
Bollywood
that
are
narrated
time
and
again.
For
a
newcomer
like
you
who
is
starting
it
all
on
her
own,
weren't
they
apprehensive?
The
biggest
fact
here
is
that
they
have
faith
in
me.
They
have
allowed
me
to
do
whatever
I
want
because
they
believe
in
me.
The
kind
of
upbringing
that
they
have
given
me,
they
know
that
I
can't
go
wrong.
As
for
me,
for
someone
who
has
seen
the
worse
times
possible,
I
am
prepared
for
anything.
I
am
mentally
quite
strong
so
I
just
laugh
it
all
away
thinking
how
worse
could
it
be
than
what
I
have
already
seen.
It
appears
that
yours
has
been
quite
an
eventful
journey
so
far.
Is
there
any
challenge
in
particular
that
you
have
faced
in
the
industry
so
far?
I
prefer
to
remember
the
positive
side
of
the
affairs
and
the
fact
is
that
I
have
been
very
lucky
so
far.
Be
it
the
ramp
shows
or
any
other
modelling
assignment,
I
have
always
met
nice
people.
Nobody
has
tried
to
exploit
me
or
cheat
me.
You
must
indeed
be
lucky...
More
than
being
lucky,
I
strongly
believe
that
people
treat
you
the
way
you
conduct
yourself.
Perhaps
I
held
myself
quite
strongly
and
didn't
give
anyone
the
kind
of
vibes
that
it
would
have
allowed
them
to
take
advantage
of
me.
When
I
say
this,
it
may
seem
that
I
am
being
a
little
too
over
confident
but
then
that's
not
a
fact.
I
just
have
been
very
careful
and
attentive
to
things.
I
am
sure
it
must
have
been
quite
memorable
when
you
must
have
seen
yourself
on
the
monitor
for
the
first
time.
Arrey
kahan,
my
director
(Shawn
Arranha)
never
allowed
me
to
come
and
see
myself
in
the
monitor
after
canning
the
shot.
In
fact
I
saw
myself
for
the
first
time
only
when
I
had
gone
to
the
studios
to
dub
for
the
film.
See,
whenever
you
are
doing
something
for
camera,
you
have
a
secret
imagination
around
how
it
would
all
look
on
screen.
I
too
had
my
own
imaginations
and
this
is
why
it
was
such
a
fantastic
feeling
on
seeing
myself
for
the
first
time
on
screen.
Finally
I
felt
that
it
was
worth
investing
time
and
energy
for
the
film.
For
a
newcomer
like
you
who
has
just
started
off,
there
is
a
field
wide
open
to
explore
as
far
as
professional
outing
is
concerned.
What
is
it
in
your
personal
life
that
keeps
you
occupied?
I
am
such
a
workaholic
and
I
try
to
learn
something
which
is
new.
Even
as
a
child
I
don't
remember
a
single
summer
vacation
when
I
wasted
my
time.
I
have
done
kick
boxing;
I
do
swimming
and
have
won
so
many
awards
there.
I
know
Indian
classical
music
and
do
riyaz
on
a
regular
basis.
Also,
one
thing
that
I
have
started
doing
now
is
watch
movies
on
a
regular
basis.
I
was
not
a
movie
buff
earlier
but
now
I
am
doing
a
lot
of
catching
up.
I
love
being
online
and
finding
out
things
from
Google.
I
love
travelling
and
make
sure
that
whenever
I
have
time,
I
go
for
trekking.
Also,
needless
to
say,
I
spend
a
lot
of
time
with
my
family
and
friends.
With
so
much
happening
in
your
life,
haven't
you
found
space
for
that
special
someone?
(Laughs)
It
is
for
this
very
reason
that
I
don't
have
a
special
someone
in
my
life.
Life
is
so
packed
and
at
this
moment
all
I
am
thinking
of
is
my
film
career.
Yes,
I
am
single
but
not
quite
looking
forward
to
mingle.
Story first published: Saturday, March 13, 2010, 14:15 [IST]