Actress
Ameesha
Patel,
who
has
not
played
a
lead
role
on
the
big
screen
for
a
while,
says
she
was
just
going
through
a
bad
phase
and
now
her
good
time
is
back.
The
37-year-old
made
her
debut
opposite
Hrithik
Roshan
in
2000
blockbuster
Kaho
Naa
Pyaar
Hai
and
then
went
on
to
do
hit
films
like
Gadar,
Humraaz
and
Bhool
Bhulaiya.
A
lull
period
came
in
her
professional
life
post
2007
and
she
did
cameos
in
Om
Shanti
Om
and
Thoda
Pyaar
Thoda
Magic.
The
actress
also
had
issues
in
her
personal
life
and
with
her
parents.
"I
think
as
a
person
and
as
an
actress
everyone
goes
through
a
phase.
Nothing
has
remained
stagnant
in
my
life.
My
good
time
is
back.
I
am
happy
and
excited
about
it," Ameesha
told
the
PTI.
In
2011,
Ameesha
launched
her
production
company
-
Ameesha
Patel
Productions
-
with
her
friend
and
business
partner
Kuunal
Goomer.
She
is
set
to
produce
three
films.
Apart
from
her
production
house,
she
would
be
seen
in
Bhaiyyaji
Superhit,
where
she
will
be
teaming
up
with
Sunny
Deol
after
a
long
time.
Sunny
and
Ameesha
were
part
of
the
superhit
film
Gadar.
She
will
also
star
in
Shortcut
Romeo,
a
romantic
thriller,
opposite
Neil
Nitin
Mukesh.
Desi
Magic
stars
Ameesha,
Zayed
Khan,
Sahil
Shroff,
Ravi
Kishen
and
others,
and
will
be
directed
by
ad-filmmmaker
Mehul
Atha.
It
is
his
debut
as
a
director.
"Desi
Magic
is
a
wonderful
film.
It
showcases
me
in
a
double
role
for
the
first
time.
It
is
the
most
challenging
role
of
my
career
till
now," said
Ameesha,
who
has
produced
the
film.
"I
am
not
nervous
but
excited
about
the
film.
We
all
have
really
worked
hard
for
it.
And
I
hope
people
like
it.
The
two
characters
(in
double
role)
–Mahi
and
Sonia
-
are
diametrically
opposite
to
each
other,
I
loved
that
part
of
it,"
she
said.