A tete-a-tete with Koena Mitra
By:
Reshma
Kelkar,
IndiaFM
Thursday,
October
05,
2006
Koena
Mitra
kicked
off
with
RGV's
Road
and
just
after
her
seductive
'Saaki
Saaki'
number
in
Musafir
she
became
the
favorite
choice
of
some
big
filmmakers
of
Bollywood.
Showman
Subhash
Ghai
has
signed
this
bong
bombshell
for
his
next
two
movies.
Her
forthcoming
film
Apna
Sapna
Money
Money
will
be
her
next
release
after
EKEH.
Koena
aims
for
big
directors
and
big
banners
and
now
speaks
to
IndiaFM
about
her
forthcoming
films
and
stardom.
About
Apna
Sapna
Money
Money
I
play
a
Catholic
girl.
She
is
pop
singer
and
a
close
friend
of
Shreyas
Talpade.
She
wants
to
help
him
to
get
his
lady
love
but
whenever
she
tries
to
help
him
she
creates
problem
for
him.
This
is
a
comic
character
and
the
actual
fun
is
that
she
doesn't
have
to
act
funny
to
create
humor.
It's
in
her
character
or
may
be
in
the
script
that
whenever
she
opens
her
mouth
people
start
laughing.
I
did
not
have
to
try
much
to
create
comedy
rather
there
was
so
much
in
my
charter
that
made
my
work
so
easy.
I
enjoyed
working
with
everyone.
Riteish's
comedy
timing
is
very
good.
He
is
a
friend
and
a
great
co
star.
He
has
an
amazing
role
in
the
film.
He
is
playing
four
characters
in
the
film
and
each
character
is
different.
Rajpal
Yadav
has
an
interesting
role
in
the
film.
He
plays
chote
sarkar
and
tries
to
act
like
Amitabh
Bachchan.
There
was
cut-throat
competition
between
Ritesh
and
Anupam
Kher
as
they
both
are
masters
of
comedy.
Subhash
Ghai
didn't
like
my
introduction
scene
Subhash
Ghai
is
a
great
advisor.
He
is
a
perfectionist
and
makes
his
movies
larger
than
life.
This
is
my
first
movie
with
Mukta
Arts.
He
liked
my
work
and
signed
me
for
his
next
two
projects.
Though
he
is
producer
for
ASMM,
he
looks
at
every
work
in
detail.
He
will
not
approve
any
kind
of
compromise
regarding
his
film.
He
saw
my
introduction
scene
and
he
didn't
like
it.
Subhash
Ghai's
heroines
always
had
special
entries
and
my
entry
was
unlike
his
other
heroines.
Subsequently,
he
made
Santosh
Sivan
to
rework
on
my
introduction.
He
gave
a
nice
thought
to
him
and
redesigned
my
entry
with
a
song.
I
always
take
professional
advice
from
him
and
he
has
helped
me
to
make
correct
choices.
No
regrets
I
am
not
scared
of
any
kind
of
competition;
rather
there
is
no
competition
at
all.
There
are
no
regrets
for
not
doing
films
like
Zeher,
Tom
Dick
and
Harry
and
Aksar.
I
don't
want
to
make
wrong
career
move
as
I
started
off
with
a
big
film,
big
banner
and
big
stars
and
I
want
to
maintain
the
same
platform
for
my
films.
I
don't
want
to
make
mistakes
by
doing
small
movies.
I
would
like
to
work
with
big
banners
and
good
directors.
I
denied
many
small
budget
movies
meanwhile
and
I
don't
regret
for
not
having
any
release
after
Ek
Khiladi
Ek
Haseena.
I
had
signed
Apna
Sapna
Monet
Money
when
I
was
shooting
for
EKEH.
I
have
two
more
Subhash
Ghai's
films
and
one
with
PNC.
On
stardom
I
don't
think
there
is
any
competition
in
Bollywood
now
days.
Hero
rules
in
our
movies.
There
are
very
few
filmmakers,
who
think
of
an
actress
to
make
their
movies.
Every
filmmaker
makes
their
wish
list
and
they
choose
according
to
actress's
dates
and
remuneration.
Gone
are
the
days
when
roles
were
written
for
the
actresses
like
Madhuri
and
Sridevi.
I
don't
think
so
there
are
any
other
actresses
who
have
enjoyed
the
superstardom
except
Madhuri
and
Sridevi.
Anamika
is
a
romantic
thriller
My
role
in
forthcoming
Anamika
made
me
sign
the
film.
I
had
denied
Anant
Mahadevan's
Aksar
and
when
I
signed
his
next
movie
everyone
was
amazed.
I
feel
my
character
has
lots
of
potential
and
it
will
definitely
stand
out,
so
I
decided
to
go
for
it.
Anamika
is
a
romantic
suspense
thriller
and
the
story
revolves
around
Dino
Morea,
Minissha
Lamba
and
me.
Supportive
parents
My
parents
do
watch
my
movies.
My
mother
visits
my
place
quite
often
and
spends
time
with
me.
Sometimes
she
accompanies
me
to
the
shoot
or
premieres
of
my
movies.
I
will
be
always
the
same
Koena
for
my
parents.
My
parents
were
never
infatuated
by
any
Bollywood
personalities
or
the
actors
I
worked
with.
They
love
to
be
in
their
own
world.
My
father
is
a
quite
person
and
he
doesn't
talk
about
my
work.
My
father's
family
is
very
educated
and
cultured
but
never
encouraged
me.
Most
of
them
used
to
make
unkind
remarks
on
my
parents.
But
my
parents
were
always
a
great
support
for
me.
My
nanny
is
80
years
old
and
it
never
bothered
her
to
see
me
in
swimming
costume.
While
my
sister
loves
the
fact
that
her
sister
is
an
actress
and
she
makes
me
answer
all
her
friend's
letters
and
calls.
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