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"In Karna, my character has feminine side yet she also kicks butts" - Koena Mitra
It's
been
a
while
since
one
has
heard
from
you...
How
has
been
the
New
Year
so
far?
New
Year
has
been
good.
It
started
out
well.
On
New
Year's
Eve
I
was
performing
in
Sahara
Star.
Every
New
Year
a
lot
of
people
prefer
partying
and
getting
drunk,
I
don't
say
that's
wrong
but
I
don't
really
have
to
find
a
particular
day
to
party.
Moreover,
if
I'm
at
work
and
making
money
out
of
it
and
doing
something
that
I
love
what
better
way
to
start
the
New
Year.
In
fact,
Tanushree
and
I
were
performing
together
and
after
the
show
got
over
we
went
to
Mount
Mary
Church
and
it
was
really
a
beautiful
experience.
So,
the
year
took
off
really
well
and
this
year,
I
have
couple
of
exciting
projects
that
I
am
looking
forward
to.
You
last
film
release
Apna
Sapna
Money
Money
released
way
back
in
Nov
06?
They
say
out
of
sight
is
out
of
mind...Don't
you
think
you
have
been
missing
for
a
long
time
now?
I
don't
really
think
so
because
to
do
good
things
you
need
to
have
patience.
Things
happen
overnight
for
few
lucky
people
but
for
others
like
me,
there
is
a
lot
of
hard
work
to
be
done
and
I
don't
see
anything
wrong
in
that,
because
at
the
end
of
the
day
it
gives
you
immense
satisfaction
when
your
work
is
appreciated
after
all
the
effort
you
have
put
in.
A
lot
of
people
ask
me
that
why
you
always
take
time
to
decide
on
projects?
I
always
feel
that
it's
better
to
learn
from
other's
mistakes
rather
than
your
own
mistakes.
Hence,
I
would
prefer
working
with
good
banners
and
good
directors
even
if
it
takes
time,
as
long
as
it
benefits
me
at
the
end
of
the
day.
Have
you
made
a
conscious
decision
to
distance
yourself
from
the
media?
Not
really.
I
have
never
done
that.
I
have
always
been
nice
to
the
media
when
they
have
come
to
me.
At
times
they
write
without
knowing
the
fact.
They
do
write
certain
stories
which
are
not
true
but
you
cant
jump
and
answer
them
every
time,
you
can't
be
doing
that
all
your
life.
So
I
take
myself,
far
away
from
them
and
I
give
them
the
liberty
to
write
what
they
want.
Because
I
believe
good
story
or
bad
story,
nothing
is
going
to
affect
your
career.
It
cannot
make
you
a
star
and
cannot
destroy
you.
So
I
think
they
are
doing
their
job
and
I'm
doing
my
job.
It's
a
part
and
parcel
of
every
celebrity's
life.
One
has
to
learn
to
accept
it
and
live
with
it.
This
year
is
also
special
considering
you
have
your
first
international
project
Karna
coming
up.
Could
you
tell
us
a
little
about
the
film?
Yes,
Karna
is
one
of
the
most
exciting
projects
that
I
have
been
a
part
of.
I
have
done
months
of
rigorous
training
and
preparation
and
I'm
sure
its
going
to
pay
off.
The
best
thing
about
the
role
is
you
see
a
feminine
side
and
yet
she
is
doing
action,
martial
art,
kick
boxing
etc.
So
this
mix
of
my
character
having
a
real
feminine
side,
yet
kicking
some
butt
makes
her
look
really
sexy
and
interesting.
What
is
your
character
in
the
film
and
how
did
you
bag
this
film?
I
play
a
village
girl
who
is
born
with
superpowers,
so
the
director
basically
wanted
an
Indian
face
who
would
look
equally
sexy
as
a
village
girl
and
even
when
she
later
on
becomes
a
superwoman.
So
as
a
village
girl
you
will
see
me
in
a
look
that
is
very
earthy
with
really
beautiful
jewellery
etc
and
at
the
same
time
she
is
completely
in
shape
as
the
superwoman.
How
was
it
working
with
an
international
cast
and
crew?
It
has
indeed
been
a
great
opportunity
for
someone
like
me.
The
people
who
trained
me
on
this
film
are
the
ones
who
have
worked
with
Uma
Thurman
in
the
Kill
Bill
series.
The
special
effects
team
has
done
some
really
big
Hollywood
films
like
Ghost
Rider
and
Matrix
etc.
The
camera
person
who
shot
my
portfolio
on
location
of
the
film
has
worked
with
one
of
the
biggest
fashion
magazines
called
Vanity
Fair.
So
its
indeed
been
a
great
learning
experience
for
me
and
I
am
lucky
to
have
grabbed
this
movie
which
if
I
may
say
in
true
Bollywood
style
is
a
solo
lead
film(for
me)
Who
all
form
rest
of
the
cast
in
the
film?
As
of
now,
they
are
in
talks
with
some
big
names
in
Hollywood
like
Orlando
Bloom.
There
are
a
team
of
3
directors
working
on
this
film.
One
of
them
looks
at
the
drama
and
dialogues,
the
other
team
which
looks
at
the
special
effects
is
from
Hong
Kong
and
the
action
team
has
worked
on
some
big
Hollywood
films.
There
are
also
3
producers
and
PNC
is
one
of
the
producers
who
have
taken
the
charge
of
releasing
the
film
in
India.
However,
it's
going
to
release
only
in
English
and
not
in
Hindi.
So
when
is
Karna
going
to
release?
I
think
its
going
to
take
some
time.
We
recently
shot
4
promos
and
to
shoot
4
promos
it
took
us
a
lot
of
time
with
the
special
effects
and
the
post
production
etc.
There
is
a
lot
of
detailing
in
the
film.
We
have
shot
in
very
big
croma
studios
in
Hong
Kong,
China.
Over
here
we
at
times
finish
4
scenes
in
one
day
but
for
one
scene
in
this
film
we
had
to
travel
to
three
different
countries.
That's
the
difference
and
that's
why
it's
taking
a
lot
of
time.
Even
their
post
production
will
also
take
a
lot
of
time.
I
feel
either
this
year
end
or
probably
early
next
year
they
would
release.
It's
almost
a
130
crore
project
so
it's
huge.
One
of
your
films
which
brought
you
into
the
reckoning
Ek
Khiladi
Ek
Haseena
is
now
being
released
in
its
animated
version
EKEH
2.0?
You
played
a
con-girl
posing
as
a
shrink
in
that
one...so
would
your
role
be
the
same?
EKEH
2.0
is
going
to
be
really
cool.
My
character
of
a
con-girl
who
poses
as
a
psychiatrist
will
be
much
better
this
time
around.
I
don't
know
many
details
yet
but
the
director
told
me
that
my
character
(Natasha)
would
be
the
biggest
surprise
of
the
film.
As
of
now
they
are
busy
with
the
sketches
of
the
animated
characters
and
they
look
so
very
cool
So
what
would
be
your
input
this
time
around
apart
from
giving
the
Voice-over
for
the
character?
Yeah
apart
from
giving
the
VO,
what
they
would
be
looking
at
is
promotion.
I
am
not
sure
as
to
how
they
are
going
to
plan
the
promotion
of
the
film
but
I
would
do
my
bit
in
promoting
EKEH
2.0.
Will
the
animated
movie
also
have
songs
and
music
which
featured
in
the
original
film,
considering
the
music
of
Ek
Khiladi
Ek
Haseena
was
quite
a
rage.
I
don't
know
if
they
are
planning
to
have
songs
in
EKEH
2.0.
However,
I
wish
they
have
the
boxing
song
('Saara
Jahan').
That
is
my
favorite
song
in
the
film
and
I
am
sure
it
will
look
all
the
more
cute
now
(laughs)
You
recently
were
seen
sizzling
on
the
cover
of
Gladrags
magazine
in
its
January
issue
this
year...You
sure
seemed
at
ease
even
wearing
the
bikini...So
what
is
your
fashion
mantra
like
and
are
you
a
fussy
dresser?
I
am
not
a
fussy
dresser.
I
experiment
a
lot
with
my
dresses.
At
times,
I'm
in
a
mood
to
wear
track
pants,
a
cap,
torn
jeans
,
sneakers,
so
I
wear
that
and
at
times
I
prefer
wearing
a
simple
kurti
with
denims.
For
special
occasions
like
award
functions,
I
would
love
to
wear
a
Saree.
In
dresses,
my
favorite
colors
are
Black,
Red
and
White.
I
don't
really
follow
any
fashion
trends.
I
am
fond
of
cool
and
comfortable
clothes
which
suit
my
style.
In
this
day
and
age
when
stars
really
need
to
be
fit
as
a
fiddle,
you
are
among
the
trendsetters….
So
what
is
the
secret
to
your
fab
figure?
Its
sheer
hard
work
and
people
can
call
it
crash
dieting
and
starving
or
whatever
but
I
would
want
them
to
go
and
try
out
if
those
methods
work.
If
you
want
to
make
your
body
look
good,
nothing
can
work
better
than
hard
work.
You
have
to
be
in
the
Gym
and
you
need
to
understand
what
form
of
work-out
your
body
likes.
It
could
be
plain
cardio
or
it
could
be
kick-boxing
or
it
could
be
even
a
dance
form
like
Salsa.
As
long
as
you
are
putting
in
the
effort
and
enjoying
what
you
are
doing,
the
results
will
show.
I
personally
prefer
weight-training
and
I
like
it
when
people
compliment
me
for
my
body.
It
gives
me
that
push
to
work
out
harder.
In
B-town,
the
popular
saying
goes
that
two
actresses
can
never
be
friends;
Yet
your
friendship
with
Tanushree
Dutta
is
quite
the
talk
of
the
town….How
did
the
two
of
you
connect?
I
think
at
times
when
we
lose
something,
we
gain
something.
Tanushree
and
Riya
were
best
friends.
I
didn't
know
Tanu
at
that
time.
I
was
good
friends
with
Riya
during
Apna
Sapna
Money
Money.
However,
Tanu
and
Riya
had
a
fall
out
and
then
for
some
stupid
reason
Riya
and
me
had
a
fall
out.
It
was
then
that
I
started
to
know
Tanushree.
I
found
her
to
be
a
very
strong
girl.
We
were
traveling
for
quite
a
few
shows
together
and
since
we
are
both
Bongs,
we
kinda
connected.
So
do
you
girls
have
the
same
likes
and
dislikes?
No
(laughs)
as
a
matter
of
fact
we
realized
that
we
are
two
completely
different
people.
We
don't
think
alike,
we
don't
do
similar
things;
we
are
absolutely
two
opposites
which
makes
it
all
the
more
interesting.
Even
if
the
two
of
us
are
put
in
a
situation
and
asked
to
react,
we
would
have
totally
different
point
of
view.
Do
you
discuss
work
with
each
other?
We
hardly
discuss
work.
There
are
lots
of
interesting
things
to
talk
about.
She
is
somebody
who
is
very
well
read
and
has
a
lot
of
knowledge
and
even
I
like
to
pick
up
and
learn
interesting
new
things.
Moreover,
we
both
are
single,
so
we
can
sit
and
discuss
a
lot
about
men.
Again
her
choice
of
men
and
her
take
on
relationships
is
completely
different
from
mine.
So
it's
a
lot
of
fun
Apart
from
Tanu
who
are
you
other
friends
in
the
industry?
I
do
have
a
very
good
relation
with
all
the
producers,
directors
and
actors
whom
I
have
worked
with.
From
Sanju
to
Ritesh,
all
of
them
have
been
really
nice
whenever
we
bump
into
each
other.
Bong
babes
continue
to
rule
Bollywood…How
does
it
feel?
It
feels
great.
I
think
there
are
14
of
us
now
(laughs)
and
people
always
have
so
many
expectations
from
us,
so
living
up
to
that
is
a
real
challenge.
But
I
love
it.
What
surprises
are
in
store
for
all
Koena
fans?
There
will
be
many.
Sometimes
surprises
come
all
of
a
sudden
in
the
middle
of
the
night
and
it
is
really
exciting.
You
have
to
take
life
as
it
comes.
For
me,
each
and
every
thing
that
I
am
doing
is
exciting
but
I
hope
that
my
fans
will
like
the
work
that
I
do
this
year.
