Kissing Dino Morea no child play: Sheetal Menon
Q:
First
of
all,
tell
us
about
your
forthcoming
film
'Bhram'-
A:
'Bhram'
is
a
story
about
four
people
and
Dino
Morea
is
opposite
me
in
this
film.
My
other
co-stars
in
the
movie
are
Milind
Somam
and
Simone
Singh.
Here
I
am
doing
the
character
of
supermodel
Antara
Tyagi
whose
success
has
made
many
envious.
Antara,
however,
does
not
take
these
issues
to
heart
and
ultimately
fall
into
bad
company
and
becomes
an
addict.
The
film
is
mostly
in
flashback
and
explores
to
find
the
reasons
that
force
Antara
to
enter
a
dark
world.
It
was
very
difficult
for
me
to
perform
the
role
as
I
am
not
like
Antara
in
real
life.
Q:
Has
this
role
brought
any
changes
in
your
life?
A:
No,
not
really.
Though
it
is
true
that
while
performing
a
character
you
need
to
live
that
role
for
some
time,
but
this
character
had
no
affect
whatsoever
on
me.
One
reason
for
this
could
be
that
what
my
character
had
experienced
in
her
life;
I
have
not
done
personally
–
like
taking
drugs.
As
far
as
preparing
for
the
role
is
concerned,
I
have
tried
to
recollect
the
difficult
times
in
my
life
and
taken
some
cue
from
them.
However,
it
was
essential
to
understand
the
character
and
I
have
done
that
for
the
sake
of
the
film
and
my
performance.
For
this,
I
read
a
lot
of
researches
like
reading
fiction
and
reports,
practice
walking,
holding
drinks,
talking
in
a
special
manner
etc.
Q:
Both
the
male
co-actors
in
this
film
–
Milind
Sonam
and
Dino
Morea
–
both
are
from
the
modeling
world.
How
was
it
working
with
them?
A:
When
Milind
and
Dino
were
doing
modeling,
I
was
busy
studying
and
hence
it
was
no
easier
working
with
them
than
anyone
else.
Although
our
profession
has
been
the
same,
I
had
never
met
them
earlier.
We
met
on
the
sets
and
talked
about
our
characters.
If
you
want
to
work
properly
in
Bollywood,
you
need
to
develop
comfort
levels
with
some
people
whether
they
are
models,
actors
or
unknown
people.
Here
the
director-producers
have
more
say
than
me
and
their
preferences
are
over
mine.
Q:
What
would
you
like
to
say
about
your
co-star
Dino
Morea?
A:
Dino
is
a
cool
headed
and
funny
person.
He
does
not
like
the
atmosphere
to
be
serious
on
the
sets
and
even
if
it
is,
he
would
make
it
light
with
jokes
and
child-like
masti.
I
personally
feel
that
he
is
one
of
those
in
the
industry
who
has
maintained
himself
well.
Q:
Would
you
like
to
mention
any
memorable
incident
that
occurred
during
the
shooting?
A:
Since
this
is
my
first
film,
every
moment
of
the
shootings
has
been
memorable
for
me.
I
was
so
excited
that
there
were
times
that
I
used
to
be
sitting
in
the
sets
even
though
I
did
not
have
any
scene.
However,
an
incident
that
occurred
during
shooting
at
Manali
remains
the
most
memorable
till
date.
We
were
shooting
near
the
Rohtang
Pass
and
it
was
very
cold
there,
but
we
were
not
prepared
to
tackle
the
clime.
It
was
so
cold
that
we
couldn't
even
deliver
our
dialogues
properly.
Another
one
is
shooting
at
a
dilapidated
13
storied
building
in
Mumbai
that
dates
back
to
the
Rajesh-Dimple
wedding
era.
The
building
is
so
old
that
no
one
even
visits
it.
The
set
of
my
house
was
constructed
on
the
terrace
of
this
building.
Pathetically,
there
was
no
lift
or
toilets
in
this
building
and
I
had
to
go
up
and
come
down
the
13
stories
at
least
four
times
a
day
and
this
made
life
miserable.
Q:
These
days,
lip-lock
kissing
scenes
are
a
routine
issue
in
Bollywood
and
in
this
film
Dino
and
you
had
some
such
scenes.
How
easy
or
free
were
you
doing
these
scenes?
A:
Honestly
speaking,
I
was
never
free
doing
such
scenes,
particularly
with
someone
who
was
completely
unknown
to
you
till
some
time
back.
Moreover,
doing
such
scenes
in
the
presence
of
so
many
people
was
also
irritating.
Besides,
there
were
many
occasions
when
the
scenes
would
not
be
up
to
the
liking
of
the
director
and
so
there
had
to
be
several
re-takes.
And
the
worst
thing
is
to
watch
those
scenes
with
others
on
the
screen.
It
felt
so
awkward
like
what
have
I
done.
It
really
gives
a
peculiar
feeling.
Q:
Few
days
back
there
were
reports
that
John
Abraham-Bipasha
Basu
were
splitting
because
of
you.
How
did
you
feel
those
days?
A:
Look,
I
had
done
only
one
ad
commercial
with
John
Abraham
and
so
I
had
to
suffer
so
much.
Today,
if
people
link
my
name
to
Dino
Morea
I
would
definitely
feel
bad.
All
that
was
said
and
written
were
fictitious
and
I
had
nothing
to
do
with
it.
I
really
don't
know
John
well,
but
if
people
like
to
spread
rumors,
what
can
I
do?
Q:
We
have
heard
that
John
has
given
you
a
piece
of
advice
on
career
saying
that
you
should
never
do
an
item
number
in
the
beginning
of
your
career.
For,
if
you
did
one,
people
would
never
take
you
seriously...
A:
Actually,
while
shooting
for
a
commercial
for
Pepsi,
we
were
all
sitting
with
the
director
and
discussing
films.
And
John
too
was
there.
At
that
point
someone
asked
me
if
I
was
joining
films
and
I
said
yes
and
also
told
him
that
I
am
a
dancer.
It
was
at
this
point,
John
advised
me
not
to
begin
my
career
with
an
item
dance
and
this
gave
the
people
or
so
to
say
rumor
mongers
an
opportunity
to
spread
words.
It
was
highlighted
unnecessary.
Q:
Well,
what
do
you
personally
think
about
doing
item
dances
in
films?
A:
I
love
dancing
and
have
learnt
Bharatnatyam
for
seven
years.
As
far
as
item
numbers
are
concerned,
first
I
would
want
to
leave
an
impression
on
the
audience
with
my
performance
and
later
if
I
am
offered
an
item
number
in
a
good
film,
I
have
no
objection
doing
it.
I
would
like
to
do
dance
scenes
like
Madhuri
Dixit
as
I
am
very
much
impressed
and
influenced
by
her.
Q:
You
began
modeling
in
2003.
So
what
is
it
that
it
took
so
long
for
you
to
move
into
films?
A:
Actually,
I
had
got
to
engaged
with
modeling
and
I
also
could
not
make
up
my
mind
whether
I
should
continue
in
the
fashion
industry
or
move
on
to
films.
I
was
also
thinking
of
doing
ramp
shows
abroad
and
one
of
the
reasons
for
this
was
that
I
was
not
getting
any
good
offers
for
films.
In
fact,
I
was
much
undecided
at
that
stage
and
once
even
thought
of
taking
lessons
in
acting.
Accordingly,
I
joined
Anupam
Kher's
acting
course
and
sincerely
completed
the
course
there.
And
after
training
in
acting,
I
received
the
offer
for
this
film
which
is
now
due
for
release.
I
personally
am
of
the
opinion
that
only
that
what
is
destined
will
happen
to
a
person.
Q:
Normally,
King
Fisher
does
not
repeat
the
models
for
its
calendar,
but
it
happened
with
you.
What
is
the
reason
for
it?
A:
I
too
felt
very
nice
when
I
was
called
to
work
for
the
calendar
for
the
second
time.
It
was
an
honor
for
me
as
it
is
such
a
campaign
that
everyone
concerned
looks
forward
to
what
will
be
the
next
change
or
who
would
be
the
next
model.
The
King
Fisher
calendar
is
not
only
distributed
in
India,
but
50
other
countries.
So,
through
this
campaign
we
not
only
reach
very
far,
but
also
become
familiar
to
many
people.
Q:
Is
it
not
a
coincidence
that
both
the
calendar
and
the
film
are
coming
at
the
same
time?
A:
In
a
way,
yes
this
is
true.
But
again
this
is
not
true
as
this
film
was
to
be
released
much
ago.
In
fact,
the
date
of
the
film's
release
has
not
yet
been
finalized.
Q:
Apart
from
this
film,
which
are
the
other
movies
that
you
have
signed?
A:
No
I
haven't
signed
any
other
film
yet
and
am
waiting
for
the
release
of
'Bhram'.
At
the
same
time,
I
am
taking
a
break.
Who
knows,
if
I
get
too
busy,
I
will
get
another
break
or
not!