The
very
name
of
Kriti
Malhotra
may
or
may
not
ring
a
bell
in
your
ears.
But
when
one
speaks
of
Dhobi
Ghat,
one
is
all
ears
for
this
film
of
the
season,
starring
Aamir
Khan,
Prateik
Babbar,
Monica
Dogra,
Kittu
Gidwani
and
…Kriti
Malhotra!
Kriti
might
be
the
least
known
name
in
the
lot
but
the
actress
is
unpredictable,
super
confident
and
loads
of
pep,
zest
and
zeal…in
short
has
all
the
'ingredients'
required
to
make
a
inimitable
mark
in
Bollywood.
Our
correspondent
caught
up
with
this
twinkling
star
and
came
out
with
the
conclusion
that
Kriti
Malhotra,
who
makes
her
grand
debut
in
Dhobi
Ghat
is
definitely
a
super(b)
star
in
the
making'!
Over
to
you,
Kriti!
To
start
with,
if
a
person
does
any
Google
search
your
name
'Kriti
Malhotra',
it
shows
almost
3600
'valid'
results.
How
does
one
search
you?
(Laughs)
I
did
the
same
thing
and
it
was
awesome.
In
order
to
search
me,
please
key
in
the
following
keywords
'Fun
loving
person
+
a
person
who
likes
to
do
different
things'.
(laughs
again)
And
what
different
things
can
be
associated
with
you?
Right
from
doing
a
BA
in
Geography.
'Who
does
a
BA
in
Geography'
is
the
reaction
that
I
got
from
everyone.
But,
I
used
to
love
doing
Maths.
Someone
who
loved
bikes,
that's
why
I
was
in
Roadies,
only
due
to
my
love
for
bikes
and
traveling
on
two
wheels.
I
have
always
been
interested
in
fashion.
That's
why
at
one
point,
I
also
wanted
to
fly
with
some
airline
as
an
air
hostess.
I
did
a
diploma
while
I
was
studying.
I
then
joined
MTV,
producing
and
directing
the
programme
called
'Style
Check'!
I
was
also
interested
in
the
editing
process.
After
all
this,
I
wanted
to
gain
do
something
different,
I
started
working
with
a
fashion
designer
for
feature
films.
And
then,
eventually,
here
I
am…as
an
actress!
Was
acting
always
wanted
to
do?
Even
though
being
on
film
sets,
I
never
wanted
to
act.
Lot
of
people
say
that
'Acting
is
an
easy
job'.
But,
trust
me…
that's
just
not
the
case.
I
can
say
so,
because,
I
have
got
an
hands-on
experience
after
having
worked
in
films.
I
have
been
very
realistic;
I
never
had
any
'misconceptions'
about
me
getting
into
acting.
Even
though
my
friends
were
insistent,
I
was
not
ready
for
it.
Which
all
Hindi
films
can
we
get
to
see
your
fashion
'creations'?
Sarkar
Raj,
Delhi
6,
Action
Replay,
No
Problem,
Michael-
a
Dutch
film
etc…
How
did
you
react
when
you
got
to
know
that
you
have
a
'Cinematic
Giant'
named
Aamir
Khan,
and
that
too
in
your
debut
film?
I
think
when
I
got
to
know
he
is
in
the
film,
I
was
already
in
the
film.
When
I
got
onto
the
film,
it
seemed
liked
Kiran
Rao
didnt
want
an
'actor'
per
say
for
Yasmin's
part,
she
wanted
somebody
as
common
as
you
and
me.
Initially,
I
thought
that
I
could
pull
it
off,
as
I
thought
of
it
to
be
some
festival
film,
but
when
I
got
to
know
that
even
Aamir
Khan
is
there
in
the
film...
I
was
almost
speechless
and
breathless!
And
come
to
think
of
it…
it
was
a
film
in
which
Kiran
Rao
was
directing
Aamir
Khan!
You
can
imagine
my
situation,
as
to
what
I
must
have
gone
through,
when
the
recent
article
came
in
the
newspapers
as
to
how
the
top
heroines
were
vying
to
be
Aamir's
heroine
in
one
of
his
forthcoming
films.
Even
though
I
had
seen
many
of
his
film,
but
to
have
a
film
in
which
Aamir
is
your
co-actor,
its
something
that's
beyond
words.
My
heart
was
pounding
and
I
was
constantly
telling
myself
to
calm
down…
...
And
chant
'Aal
Izz
Well'?
(laughs)
Ya
right!
I
was
wanting
to
get
over
the
fact
that
Aamir
Khan
is
sitting
in
front
of
me.
And
to
be
able
to
perform,
I
had
to
just
block
it
all
out.
Full
marks
to
Kiran
to
make
the
entire
process
sail
through
so
swiftly.
Tell
us
about
your
character
in
the
film?
She
is
called
Yasmin
and
she
is
a
Muslim
immigrant
to
Mumbai
from
Malihabad
in
Uttar
Pradesh.
And
how
the
cab
driver
strikes
up
a
conversation
with
her
as
he
too
belongs
to
the
same
place.
And
how
she
connects
with
different
kinds
of
people.
And
even
the
sea
breeze
is
so
different
here,
as
she
has
ever
been
to
the
sea!
I
just
want
to
make
Mumbai
my
home.
How
is
your
character
connected
to
Aamir's
in
the
film?
There
is
a
love
triangle
between
Aamir,
Monica
and
Prateik,
whereas
my
character
is
connected
only
with
Aamir's
character,
who
is
a
little
eccentric
and
reclusive,
who
likes
to
be
by
himself.
He
connects
with
Yasmin
and
builds
a
relationship
with
her.
We
all
know
what
kind
of
a
'Perfectionist'
is
Aamir
Khan.
With
him
in
the
picture,
what
kind
of
homework
did
you
do
to
get
into
your
character?
Actually
speaking,
it's
a
Kiran
Rao's
film
right
from
the
word
go.
Kiran
was
extremely
sure
of
what
she
wanted.
For
playing
the
character,
she
did
not
want
me
to
even
rehearse
at
all.
There
was
no
homework
as
such.
She
wanted
a
very
'raw'
performance;
she
even
said
that
"If
you
rehearse
twice,
it
will
look
like
what
you
are
going
to
say,
and
I
don't
want
that".
She
just
wanted
the
scene
look
like
a
natural
conversation.
That
way,
I
didn't
have
to
go
through
hours
and
hours
of
rehearsals.
We
just
took
each
scene
as
it
came.
It's
a
very
obvious
thing
that
almost
all
of
the
recent
films
which
were
India's
entry
to
the
Oscars
had
the
Aamir
Khan
connection
in
one
way
or
the
other.
What
are
your
hopes
about
Dhobi
Ghat?
I
am
really
hoping
that
this
should
get
us
the
Oscar!
On
or
crew
list,
we
have
a
two-time
Academy
award
winner,
plus
the
film's
been
received
pretty
well
at
the
festivals.
Are
there
any
song/s
in
the
film?
There
are
no
songs
in
the
film,
only
a
background
score,
which
stays
with
you,
even
though
the
musical
feel
is
international.
Lastly,
how
would
you
describe
Dhobi
Ghat
in
just
one
word?
Beautiful!