<p>Upcoming film Aisha will be presenting to the audiences a fresh onscreen pair – Abhay Deol and Sonam Kapoor. Another new face, who will be debuting with Aisha and has her hopes pinned upon the film, is Amrita Puri. <br /><br />Playing the role of a middle-class, simple Delhi girl in the film, Amrita is extremely excited about her big screen debut and shares with Metrolife her experiences while shooting for the film. <br /><br />A copywriter with a reputed advertising agency for over a year, Amrita always had a passion for acting. “I quit my job to give acting a shot,” she says. “It’s been a dream to become an actor. It’s so tough to make it big when you are not from a filmi background.” It was a message about the auditions for Aisha on a popular social networking site that made Amrita give her dream a shot. <br /><br />“After the auditions, I was a bit reluctant to take up the role. But the casting director and producer, Rhea (Kapoor), sat down and explained to me about what a fantastic role this was.” <br /><br />Speaking about the film, she says, “It’s an adaptation of Jane Austen’s Emma. But it’s extremely relevant to Indian society and it’s something that the youth can relate to.” <br />She plays the role of a simple, Delhi girl in the film, who wears salwars. “My journey began in June last year. I spent two months working on the character. I had to lose weight, learn to speak fluent Hindi and watch many films like Cruel Intentions, Jab We Met, Guddi’ and Namak Mirch to name a few.”<br /><br />One of her fondest memories of the film was shooting for a salsa number.“It was mainly Sonam (Kapoor) and Lisa (Haydon), who danced in that number but even then, I had to do a few steps and my partner was extremely tall,” she laughs. <br /><br />“But my respect for people who are into all these dances became much more after that.” A part of the film was shot in Rishikesh too. “The crew became like a family and all of us stayed in a small hotel as there are no big hotels over there. Everyday, we would play board games and have our own ‘wine and cheese’ evenings,” she laughs again. <br />She is extremely excited about the film, which is releasing on August 6. <br /><br />“My producer gave me the audio CD of the film recently. While listening to the songs, I was taken back in time and relived all the experiences of the shoot once again.”<br />Currently, she hasn’t signed any new project. <br /><br />“I am holding on to Aisha at present and am waiting for people’s reaction to the film. I have shot for a couple of commercials but I haven’t undertaken any new project,” she signs off. <br /></p>
<p>Upcoming film Aisha will be presenting to the audiences a fresh onscreen pair – Abhay Deol and Sonam Kapoor. Another new face, who will be debuting with Aisha and has her hopes pinned upon the film, is Amrita Puri. <br /><br />Playing the role of a middle-class, simple Delhi girl in the film, Amrita is extremely excited about her big screen debut and shares with Metrolife her experiences while shooting for the film. <br /><br />A copywriter with a reputed advertising agency for over a year, Amrita always had a passion for acting. “I quit my job to give acting a shot,” she says. “It’s been a dream to become an actor. It’s so tough to make it big when you are not from a filmi background.” It was a message about the auditions for Aisha on a popular social networking site that made Amrita give her dream a shot. <br /><br />“After the auditions, I was a bit reluctant to take up the role. But the casting director and producer, Rhea (Kapoor), sat down and explained to me about what a fantastic role this was.” <br /><br />Speaking about the film, she says, “It’s an adaptation of Jane Austen’s Emma. But it’s extremely relevant to Indian society and it’s something that the youth can relate to.” <br />She plays the role of a simple, Delhi girl in the film, who wears salwars. “My journey began in June last year. I spent two months working on the character. I had to lose weight, learn to speak fluent Hindi and watch many films like Cruel Intentions, Jab We Met, Guddi’ and Namak Mirch to name a few.”<br /><br />One of her fondest memories of the film was shooting for a salsa number.“It was mainly Sonam (Kapoor) and Lisa (Haydon), who danced in that number but even then, I had to do a few steps and my partner was extremely tall,” she laughs. <br /><br />“But my respect for people who are into all these dances became much more after that.” A part of the film was shot in Rishikesh too. “The crew became like a family and all of us stayed in a small hotel as there are no big hotels over there. Everyday, we would play board games and have our own ‘wine and cheese’ evenings,” she laughs again. <br />She is extremely excited about the film, which is releasing on August 6. <br /><br />“My producer gave me the audio CD of the film recently. While listening to the songs, I was taken back in time and relived all the experiences of the shoot once again.”<br />Currently, she hasn’t signed any new project. <br /><br />“I am holding on to Aisha at present and am waiting for people’s reaction to the film. I have shot for a couple of commercials but I haven’t undertaken any new project,” she signs off. <br /></p>
