Star’s kids always succeed: Amrita Puri

Actress Amrita Puri is best remembered for her role as behenji in Sonam Kapoor’s Aisha. While her second film, Blood Money, opposite Kunal Khemu bombed at the BO, the actress is hoping her upcoming flick Kai Po Che, directed by Abhishek Kapoor, will reverse her fortune.

The actress, was in Kerala to celebrate her parents’s wedding anniversary, before she headed to Bangalore for a fashion show recently. “I love Bangalore for its vibe; it’s so young and energetic.

Ask the actress about her take on fashion and she says, “Fashion is all about keeping it simple. Be it your makeup, accessorizing or clothes — being minimalistic is what I believe in.”

Being the only female lead in Koi po ch, Amrita seems to have enjoyed the attention from the three actors of the film. “I shared a different equation with Sushant (Singh Rajput), Amit (Sadh) and Raj (Kumar Yadav). It was great fun shooting with them and they kept playing pranks on me all the time,” shares Amrita.

The movie is an adaptation of Chetan Bhagat’s 3 Mistakes of My Life, but Amrita says that she didn’t read the book in the beginning to get a hang of her character. “Initially, Abhishek (Kapoor) didn’t want me to read the book. I went by his narration, but read it later to add certain nuances to my role,” she says.

Amrita, however, says that bollywood is a tough place to work. “Carrying a star kid tag always works in Bollywood. Sonakshi (Sinha) debuted the same year as I did, and seems to have had it easy. It’s not been a cakewalk for me. Anil (Kapoor) warned me that my role will get me typecast and I was indeed receiving similar roles. That’s why I wanted to do Blood Money. Though the film didn’t do well, I am glad to be working with big banners. At the end of the day, I was a ‘Bhatt heroine’ and that matters,” says she, and adds, “I wish that Bollywood gets rid of ‘camps’ and encourages newcomers, as well as alternative and independent cinema.”