Interview with Aarti Chhabria about Film Toss

  • 15 years ago
“Shasha adds to my exclusivity to the kind of roles I play”-Aarti Chhabria Aarti Chhabria won the title of “Miss India” in 1999 and commenced her Bollywood career with film “Tumse Acha Kaun Hain”. The film did not live to everyone’s expectation but, the songs of film became very popular. Soon after that she was seen in Raj Kumar Santoshi’s film “Lajja”, “Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyon”, “Ssukh”, “Awara Pagaal Dewana”, “Raja Bhaiya”, “Teesri Aankh”, “Shoot Out at Lokhandwala”, “Patner” and “Heyy Babyy”. Apart from Bollywood, Aarti even acted in several films in south. She even has around 120 AD commercials under her belt. She holds the experience of music videos too. Soon this year her film “Toss-A flip of destiny” is ready to hit the floor. “Toss-A flip destiny” is presented by Knox Entertainment and is produced by Mukesh. D. Ramani. The film is directed and written by Ramesh Khatkar. Film also stars Rannvijay, Prashant Raj, Madhureema, Mahesh Manjrekar, Rajpal Yadav and many more. Recently, in Axis Bank of Lokhandwala she interacted with media and briefed about the film, her role and upcoming projects. Following is the dialogue exchanged: • Tell us about your film “Toss” - Toss is a story of a group of childhood friends. And how an incident changes the relationships, beliefs, love, trust between all of them. It’s a fast-paced thriller film. • What role you are playing in the film? -I play the character of ‘Shasha’. She sings on the cruise of Goa. She extrovert, fun-loving, ambitious, beliefs in herself and wants to achieve whatever she has desired for. Prashant Raj is casted opposite me in the film. • How different “Shasha” is from your other roles played in the past? -Actually, first time I am playing a character like Shasha. I have never played a role like this. Mostly comedy or romance has been my forte. But, Shasha is different and unique. • Did you undergo any training or workshop for the role of “Shasha”? -Yes, I learnt the accent and way of speaking, behaving of Goan girls. And we all star-cast ...