Preity reveals a super-hit syndrome
12 October 2006 | Actress | No Comments
She appeared on the Bollywood scene only a few years ago and has gone on to climb the popularity charts since then. Despite having no filmi connections or a beauty pageant crown to flaunt, Preity Zinta with her 'butter-won't-melt-in-my-mouth' attitude, has managed to carve a niche for herself in an industry where nepotism and networking is the way to work.
Is it true that every time you fall down on the sets of a film, they consider it is going to be a huge hit? Yes, it sounds very strange, but is true. When I was shooting for Kal Ho Na Ho, there was this little bridge that I had to come running over, clapping and dancing to the song Kuch To Hua Hai. Just as I came running, I flew up above the ground and fell down with a crash. Everybody went silent, but Karan (Johar) went on shouting, "It's a hit, it's going to be a super-hit!" He got me up and said, "Once more." I again came running and fell again at the very same spot in the very same way. And the film indeed turned out to be a super-hit. It's a mad thing, but this happened once again on the sets of Jaan-e-Mann . I fell down while shooting for this song Humko Maloom Hai with Farah (Khan). And there she screamed, "It's a super-hit." …
You were the only person from the film fraternity who stood up at a time when nobody was cooperating with the law. You stood by your statement when you said that you were getting threat calls from the underworld. People thought it was really brave and courageous of you and in fact many of them went on to say that you are the only 'man' in Bollywood. But having said that, was it very difficult for you to take that decision? I don't know, but I didn't think much about it. I just felt at that point that since it's the court asking for a statement, I must speak out the truth. I didn't know that nobody else has said anything. I thought everybody else had given his or her testimony and I was doing nothing unusual. Had I known that it's only me who has spoken this, perhaps I would have changed my thoughts. Contrary to what many people think, I believe in our judicial system. I think, we being the educated lot must behave differently from the people otherwise." ….read more
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