Amrita Singh of Kkavyanjali-Mumbai Mirror

I love playing rash characters

Says Amrita Singh of Kkavyanjali and her forthcoming film Kalyug

Subhash K Jha

Amrita Singh has never felt better. After playing Nitya in Kkavyanjali, her career is once again on an even keel.

Everything is working out just fine. My television serial Kavyanjali started badly. I got scared. Shit, was I going to be a flop right at the start of my fresh lease as an actress? Fortunately, I had a gritty producer Ekta Kapoor who took it upon herself to turn the show around. And now Kkavyanjali is rocking in the TRPs.

The comeback queen says she enjoys playing the shrew on Kkavyanjali. She's such a comic bitch, I thoroughly enjoying playing her.

Another high point in Amrita's life is Kalyug, her comeback vehicle, I was initially very uncomfortable with the idea of playing the businesswoman who runs a po*nographic portal. Obviously this woman Simi Roy was far removed from me. But I guess the topicality tilted the scale in the role's favour. I guess the challenge for me at the moment is to play characters that allow me to be what I am not.

Amrita says that there is no dearth of movie offers, But I chose Kalyug. Mukesh Bhatt just called me one day out of the blue and offered me the role, I was part of the Bhatts' Vishesh Films when their banner was launched with Kubzaa. Now many films later, I'm back in their Kalyug. When Mukesh offered me Kalyug, I very arrogantly asked him if it was worth my while. He said he wouldn't have offered me the role otherwise.

Amrita says she enjoys playing fiery and aggressive roles, Though I'm not really any of these things in real life. I never was. That was an image. I'm never bad-tempered and rash. But I enjoy playing such women. It's great to be back on the large screen, more so since Mukesh and Mahesh Bhatt are producing Kalyug. I enjoy the challenge of playing unusual women now when I've nothing to prove and nothing to lose. Working in a film like it gives me a chance to do something I believe in. And the whole team was so young. It's so nice to work with young people. I'm learning so much from them.

Amrita is looking at several scripts, I'll be doing another film early next year. Both my serial and Kalyug are great highs.

She refuses to react to the gossip about her, I'm a product and if anyone gets mileage out of mentioning my name, so be it