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Geety Sehgal

Posted: Feb 01, 2008 at 2303 hrs IST

It may have been a slow start for the glamorous Anjana Sukhani who debuted in Kushan Nandy’s Hum Dum and then went on to do the inconsequential Jaan: Lets Fall In Love and Sun Zarra. But her role as the sizzling Anjali opposite Anil Kapoor in Salaam-e-Ishq boosted her career and the sexy starlet bagged not only the Cadbury’s commercial with Amitabh Bachchan but also Rohit Shetty’s Sunday.

“I guess things fall in place when they have to. Kumar Mangat, the producer of the film, was quite keen that I be a part of Sunday. I play Ayesha Takia’s friend in the film. The role may be small but I add to the suspense of the film. I’m glad I did it because Rohit Shetty offered me Golmaal Returns as well,” says the petite model-actor excitedly.

The trained classical dancer, who recently hosted the Jodhaa Akbar music launch, is now keen to shed her eye-candy image acquired because of her earlier films. “I have always been offered films which required me to look glamorous but now I am keen to be known as a serious actor. I have Rohit to thank for that. Golmaal Returns, in which I play Tusshar Kapoor’s girlfriend, has a good dose of comedy. In my two forthcoming movies — Jai Veeru with Kunal Kapoor and Fardeen Khan, and Allah Ke Bande with Sharman Joshi — I play a model, but there are beautiful moments where I get to emote too.”

The actor, who has done her master’s in international business and foreign trade, had no intentions of becoming an actor, but has always been a film buff. “I insisted on seeing every film and my favourite actor was Govinda. I remember as a child I had gone to see a film shoot and he gave me a peck on my cheek. Imagine how tickled I was when I walked the ramp with him at a function for Salaam-e-Ishq? I also idolised Amitabh Bachchan and now revere him as a human being. When shooting for the Cadbury’s ad, he saw me standing in the sun and quickly sent his spot boy with an umbrella,” she smiles.

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