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Qayamat after Khallas...
Isha Koppikar in "Qayamat".
HER AMOROUS eyes, mesmerising looks, affable smile and wayward ways hold you captive. And she manages to transform every sixty seconds of it into an infinitesimal minute. Yes, she wooed you with her `Khallas' number and left you yearning for more after `Ishq Samundar'. Sexy, lissome, vivacious... she is Isha Koppikar.
In the Capital's Le Meridien this past week to promote her new film "Qayamat" where she plays the love interest of Arbaaz Khan and Sanjay Kapoor. But that's where her benignant ways end. "I play an arms dealer playing a dangerous game," says Isha who has decided to bid special appearances a good bye. In "Qayamat", she threatens Mumbai city, while Ajay Devgan, a criminal and a daredevil, and Sunil Shetty, a CBI officer, try to protect it.
"I wasn't really keen on item numbers with skimpy clothes but Ramgopal Varma asked me if I believed in him. He believed he would transform my life forever and the next I knew I was on billboards, chart toppers and all that."
Leaving behind the forgettable roles that she had in "Fiza", "Pyar Ishq aur Mohabbat" and others, she is now looking forward to "Kimberley Cottage Number 16", "Rudraksh" and "Darna Mana Hai", all of which are attempts to take you into the not so uncharted territories of the supernatural. Ask her why this love for the spooky kind and she replies, "that's the flavour of the season. But I am also doing `Inteqaam', a cameo in `Pinjar' and an untitled comedy love story".
Manoj Bajpayee, aka Guruji evokes the greatest respect from the girl who is thankful to him for every little extra twitch of the eyebrow that he helped her with.
Several advertisement campaigns and after 10 South Indian films the lady is still hoping for the best. "I can't say what the future holds for me. Ten years down the line I might want three kids or maybe two. Actually I am not that farsighted but I deserve my due today. I am working hard and even dieting. I just had a few pastries, chicken, etc," conjectures the once State-level basketball champion, who also managed to win the Miss Talent crown at Femina Miss India-`95 for her monologue on national integration. Let's just see how far her acting skills carry her with "Qayamat", touted as an epic saga of honour and courage.
S.M. YASIR
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