I want to be like my mother

“It is indeed an honour to be told that I have a resemblance to my mother”, said Soha Ali Khan. In town to promote her debut Hindi film Dil Maange More, Khan turned out to be a pretty good spokesperson for the film.
“I play the role of Neha in the film who is a college graduate from a small city and wants to be an air stewardess in Mumbai. She is a very sweet girl, a little arrogant at times but a great person to be with.” This from the girl who in her real life left the security of her home to go to Mumbai to work for a bank. “The film saw five months of shooting and I believe the young people will enjoy the film as there is no rona-dhona here and no villain, it is a bindaas film.”
Her first film will definitely see her dancing around trees with Shahid Kapoor, whose primary love interest she plays in the film. “There is a song in the film Gustakh Dil that has been shot completely in retro style, with us dressing in 60’s style.”
Her mother must have been of great help there. “Of course, she has been giving me a lot of suggestion for my make-up and styling.”
“I particularly like acting for Bengali films because there the films have a lot of scope for a female protagonist. But here in Bollywood the films are bigger and flashier,” says Soha.
So what are the little Pataudi’s plans for New Year? “We will all be getting together at our house here in Delhi for dinner on the 31st, then maybe my brother, sister-in-law and I will go out with our friends somewhere, maybe.”
Diplomatic she maybe but she can’t stop raving about co-star Shahid Kapoor. “He made me so comfortable throughout the film, he is a perfect sweetheart.” Talking about the controversy about his more than just lip-lock with Kareena Kapoor, “I was hurt, basically because he was so hurt.” What? “He is such a good friend, in fact such a good person. He has been so good to the media, it was bad to see what they did. It was completely uncalled for.”
Her idea of a holiday is “spending time on the beaches, lazying around and eating good food”. Though her plans for a holiday are some time away with her working on an unnamed film by Hriday Shetty starring Rishi Kapoor and Dimple Kapadia.
Meanwhile, she is also waiting for her second Bengali film, Rituparno Ghosh’s Antar Mahal, to release in early January. “I really want to be like my mother, to be able to bridge the art and commercial divide.” Her dil definitely Maange more and more.