Vedita Pratap Singh, the latest entry into Bollywood with Shaabash- you can do it, is best described as an all rounder. This Lucknow girl is a sports person, a dancer, a model, an actor and has been an A level Student too. Her film ‘Shaabash – you can do it’ that is directed by Shankar Mondal. She is also producing and acting in a short film for Cannes, which is directed by Suchita Bhatia. The girl has done 3 music video and many commercials. her film Shaabash- you can do it, is releasing on20th November 2009. In conversaion….
Q: What brought you to glamour world?
Vedita: Actually it all happened by chance. When I won the look of the year contest by one of the leading music channels, I realized that I had some potential. Then I also won India’s Hottest contest. I got an ad immediately after that. Rest happened on its own.
Q: Was acting always your dream or did it happen by default?
Vedita: Acting happened by chance but I always knew that I will be bale to handle it. I did not do any course for acting but I think theatre was my school. I have done theatres with Mr. Kadar Khan for his stage play Taash ki Patti and travelled different parts of country as well as to Dubai.
Q: Your film ‘Shaabash - you can do it’ will be releasing this Friday. How did you get this film?
A: My acting stint with Kadar Khan had given me lot of confidence and experience. This helped me during my auditions of my character in film ‘Shaabash - you can do it.’ Apart from acting I also learned voice modulation from Kadarji which is very important part for being a good actor. It teaches you to inject emotions into your voice. Kadarji had personally taught me. Other thing I learn from Kadarji was dedication for work. Inspite of being very ill he was so promt for rehearsals and performance. I was just 17-18 at that time and this left a deep impression. I always strive to be professional to the core and respect my work.
Q: What is your character in the movie, and what is so special about movie?
A: I relate a lot with my character of Gracy. She is a happy go lucky kind of girl. She loves her friends without restrictions and inhibitions but she never puts responsibilities on them to return it. She is fun loving, strong, modern but at same times very much cultural too, just like me.
Q: your movie is releasing with ‘Kurbaan’ are scared of competition your film is going to face?
A: I can’t say anything but Saif and Kareena are super stars. To compare us new comers with them it’s not correct. But I know that we have done good work and film has shaped very well, songs are wonderful. People should come to see it for its freshness. And who knows, we might become tomorrow super star like Said and Kareena.
Q: What kind of movies you are looking forward to? And how do manage acting with modelling?
A: I am open to not only films but even for good central roles in television too. As long as they are good roles and I got to perform, it doesn’t matter. As a new comer and without god father in industry, choices are limited. I would love to play role like Priyanka did in Aitraz. Negative, but in a different way. I would love to do glamorous role.
Q: Being National Level Swimmer how it helps you to be fit?
A: I have stated Swimming at the age of 3 and still I am doing it. It’s a very important part of my life and I will give total credit to swimming for keeping me healthy and fit.
Q: You were State Level Cricketer also so are going to promote women’s cricket after achieving success?
A: I would love to, I have played stat level so I know what king of problems female cricketers face. I was from Rajastha and I have seen the careless approach of selector. When I become something I will give them some ideas to work in proper manner and try to use my influence there because I believe whatever opportunities male Cricketer are getting, if being women cricketer we got, we can do as well as them.
Q: You have music videos too. What was the experience?
Vedita: When my first video was to be shot, I was extremely extremely excited. It was very different. Music album was my dream. Hunters, was the first album and I loved doing it. Being on camera is another high for me.
Q: Little about your short film directed by Suchita Bhatia. Why did you decide to produce it? What is so unique about it?
Vedita: the entire story has a heavy social message, but more than that it is extremely different. When she told me about the script, it gave me a creep and made me realize that this can happen 5-6 years later. Today we have become extremely dependent and attached to gadgets like mobile, Lap top etc. we get irritated when we cant access it or loose it. The girl in this film kills her boyfriend when she looses her laptop. I produced it too, because I wanted to understand the producer’s point view, post production etc. I am not just an actor, there is so much to me.
Q: About yourself. What you enjoy doing?
Vedita: I love reading historical romances and murder mysteries. John Grisham, Sydney Sheldon, Agatha Christy are my favorites. I love traveling. It gives me break.
