NATZ SAYZ THIZ

Balaji's favourite girl NATASSHA will now be seen in Balaji's new release 'Koi Aap Sa'. Keeping her company is Aftab Shivdasani and Dipannita Sharma. After the super-duper success 'Kya Kool Hai Hum', 'Koi Aap Sa' is Balaji's latest offering.

Excerpts from an interview by Vickey Lalwani:

What is 'Koi Aap Sa' all about?
'Koi Aap Sa' is about friends who may not be lovers, but lovers have to be friends. It's an honest film made from the heart, which I believe the youth will relate to.

What's your role precisely?
I play a typical tomboy to the 'T' in the film, which explores relationships between friends in a campus set up.

Why are you doing television?
Please don't start by asking me why I am doing television. Today, there is no demarcation between films and TV. Many film stars, big ones mind you, are doing TV. Plus many TV actors are dabbling in cinema (pauses).

Go on...
It was I who suggested that I should do it. Ekta asked me if I would be able to carry it off. I told her I was sure. I think the serial 'Kkavyanjali' was the turning point in my life. Today when I go out, heads turn and people say, "There goes Anjali."

But doesn't it send out wrong feelers in the film industry?
Not at all. Doing TV does not mean that I have quit films. I am not going to do anything inconsequential and insignificant in films.

How are you adjusting TV and films with respect to dates, as television is not a stickler to timings?
I have allotted 15 days to Balaji, while I have reserved the remaining half of the month for films.

Your name has a double 's' and it's obvious that you are a part of the Balaji's numerology brigade.
My real name is Anita Hasanandani. Shobhaji and Ekta Kapoor felt that it did not have the zing to it. They rechristened me Natassha for the big screen with a double 's' which is numerically correct. It's not that I am into all this. They wanted it and I agreed.