Minissha Lamba: Skin show and glamour doesn’t always help

Actress Minissha Lamba admits her ultra-glamorous look in “Kidnap” opened a whole new range of opportunities for her. But the young actress, who will be seen in Shyam Benegal’s new film, feels that at the end of it talent plays an important role.

“My looks in ‘Kidnap’ helped open a whole new and different range of opportunities for me. It is something I cherish. Being good looking is important, but not always. You need talent as well. If you have talent, people accept you regardless of the way you look,” Lamba told over telephone from Mumbai.

She also feels being short is not a disadvantage in the film industry.

“If you are a model, having height is imperative, but cinema is a medium where it doesn’t matter. You are on a platform where being tall or short loses relevance,” she said.

After her glamorous avatar in “Kidnap”, Minissha will be seen in a non-glamorous role in Benegal’s forthcoming film, “Well Done Abba”.

“At first I was really scared to work with Mr. Benegal. But once we started shooting, he turned out to be a really calm, jovial and humorous person. We never saw him upset on the sets,” she said.

“Well Done Abba”, a political satire, narrates the story of Armaan Ali (Boman Irani), a driver working in Mumbai.

He takes a month’s leave to find a husband for his teenaged daughter, who lives in a small neighbourhood near Hyderabad. But he returns to his job after three months. His young employer wants to sack him, but is persuaded to listen to the reason why he got so delayed.

The film, produced by Reliance Big Pictures, is inspired by two short stories – “Narsaiyyan Ki Bavdi” by Jeelani Bano and “Phulwa Ka Pul” by Sanjeev.

Benegal had said in an interview that Minissha hasn’t got her due in Bollywood, but the 25-year-old says she has no regrets.

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Minissha Lamba Screams, ‘Surprise, Surprise’ !

The petite Minissha Lamba sure knows how to win over her friends. Due to her tight schedule, the actress has very little time for friends, but even in that tight schedule, she sure knows how to make the best of it!

Recently, Minissha’s best friend was all set to celebrate her birthday, but due to Minissha’s unavailability gave it a miss! This dampened the actress’ spirits and she then decided to make it up to her best buddy!

Being the doting friend that she is, she instantly started planning a surprise birthday party for her best friend! She planned a full-fledged party with a BOND theme. The actress invited around 50 people and venue was a common friend’s place in Juhu!

All the planning was kept hush-hush from her best friend and it’s needless to say; her best friend was sure surprised and pleased!

Well well…we sure like your spirit Minissha!