font face=arial size=4>She always wanted to be a model.
Her first magazine cover was back in April ’93, and came about when some of her photographs shot by lensmen Suresh Natarajan fortuitously fell into the hands of Suma Varghese, the then editor of that upmarket people ‘s glossy – Society
Her first ad campaign,the somewhat notorious MR coffee campaign.In which she was teamed with model–now-actor Arbaaz Khan, brother of Salman Khan.
She did press campaigns for Pearl Pet , Bare Necessities , Mafatlal, Benzer and has modeled for Arena , Tanishq, Tribhuvandhas Bhimji , De Beers.
Her plus point are that in a field of temperamental divas and petulant clotheshorses she is a thorough professional and has make it a point to be on time no matter how early in the morning,and never throw temper tantrums on the sets.
She loves being in front of the camera. It’s a two-way love affair, as a camera loves her too.
She has done some breath taking shoots for designers Wendell Rodricks and Shahab Durazi: and photographers like Farookh Shothia, Atul Kasbekar and Rafique Shayed.
On the ramp,she is oblivious everything but the feel of clothes draping her body. ' I just go up there and have a ball.' she says. There have been times when she has cut herself and bled, even twisted her ankle without realizing it.
Nothing gets to her more than having to run around for payments.
She married in Arbaaz Khan February 1999.
Meanwhile the tube beckoned and she has been through the mandatory MTV hostess stage with her show being called club MTV.
She always asks for something totally different whenever she renewes her contract with MTV.
She at present hosts MTV Love Line along with Cyrus Brocha.
She is a big hit on the small screen and has been seen dancing with Jas Arora in the video of ‘ong Gori Nalon Ishq Mitha’.
She was also seen with Shahrukh Khan dancing to the hit tune of Chhaiya Chhaiya in Mani Ratnam’s ‘Dil Se’,
She certainly does not see herself in show biz in the future. She definitely will be doing certain business, preferably running a restaurant.
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