There may be as many as four men chasing her in today-released Deewane Hue Pagal , but the Bengali beauty Rimi Sen says that she has no man in her life.
Talking to an entertainment website, Rimi said, “My career has started on a very encouraging wicket. I’ve done top-notch work and have some more good stuff coming up. So there are no plans of marrying immediately or my career will go for a toss!â€?
“In any case, I have no man in my life at the moment because I am very fussy when it comes to men. So I’d rather wait patiently before my knight in shining armour comes by! Knowing me, I’ll end up marrying a non-filmi man but not for another five years at least!â€?
On why she prefers keeping a low profile. Rimi said, “At the end of the day, my work must speak for itself. I’ve never been the sort to cultivate the media or attend parties to be seen and written about. If I don’t have a release, what do I talk about in my interviews? I’d rather speak when I have a film.â€?
“I’ve come up the hard way and know what it takes to reach where I’ve reached. Anyway, I must admit that the media has been very kind to me so far. I haven’t been at the receiving end of any negative publicity or salacious gossip!â€?
On how she feels on being among the privileged newcomers to have worked with Akshaye Khanna , Abhishek Bachchan , Akshay Kumar and Salman Khan in her first few films themselves, Rimi said: “I couldn’t agree more! I have to thank Venus and Priyan sir ( Priyadarshan ) for giving me Hungama opposite Akshaye Khanna and Aftab Shivdasani . I even did a small role for Ravi sir ( Ravi Chopra ) in Baghban . It was an absolute pleasure working with Sanjay Gadhvi and Aditya Chopra in Dhoom and Abhishek has come up phenomenally as an actor.â€?
“Priyan sir repeated me in Kyon Ki opposite Salman and Kareena Kapoor , and then Firoz sir signed me for two films - “Deewane Huye Paagal” and Phir Hera Pheri opposite Akshay Kumar. So I must admit that I’ve had a fantastic innings so far and didn’t have to start my career doing B and C grade films.
On being the next Bengali to storm Bollywood after Kajol , Rani Mukherjee , Bipasha Basu , Rimi said, “I can’t even think of comparing myself to these women. They’re far ahead of me. But, yes, Bengalis in general are very inclined towards performing arts. Look at filmmakers like Satyajit Ray, Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Mrinal Sen - they’re all geniuses.â€?
“Bengali women are exceptional as far as music, dance, theatre and cinema are concerned; of course, everybody doesn’t have it in them. I know of so many Bengalis who came to Bollywood to become stars, but eventually packed their bags and headed back to Kolkata.â€?
On four men (Akshay, Sunil Shetty , Shahid Kapur and Paresh Rawal ) chasing her in Deewane Huye Paagal, Rimi said laughing, “Rather flattering, if I may say so! “Deewane Huye Paagal” is a very cute romantic comedy about the extent to which four men (including Paresh Rawal) will go to marry one woman! I am also the only girl in the film so I’m looking forward to its release. It’s a film that’s as commercial as it gets. You’re meant to leave your brains behind and watch it for all its masala, grandeur, madness and fun.â€?
On a role that she is dying to play, Rimi said, “I want to play an avenging angel - like Urmila Matondkar in Ek Haseena Thi or Madhuri Dixit in ‘Mrityudand’. Even what Rani did in Black .
