{"id":1054,"date":"2016-06-03T05:51:05","date_gmt":"2016-06-03T05:51:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/13.201.39.237\/?p=1054"},"modified":"2016-06-03T05:51:05","modified_gmt":"2016-06-03T05:51:05","slug":"ameesha-patel-birthday-kaho-na-pyaar-hai-gadar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/?p=1054","title":{"rendered":"Once Upon an Ameesha Patel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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he first film I ever saw in a theatre with my maternal grandfather was Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai. <\/em>I was eight years old, and for some reason too hyped because #MuscularHrithik, so I\u2019d forced him to take me to a show. When the credits rolled around, my grandfather joined my hyped state, convinced that the movie\u2019s leads were going to be superstars. That day, we walked out thinking we\u2019d seen the future.\n\nAmeesha Patel revolutionised the rich bratty girl who likes poor, good-natured boys in Kaho Naa Pyar Hai <\/em>at the turn of the millennium. The following year, she wiped the floor with Sunny paaji in Gadar: Ek Prem Katha<\/em>. Then in 2002, she ruled the screen in perhaps the most underrated Bollywood film of all time, Humraaz<\/em> (I don\u2019t care if you haterz fill up my mentions). <\/em>\n\nThat was Ameesha 18 years ago. The Ameesha we see now is still in that phase from almost two decades ago. A swift perusal of her Twitter timeline informed me that for this almost-there superstar, the last 20 years just did not happen. Ameesha is still RT-ing tweets about the success<\/a> of Gadar, <\/em>the nostalgia<\/a> of Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai<\/em>, and how she\u2019s still super attractive<\/a>. All of which fills me up with a kind of sadness I usually reserve for Arsenal defeats.\n\nIn her inaugural three years in Bollywood, Ameesha played three roles with some measure of variety \u2013 more than most of our heroines could then hope for. She was primed for a place among the Kajols and Preity Zintas of the world. But we know what fate awaits the best-laid plans of mice and men. Along the way, something disastrous happened. Ameesha lost her way, and the rest of us were treated to stink bombs like Suno Sasurjee<\/em>, Elaan<\/em>, Mere Jeevan Saathi,<\/em> and Teesri Aankh: The Hidden Camera<\/em>. Over the years, her filmography has come to resemble a post-apocalyptic wasteland, with recent films being Shortcut Romeo<\/em> and Desi Magic<\/em>. I didn\u2019t even know some of these existed \u2013 and I am an Ameesha fan.\n\nWhat happened then, to one of India\u2019s most promising movie stars? Was it bad decisions, a producer conspiracy, or a cruel twist of fate? More importantly, what\u2019s up with Ameesha now?\n\n

Once upon a time in Mumbai, Ameesha Patel mattered to the world, but as the sun continues to rise and set, people moved on to next hottest thing.<\/p><\/blockquote> \n\nTo look for clues, I turned to a deep investigation of that most revelatory of all platforms: her Twitter feed. No really; every tweet we put out, every heart we hit, reflects the innermost workings of our minds. British psychotherapist Sandra Scott actually developed an app to understand an individual\u2019s personality<\/a> based on their Twitter feed. \u201cMost of us have some aspect of ourselves which we are not fully aware of, a sort of \u2018hidden persona,\u2019\u201d Scott said. \u201cIt is interesting to see how we can unconsciously reveal this part of ourselves through the use of social media.\u201d\n\n

Happy bday 2 one of my most charming n fav co stars @IAMSUNNYDEOL<\/a> .. pic.twitter.com\/K94KXlnVkq<\/a><\/p>\u2014 ameesha patel (@ameesha_patel) October 19, 2016<\/a><\/blockquote>\n