After marriage, I wear a lot of payals and rings : Ami Trivedi

Ami Trivedi seen as Kokila in Papad Pol believes in keeping it simple and sober. TellyChakkar spoke to the young actress to know more on her clothing preferences…

Fashion is: I should be comfortable enough in the clothes I carry and also look appealing.

Who chooses your clothes? I used to take my friends or sister to choose stuff for me. But now I have realized I can choose my clothes and wear them too!

Do you wear accessories? I am not at all into accessories. But after marriage, I am wearing a lot of payal and rings.

Do you follow any brands? Levis for Jeans…and anything for tees is fine with me.

Favourite shopping destination: No particular destination, I can pick it up from anywhere…mostly I prefer Lokhandwala and Inorbit works for me.

Most expensive buy: I recently bought a gold-diamond Set worth one and a half lakh rupees.

Clothes you are comfortable in: Tees and jeans and dresses look good on me.

Favourite designer: I don’t prefer designer stuff much but currently it’s my sister-in-law Shikha Sanghai.

Must-have in your wallet: My debit card and a pack of chewing-gums.

Favourite perfumes: Ralph Lauren Romance.

Colour that fills your wardrobe: Black and all shades of pink.

FAMILY TIES! Ami Trivedi Ji & her Mummy!

Ami Trivedi juggled between studies and the stage for years, before making her debut in the alternative reality world of television. She quickly stole the limelight as the effervescent Kituu in the serial 'Kituu Sab Janti Hai' on Sahara One, playing the role of a young extrovert 20-something girl who takes the plunge to face the professional world. She confesses to being truly in love with her Gujarati culture — be it the clothes, the exuberant dandiya, or the food which she misses the most when shooting on the sets.


Ami's mother Jaya is the greatest inspiration in her life. Jaya commutes between Mumbai and London where her husband Tusshar Trivedi works as a drama director at the Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan. When she's in Mumbai, she frequently visits her daughter on the sets with homemade food and also helps her to select the right kind of work.


AMI:
Mom is the backbone of our family and takes care of all the housework. Had it not been for Mama, I wouldn't have been able to work in television. My mother always complains about how naughty I was when I was a child but she's the sweetest person I have come across. As my father was away in the UK, she was the person who was around all the time when I was growing up. She has been the greatest pillar of strength in both my professional and personal life. 

I was not a spoilt child but my brother Karan is. I remember when I said that I wanted to become an actor, my father was against it. But my mother stood beside me and supported my decision. In fact, when I was in school, I never thought that I would grow up to be a television actress. I was very shy in school but used to do very well in studies. My parents never complained about my studies, as I would always come first.

Since I shoot the whole day, it's not convenient for me to stay at my parent's place which is located at Marine Lines. Instead, I stay at my uncle's place in Andheri, which is near the studio. Therefore, the one thing that I miss is my ghar ka khana made by my mother. But she makes up for it by bringing homemade food for me on the sets sometimes.

The one quality which I really like in my mother is that she is very honest and knows how to handle situations. She never imposes her views on me but explains the pros and cons of every situation. She takes care of each and every aspect of my life and pampers me a lot.


JAYA: 
Ami was not bratty in school but yes, she was naughty. It was my son Karan who's one-and-a-half years younger than Ami, who used to give me all the trouble. We always had high expectations from Ami as she used to come first in her exams. By contrast, Karan was not good at studies and used to fail in his exams. But his best friend was Ami and she used to come to his aid whenever his father scolded him. I remember that when the results came out, my husband used to ask Ami what she wanted. And every time she used to request him not to scold Karan if his results were not up to the mark.

What I like about Ami is that even after achieving fame, she still remains very down-to-earth and simple. Once there was an accident on the road where an old woman was injured. At that time, she was passing by and stopped her car to help the old lady. She took her to the nearby hospital and immediately called me from there. I think this shows that she has a soft heart and is basically a good human being. I always tell her to be honest in her dealings with people. Ami gets emotionally upset if people don't praise her work. She shares every little secret with me and keeps calling me throughout the day.

As a child, she was very shy and was exactly the opposite of my son Karan. But what I can't stand is her choice of clothes. Though she hardly gets time to shop for clothes, if she happens to go on her own, she'll inevitably pick up the wrong stuff. Also she's a bit superstitious and if somebody tells her that a particular outfit doesn't suit her, she'll never wear that dress again.

Both my children love to surprise me on my birthday or when I come back from the UK. They stock the fridge with lots of vegetables and fruits so that I don't have to bother about going grocery shopping when I return home. Sometimes I also drop into Ami's sets with homemade food as she loves dhoklas. I always worry about her food as nowadays she's staying at her uncle's place. Ami also makes it a point to call up when she reaches her uncle's home at night. I go to sleep only after getting her call because I always worry about her erratic timings. 

Though I might not show it, I am proud of my daughter. Her role of Miss Know-All in Kituu Sab Janti Haisuits her perfectly, as in real life too Ami has solutions for everything. And I don't really have any problems about being referred to as Ami Trivedi's mother. It just so happens that nowadays I have to take advice from her about day-to-day things.

Interview courtesy :- http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060318/asp/weekend/story_5957374.asp

Shashank Srivastava

I LOVE GORGING ON THE STREET FOOD IN AHMEDABAD! - Ami Trivedi

Ami Trivedi aka Kittu in the telly world is back with a comic role this time. Comedy is one genre that all actors are experimenting with, and Ami is no exception to that. With a dazzling smile and twinkling eyes, Ami exuded some great confidence when she was in the city to promote her new show Papad Pol.

AAPNU AMDAVAD

I have been to Ahmedabad several times for stage shows. My cousins live here, so I generally freak out with them and live like a typical Amdavadi here. I have roamed around the streets here on two wheelers on C G road and Law Garden roads. I just love gorging on the street food here. I regularly buy chaniya cholis when I come here.

NEW AVATAAR

For her new role, Ami will be wearing a Gujarati sari and having a long choti. I am a little scared as the character I am playing of Kokila Parikh, is not in the original story a chirpy, filmy and energetic girl. Her only aim is to keep her family happy. Comedy is not my forte but I enjoy doing it. It feels good when people see me, laugh at me and remember me. My mother-in-law loves me in this new role married and in a sari. She doesnt like me in negative characters. My husband Neeraj (Niraj) Sanghai loves me in the new show, he thinks I am looking hot in the posters. Generally he never compliments me.

LOVE FOR THEATRE

I have a theatre background its almost five to six years since I am performing on stage. My dad Tushar Trivedi is a well known theatre actor and my brother Karan Trivedi is also a theatre actor. I have done several plays (15) and on small screen, I want to experiment with different genres. I dont plan my future so I will do any work that comes my way. In the past, Ami was seen in TV shows like Instant Kichdi, Kittu Sab Janti Hai, Sajan Re Jhoot Mat Bolo, Kumkum-Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan, Rakhi - Ek Atoot Rishte Ki Dor and Zaara - Pyaar Ki Saugat.

LOVE STORY

I have recently been married but my career life hasnt changed much. My husband always allows me to do what I want to do. He keeps telling me, I want you to work till you are 50 years otherwise one day dont tell me that you were just a housewife and you couldnt do anything. I dont have to make too many efforts to manage home and work, as we both are working. Whenever we get the time we make the best out of it. I dated him for four years and we still live like a girlfriend and boyfriend.

Why Doesn't Ami Trivedi Look into the Mirror?

Why Doesn't Ami Trivedi Look into the Mirror?

Katyayani Purohit may be a tongue twister but it has twisted Sahara One’s TRPs in its favour. Let’s cut short Katyayani and how about making it Kituu – now that makes sense! It also made sense to Ami Trivedi who accepted the role of Kituu Sabb Jaantii Hai currently engaging viewers on Sahara One - the girl in the news, on the hoardings across the city and the girl who has no time to look into the mirror. 

For Ami, Kituu was a blessing in disguise. It became an escape route for her – escape from the drudgery and the boring role she would have had to play if her dad, who was dead against her acting, had his way.
 
“Thank God Kituu came along otherwise my dad would’ve been looking for boys for me… and I would’ve been married. He is the jaldi shaadi karlo types. Kituu saved me. Of course in the show it’s the other way round. My mum wants me to get married.”
 
Ami was studying to be a doctor, but as luck would have it, she ended up acting. Ami says, “Acting always interested me so I got into it. I have been a child artiste and I’ve also done theatre.”
 
Kituu is her first role as a lead and “it’s been a wonderful experience although doing a daily is very hectic.”
 
Kituu Sabb Jaantii Hai is about a middle-class but carefree girl Kituu who is struggling to make her mark as a journalist and who eventually becomes the well-known face across the nation as a determined and a hard-core journalist. “Katyayani Purohit is an intelligent smart girl. As the story moves forward she becomes more subtle in her behaviour. It’s a lot of fun to play a journalist although right now I’m playing the part of a trainee,” she coos.
 
“Everyone calls me Kituu. The number of hoardings and posters I’ve seen of myself it’s really a head rush. I don’t look at myself in the mirror so often.”
 
A true Mumbaiya her parents remote-control her life from London In her spare time she loves to read Archie’s comic and is currently hooked onto Harry Potter. She also has some bad habits - like talking on her cell while driving. Wonder if she’s heard of something called the hands free!
 
“I don’t have hands free because the moment any electronic equipment comes into my hands it stops working for some reason. The whole day I’m busy shooting, so whenever I have to catch up with friends or do some interviews it’s while I’m driving. Otherwise I just don’t have the time,” complains Ami.
 
But she is glad that she is doing a serial that is fresh in its concept and is unlike the saas bahu bores. “I think people are now bored of saas bahu types. Jassi... worked quite well. The audience want to see something different. I think anything different now will work. Everyone is telling me not to change the storyline and keep it the way it is. I’m keeping my fingers crossed that it will be this way.”
 
Hope you can influence the system! If you do Ami, we guarantee that you’ll have lesser time to look into the mirror. WHY? Because by then the number of hoardings would have increased three-fold…!

A few Snapshots of Ami Trivedi Ji taken from her TV Shows!!!

 Some breathtaking stills captured by me!!