SHE was not looking around to give that ‘Hey, do you know me?’ look and was taking little note of the ‘Look... there’s Isha Sharvani’ whispers. Her flawless skin and cute features invited many glances, but Isha Sharvani was her poised, composed self, with that ready laugh as we sat down for a chat.And excitement came rushing to her face as she started talking about her upcoming movie and, of course, dancing.
The movie is ‘Luck By Chance’, produced by Farhan Akhtar and directed by Zoya Akhtar. ‘‘It has an ensemble cast. Farhan is there. The film would definitely go down well with the youth,’’ said an excited Isha.Javed Akhtar and wife Shabana Azmi will make a special appearance in the movie, which is actually a film about the film industry. Many artists in the film industry will be there. ‘‘It was fun shooting for the film, because there was lot of young people around,’’ she added.And she is all thrilled about her dance sequence with Hrithik Roshan. ‘‘Dancing with Hrithik is a big challenge. And it took six days to shoot this song. Vaibhavi Merchant has done the choreography.’’ This naturally led us to the advertisement she did with Hrithik (for Parle’s Hide & Seek biscuits). ‘‘He is such a perfectionist. For that ad, we rehearsed for three days. Even if the director okays it, he will go on till he is satisfied,’’ she said.Isha is quite unruffled by the fact that most of her films did not do well (while U Me Aur Hum had a good run, the others Good Boy, Bad Boy, Rocky: The Rebel, Darwaza Bandh Rakho and her debut film Kisna had bad days at the box office). ‘‘Flops? Everything in life happens for a reason. Any art has to be practised if you want to perfect it.
I am happy with what I have achieved. The important thing is, dance is my priority. Acting is something that I enjoy.’’So, it wouldn’t surprise you when the daughter of Australian-born-musician Devissaro and dancer-choreographer Daksha Sheth says, ‘‘If I don’t dance, I don’t feel good. Dance brings discipline in my life.’’ She practises six to seven hours daily, especially now that her mother is working on their new dance production. Isha comes home every month from Mumbai to rehearse.A trained Kathak dancer, Isha had actually started off with gymnastics. ‘‘I wanted to be like Nadia Comaneci and represent the country in Olympics!,’’ she said. She learnt kalaripayattu and chau, in Australia she learnt modern dance.‘‘I am fortunate that my body is flexible enough to adjust to any style of dance.’’ Isha has lost count of the number of shows she has done with the troupe.The interesting part is she has not yet done a solo performance. ‘‘My mother feels I am not yet ready for it. I think she is right. When I am ready, she will tell me,’’ she said.A complete family girl, Isha has no complaints about having missed going to college. ‘‘While my friends were hanging out, I was practising. I and my brother Tao have studied from home. Nothing comes in life without sacrifice,’’ she said.And she is completely comfortable with the film industry as well. ‘‘I have always been an outsider in the industry and I am happy to be so. It has its good and bad things,’’ said Isha, adding how embarassing it was for her to walk in for the premiere of her first film ‘Kisna’.
‘‘I was not used to wearing jewellery and there I was walking down the red carpet wearing jewellery sponsored by a jeweller. I felt like, ‘what’s happening?’’’Isha is all for doing a Malayalam film. ‘‘I can understand Malayalam if you speak slowly. My grammar is not good.’’ A huge fan of Madhuri Dixit and Kajol, she is in complete awe of Manju Warrier. ‘‘What an actress she is!’’She has learnt to tackle gossips and queries about gossips, it seemed. ‘‘They are part of the industry. And I am telling you that I am happily single now.’’
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