And Kanav, obviously just as much in love, organised a special screening of the movie for friends and family a couple of days ago in Delhi.
 
“This is my first release after we started dating. So we thought we would celebrate the occasion together,” she says. Is her character, in the movie, as has been rumoured, based on Malaika Arora Khan? “Naah. Only the name is the same. And I want to make this clear – not once did Kunal Kohli (the director) or anyone from the movie ask me to emulate her.” (Malaika says, “Yes, I did see the film, and no, I didn’t see any similarities except for the name.”)
 
So that controversy can be laid to rest. But what about her name in the credits — no longer a Patel, is she? “Oh! That was just for fun. My character in the movie, Mallaika, is cute and sexy. And Ameesha Patel did not sound cute and sexy. So I thought, why not just Ameesha? I am changing my image, so why not shorten my name. But I am still Ameesha Patel!” And why the image change?
 
“After movies like Hamraaz, Gadar, Honeymoon Travels and Bhool Bhulaiya, people thought that Ameesha looks good only in Indian clothes. So, when this role was offered to me, I thought that it was the perfect time to showcase my assets and untapped talent. And the bouquets and SMSs haven’t stopped.” What does Kanav think of her new avatar? “She looks amazing. Very good,” is all he’ll say, shyly.