Face Off

Yes. quot;I was at the disco with my boyfriend when Aseem met me. He immediately developed a crush on me.quot; Their eyes met over the dance floor and the hero of the story, Aseem, immediately knew that Mamta had to be his heroine for life. quot;The first time we met he said, I love you. Will you marry me?8217; I said, Hang on. You do not even know my surname8217;.quot;

But after a few months of wooing her, the Romeo got his Juliet when she was just 21.

Mamta is also a model and has done ads for premiumproducts like Lakme and Vama. quot;But after you have done so much work, getting more work tends to become difficult. Ad agencies need fresh faces.quot; And though walking the ramp was not for her, she has stepped into the shoes of Anna Bradmeyer and Rhea Pillai-Dutt. Mamta too brandishes the tag of ambassadress. For Envy, a store, on Peddar Road, that sells Italian designer labels like Versace, Dolce amp; Gabbana, Iceberg and Exte.

quot;As a model you have always promoted something, like when I was doing the Lakme ad film I promoted shampoo.quot; So, when the time comes for them to hang up their shoes, they end up promoting themselves.

A smart move. quot;Being an ambassadress is a long-term career move. It does not matter how old you get, you can always be an ambassadress.quot;

No. It was through husband Aseem 8212; whose agency handled the Envy fashion show 8212; that Mamta8217;s name came up.

Mamta is quick to point out that at one time she played the benefactor to her husband. It was through her that Aseem became a model. quot;He used to come with me to the fashion shows and he was discovered.quot;

They took this cosy togetherness a step further when they acted in the tele-serial Pakeezah. Even on the small screen they were cast as lovers so their acting abilities were not really tested.

quot;I cannot do that as I do not speak Hindi.quot; One of Mamta8217;s parents is South Indian and the other, Gujarati. They never speak in Hindi and only favour the Queen8217;s English. So, it8217;sofficial 8212; she8217;s an ambassadress, for life.

quot;I did a show with Rhea once but I don8217;t really know her well. And Anna? quot;She is really nice.quot; Mamta has already learnt to be diplomatic 8212; perhaps she was born to do the job.

quot;Anything about my daughter 8212; but then don8217;t most mothers?quot;

quot;I do not know. But I can tell you what I am most likely to do: Shop!quot; Perhaps that8217;s why she got a job 8212; she can shop till she drops and then some more.