Beautiful and vivacious, Mumbai girl Amruta Patki has adorned a glittering tiara even before she won the coveted title of Miss India Earth in 2006. We recall her as the lovely lady who won millions of hearts on being presented with the prestigious title.
With an intellectual streak and body to die for, she would easily qualify as a preference for that perfect shot.
She tells us about her brave modeling decision, “I made a brave decision to participate in a local beauty contest (brave because I had never worn a bikini publicly). I had to flaunt my body in a swim wear on stage”, she reveals. “Nevertheless, I won the contest. After my first victory, I still didn't have enough money to make my portfolio. I borrowed the photographs a young photographer had clicked for an editorial for a magazine and I started distributing those pictures. The kind of feedback I got from everyone stunned me and I realized that I really could make my mark in this industry,” she adds.
Post Miss India, the happiest moment of her career was being declared as the 1st Runner's Up for Miss Earth 2006, amidst 82 countries. Amruta believes in the saying, ‘with great power comes great responsibility'. “I made sure I never look back again and go on to achieve greater heights of success.” And Miss Earth she certainly is! Taking an active call towards the green agenda, this gorgeous eco babe definitely has the exquisiteness of being 'green'. “A lot of people want to be a part of an eco-friendly existence, but they don't know what steps to take. Being eco-friendly is like taking a step to show our responsibility towards our planet. It's not something that only environmentalist feel for,” the eco-minded green goddess says.
She was featured in Femina's 50 Most Beautiful Faces of India in 2007 and was declared winner of Indian Tele-Academy Awards (ITA) 2007(beauty category) as the 'Most Beautiful Face'. So did she think she'd become a model someday? “I never thought of becoming a model as a child. I am a trained singer in Indian classical music, I used to participate in inter school music competitions and win them too. I also used to act in plays. But modelling was not really on my list of things-to-do, says Amruta leaving us surprised.
We question her to see how green is she herself. “I think each one of us can contribute to the cause with efforts however meager. Planting tress is definitely one. But, as people from the field of media, we need to think on the level of a common man and utilize luxuries given to us by God with certain limitations. My strong middle class upbringing in Mumbai has taught me to be simple in living and high in thinking,” says the pretty lady.
Her career is going great guns. She has also walked the ramp for an endless list of designers which includes, Satya Paul, Tarun Tahiliani, Shobha Dey, Nita Lulla, Narendra Kumar, Manish Malhotra, Rocky S, Rohit Bal, Vikram Phadnis, Rohit Gandhi, Rahul Khanna, Malini Ramani. She has also paraded the runways for Wills India Fashion Week 2006 and Lakme Fashion Week 2007. She has endorsed brands which include, Pantaloons, L'Oreal, Happident, Sheetal (Hemant Trevedi), Samsonite, GRT Jewelers, Oxemberg, Joy Allukas, W Garments, Hair & Care and the likes.
She's also been advertising for Al Tawak Perfume which went on air in U.A.E.
Green gal Amruta has certainly proved that hard-work and determination can take one to places. She is a believer in destiny and stands by her faith, “I feel God has his own plans for each one of us, our role is to live our lives to the fullest and be prepared for the opportunities he sends our way.”
