Jennifer Kotwal enters Kannada filmdom through Jogi starring Shivarajkumar

If you are a television buff, this is no new face for you. But she is new to Kannada silver screen. Yes, we are talking about Jennifer Kotwal who is playing the lead role opposite Shivarajkumar in most expected movie 'Jogi'. Debut venture of Ashwini Ramprasad, this movie is creating waves in Gandhinagar. Bollywood wannabes and glamour dolls are throbbing Kannada showbiz industry and Jogi is no exception. After Bollywood hot property Yana Gupta stepping for an item number in Jogi, now it is bubbling Jennifer making her debut in Kannada.

Jennifer Kotwal

This model turned actress is remembered even today for her performance in a television serial 'Just Mohabbath' that deals with teenagers. That was her jumping board to Bollywood big screen. And ad world opened its doors to photogenic appeal of Jennifer. She was featured in commercials of popular brands like Close Up, Lakme, Dabur, Sun Cadbury Perk, Fanta soft drink, Hero Honda, Breeze Soap, Godrej Fair Glow, Britannia Time Pass, Bharat Petroleum Engine oil and so on. Best of all, she modeled with Amitab Bachan in Dabur and with Sharuk Khan in Top Ramen noodles ads. For this commerce graduate, modeling came her way by fluke but her heart is in acting. "We have to take life as it comes," says Jennifer like a philosopher! Apparently Sameer (Dhyan) was her classmate in Mumbai. Since he is pretty familiar with Kannada film industry after three films, Jennifer learnt about Gandhinagar from him she says. Appeared as a college student in a Telugu flick 'Manasunte Chalu', Jennifer plays the role of a journalism student in Jogi. She meets the hero for her project and it goes on from there. "I've fallen for this role. At the same time, producer of this film too is very professional. That made me accept this assignment," she says. She also admits that film profession in Bollywood is not an easy sailing and exposure takes precedence, which she doesn't like!

Ashwini Ramprasad

As he always says, 'no cutting corners' is the mantra of producer Ramprasad. Unlike many filmmakers who talk about big budget but produce shoddy products, Ramprasad is confident of reflecting the quality on screen. Almost 40% of Jogi is completed and presently the troupe is in Rajasthan. Working with hat trick hero Shivarajkumar, director Prem too is aiming at hat trick hit film after Kariya and Excuse Me. Jogi is scheduled to hit the screen on 22 April 2005!