1 / 9Ameesha Patel recently expressed her desire to work with Tom Cruise. During a red carpet event, the actress was asked if she could switch places with another actor, who would it be. Responding to the same, she said that she would like to switch places with any actress who has had the chance to star opposite Tom Cruise in films.2 / 9The actress confessed that she is a huge fan of the actor and that if given a chance she would have married him if she could. She also revealed that during her growing up years, she had3 / 9Meanwhile on the work front, Ameesha is all set to make a comeback to cinemas with Gadar 2: The Katha Continues. Helmed by Anil Sharma, the highly anticipated romantic period drama is all set to hit the theatres on August 11, 2023.4 / 9Earlier, in an interview with Hindustan Times, the actress shared, “It feels wonderful to be back on such a historic film. Actually, it is surreal to get back to play the character of Sakina along with Tara Singh (Sunny Deol). It doesn’t seem like 20 years to me. Sakina is part of my blood, so getting into the skin of the character didn’t require any effort. She is so lovable and pure. Even while doing Gadar, I felt that she is an extension of me, so it is very simple for me”.5 / 9She added, “I’m fortunate because it is very rare when an actor gets a chance to revisit a super successful character. The characters of Gadar are still etched on everyone’s mind, and now people want to see what happens to this family again”.6 / 9Patel's first opportunity for acting came in the form of an offer from her father's schoolmate, Rakesh Roshan, to star opposite his son, Hrithik Roshan, in Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (2000). The offer came immediately after she graduated from high school, but she refused the project because she wanted to continue her education in the US.7 / 9In her second film, the Telugu language drama Badri, she starred opposite Pawan Kalyan. The film was a major success, earning more than ₹12 crore distributor share in India.8 / 9These successes were followed by a series of films that flopped at the box office. In Yeh Zindagi Ka Safar (2001), she played a successful singer who was abandoned by her mother at the time of her birth.9 / 9In 2002, Patel had three failures. In Aap Mujhe Achche Lagne Lage, she played the role of Sapna, who is caged in protective custody of her own father. She co-starred opposite Hrithik Roshan for the second time in this film. Unlike their successful pairing in Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai, the film proved to be a disappointment and resulted in a critical and commercial failure