Mumbai, Sep 11 - Rupali Guha, daughter of illustrious filmmaker Basu Chatterjee, took inspiration from Shimit Amin to work with newcomers in her just released directorial debut 'Aamras'.

After Rupali saw the way the new girls had been cast in 2007 hit flick 'Chak De! India', she gathered the courage to make 'Aamras' with four new girls - Vega Tamotia, Natasha Bhardwaj, Manvi Gagroo and Aanchal Sabharwal.

'After 'Chak De! India', I was adamant. It had to be fresh faces no matter how much the pressure to get stars. I'm glad I stuck to my guns. The four news girls are the backbone of my film about girl bonding,' Rupali told IANS.

Rupali's father is the prolific Basu Chatterjee and her father-in-law director Dulal Guha. And yet she had to knock from door-to-door to get her first screenplay approved.

'I went to everyone, including UTV. They all said, 'Who'll watch this film?' or worse, 'Get Shahid Kapoor to play the boyfriend.