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She breezed like a whiff of fresh air in Bollywood, flashing those glorious dimples, after conquering the Ms India pageant in 1999. Since then, this intelligent lady has made her presence felt everywhere-from anchoring, to acting in TV serial and films like Dhoop, Jurm and of course Dor, in which she won critical accolades in the role of Zeenat. Now she’s ready to don a ‘volatile facade’ for her forthcoming film, Manorama Six Feet Under. NT catches up with the pretty woman.

These days Gul is quite excited about her forthcoming film. Ask her what makes it all that special and the gal enthuses, “Manorama Six Feet Under is a whodunit kind of film-a murder mystery, which is set in the backdrop of a small town. It’s an intensely woven film, which is highly believable. I play the role of Nimmia woman with mercurial twists of temper, who’s married to Abhay Deol, a PWD engineer.”

While the plot sounds intriguing enough, does she really think there is audience out there for these kind of films, which are reminiscent of Agatha Christie and Poirot era? Gul repartees, “Thanks to multiplexes, there is a discerning audience available today, which wants to experiment with different intelligent genres.” There’s no denying the fact that Gul is a complete package, with right kind of looks, petite frame and ample amount of talent to boot. What then, kept her away from scaling the skies of popularity in Bollywood? “I agree, that I don’t exactly belong to the top slot because I would just not do the hackneyed stuff to get there-which has been done by 40 people before me and will be repeated by at least 40 after me. I would rather stay there and do consistent good work for a long time.”

She adds philosophically, “The winds of change are flowing in the industry. You can either carve a new path with your own intelligence or merely join the bandwagon and do what everyone else is doing. I have chosen the former.”

What about her relationship with Sikander Kher, that supposedly went kaput a few months back? She answers in that clipped tone, “I have never spoken about my personal life and I don’t intend to begin now.” But what about her views on love? Or is that a taboo topic too? To this Gul finally warms up and says, “Love is an emotion, which evolves with time. I have changed my views on love at least six times in the past and I am sure I have a lot to learn even now. Love is about respecting the vision and ideals of your partner.”

And where does marriage fit into all this? After all, isn’t she going around with a good-looking pilot? “I have deep faith in the institution of marriage and when I do get married, it will be for keeps. But that will have to wait,” she says.

Any Bollywood hunk, that makes her go weak in the knees? She gurgles happily and reveals, “Akshay Kumar with his awesome physique and Shah Rukh with his intelligence, would make any woman swoon. I am no exception!”

How does she cope with all those complements bestowed on her, thanks to her dimples? “That’s the safest compliment that men can give, without seeming to come on too strongly. I take these in my stride. Dimples are dead muscles after all!”