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Mithiya got a lot of praise at the Osian Film Festival?
Yes, I am glad about that fact. Mithiya is a lovely movie. I remember on my first day on the sets, I was told very politely, we are all actors, not stars, and everyone is treated in that manner. It was a good thing.

So do you break away from the sexy image in this one?
I play a struggling actor, so the gloss is there, but what is also there is scope. We indulged in ‘real cinema’. That was the difference. I met people who made movies just out of sheer passion and for the love of cinema.

We remember the sexy bikini debut in Qayamat. We’ve also not seen you with your ‘mommy’ on the sets. You seem to belong to the bolder category of actresses…
Does a woman-banker go with her mommy to the bank or a sales girl with her mommy to sell products? Then why the need for my mom to accompany me on the sets? I am independent that way, and can hold my own. Also, about the bikini, it was no big deal. And it’s not like I am taking off my clothes in every film. What do people expect? Do they want me to wear a burkha or do they want to see me draped in a sari? Frankly, I’m quite a water baby and was having a blast in my bikini.

You are considered hot and sexy…
The lesser clothes you wear, the more people look at you, and the lesser they listen to you. But I’ll hopefully be able to change that. Also, I don’t think I’m hot-n-sexy. I’m more of the ‘cute’ kinds. This ‘image’ thing is a big responsibility and not an ego booster. You have to take care of your body, face and at the end of the day you are still reprimanded for not doing enough.

Is it advisable to burn bridges with the likes of Sanjay Gupta like you’ve just done?
That was a misunderstanding. It wasn’t anyone’s fault. I am a professional and keep to my commitments. I guess I’ll just give this issue time. Hopefully, it’ll eventually sort itself out.

You received a lot of threatening calls recently…
It’s scary when you get 320 missed calls in a span of minutes. The culprit has been tracked and we are at ease now. However, it’s important to up the security systems, and with my fauji father, most of it has been sorted for me.