Do
you
think
there
is
a
real
side
to
her
character?
I
think
that's
something
that
most
actress
experience
when
they
are
someone
famous
in
the
industry
to
someone
who's
not
given
the
same
importance
as
they
were
at
the
peak
of
their
career.
It's
always
something
difficult,
you
age
and
you
have
to
age
gracefully.
And
that's
the
whole
challenge
to
be
able
to
do
it
gracefully;
a
lot
of
people
find
it
difficult
to
do
so.
They
always
want
to
remain
at
the
top.
What
interested
you
to
go
for
this?
Firstly
I
wanted
to
work
with
Sudhir
Mishra.
Secondly
the
character
was
different
from
the
one
that
I
had
played.
Mumtaz
was
from
the
royal
family
and
it
was
a
very
historical
role.
This
is
also
a
period
film,
it's
about
the
1950s
and
it's
about
the
Bollywood
industry
but
its
closer
to
our
time.
The
main
reason
was
because
my
grandmother
Noor
Jehan
used
to
be
part
of
the
industry
before
partition.
I
have
lived
with
her
as
a
child
and
I
always
dreamt
that
I
would
be
able
to
be
like
her.
So
for
me
it
was
exploring
what
life
was
for
her
and
how
the
industry
was
in
those
days.
That's
what
interested
me.
Taj
Mahal
was
a
historical,
and
Khoya
Khoya
also
has
a
period
setting.
Do
you
think
you
were
offered
this
character
because
of
your
first
film?
No,
I
don't
think
so
because
I
was
also
offered
films
based
on
modern
times.
I
don't
think
there's
a
stereotype
for
me
but
I
was
really
keen
on
doing
this.
More
so
to
experience
what
the
industry
was
all
about
during
the
1940s.
How
was
it
working
with
Sudhir
Mishra?
Brilliant!
He
spent
a
lot
of
time
with
the
actors.
He
is
so
enthusiastic
and
passionate
about
the
script
and
each
and
every
character.
He
really
explains
and
takes
you
through
the
whole
scene.
He
also
lets
you
try
out
different
things
and
is
very
open
to
discussing
scenes
and
having
discussions.
That
was
very
nice.
Who
are
you
paired
opposite
in
the
film?
The
lead
is
Soha
Ali
Khan
and
Shiney
Ahuja.
It's
the
Bollywood
industry
so
everyone
is
interrelated
but
it's
a
love
story
between
Soha
and
Shiney
and
it's
the
struggle
that
I
am
going
through
to
be
recognized
in
the
industry.
So
I
am
trying
to
take
Soha's
place.
She
is
playing
this
young
starlet.
It's
an
insight
to
what
the
industry
is
all
about.
There's
a
movie
being
shot
within
the
movie,
so
there
are
some
scenes
in
black
and
white.
There's
a
lot
of
treatment.
It's
very
different
to
what
people
have
seen
in
Indian
cinema.
The
film
is
set
in
1940s,
is
your
character
based
on
a
real
personality?
When
I
had
to
do
some
research
on
this,
I
had
to
see
the
work
of
Nargis
and
Madhubala.
Those
are
the
main
characters
which
Sudhir
wanted
me
to
look
into
and
study.
The
characters
are
inspired
by
certain
actors
but
they
are
all
fictional.
Like
my
character
Ratan
Bala
is
inspired
by
different
actors
of
that
time.
So
your
character
is
not
based
on
a
real
actor
of
the
1940s?
No
I
don't
think
so.
I
am
just
playing
a
diva
of
that
time
so
it
could
be
anybody
from
Madhubala
or
Nargis,
anyone.
What
kind
of
roles
would
you
like
to
play
in
future?
I
like
strong
characters,
Mumtaz
was
a
strong
character,
Ratan
Bala
is
a
strong
character.
Ratan
Bala
is
a
very
job
oriented
woman.
I
tend
to
go
for
women
who
have
strong
personalities.
In
the
future
I
wouldn't
mind
going
may
be
for
a
horror
or
an
action
packed
film,
just
to
get
a
feel
of
something
which
I
am
not.
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