Luck
(no
pun
intended)
could
well
be
the
thing
of
the
past
for
Shruti
Hassan
who
is
returning
all
rejuvenated
with
Dil
Toh
Baccha
Hai
Ji.
Though
she
herself
confesses
that
she
doesn't
quite
boast
of
a
'huge
role'
in
this
Madhur
Bhandarkar
directed
film,
Shruti
is
thanking
her
stars
for
the
sheer
reason
of
having
found
this
opportunity
of
bagging
a
prestigious
project
like
this
as
her
second
outing.
"You
know,
I
am
actually
glad
that
in
my
own
small
way,
I
would
now
be
contributing
to
a
Madhur
Bhandarkar
movie",
says
Shruti
who
started
her
career
with
one
film
old
Soham
Shah
who
directed
her
in
Luck,
"Mr.
Bhandarkar
is
a
great
filmmaker
to
work
with.
It
is
like
one
of
those
lucky
chances.
As
an
actor
you
want
to
work
with
a
set
of
directors
at
least,
if
not
many
times,
just
so
that
you
add
their
names
to
your
Filmography.
I
am
glad
I
got
that
chance."
Having
said
that,
wasn't
she
apprehensive
of
the
fact
that
Dil
Toh
Baccha
Hai
Ji
would
be
Bhandarkar's
first
ever
attempt
at
telling
a
light
hearted
story?
After
all
before
this,
he
has
made
half
a
dozen
odd
films,
all
of
which
have
been
rather
serious
affairs.
"I
have
a
different
take
on
this
actually",
says
the
level
headed
girl,
"At
the
end
of
the
day,
as
everyone
says,
'comedy
is
serious
business'.
So
I
think
it
would
be
no
one
better
than
a
serious
filmmaker
to
make
a
comedy.
And
trust
me
when
I
say
this,
Mr.
Bhandarkar
has
a
great
sense
of
humour."
While
Shruti
was
naturally
willing
to
give
her
vote
of
confidence
in
Madhur
Bhandarkar's
favour,
the
filmmaker
too
didn't
think
twice
before
roping
her
in
as
a
main
lead
opposite
Emraan
Hashmi.
"When
Mr.
Bhandarkar
approached
me
with
the
character
of
Nikki,
I
didn't
have
to
think
twice.
Yes,
it
is
not
a
huge
role
but
then
this
character
is
unique,
interesting
and
important
for
the
movie.
There
was
no
way
that
I
could
have
let
it
go."
In
the
film,
Shruti
plays
a
US
returned
young
girl
who
has
found
her
calling
in
serving
humanity.
As
is
relevant
to
today's
time,
this
girl
is
very
well
read,
smart
and
quite
mature
for
her
age.
"That's
right,
I
had
a
great
time
portraying
Nikki
who
is
young,
energetic,
vibrant
and
vivacious",
smiles
Shruti,
"She
knows
what
she
wants
and
works
her
way
around
to
get
it.
What
I
love
about
this
character
is
that
she
is
very
sorted
in
the
head." Now
that
the
film
is
just
a
few
days
away
from
release,
she
knows
that
it
would
be
a
memory
of
the
past
sooner
than
later.
"The
whole
movie
was
so
much
fun
to
work
on.
From
canning
of
the
first
frame
of
Dil
Toh
Baccha
Hai
Ji
till
the
director
called
'It's
a
Wrap',
everything
was
just
a
breeze.
It's
time
to
see
audience
reaction
now",
she
waves
a
good
bye
with
hope
in
her
voice.
Dil
Toh
Baccha
Hai
Ji
releases
all
over
on
28th
January.