It is not very often that you get such a meaty role.

I play a simple girl who works as a bar dancer. Her progression has been crafted very well. It's very refreshing and real. It is a love story.

My character is very strong. She is glamorous only in a few songs. During the rest, she is a very simple character. I have worn two pairs of shoes and carried a haversack in Tumsa Nahin Dekha. Everything I have done in the film -- be it my clothes or the way I talk -- is very real and identifiable.

Jiah Khan was initially meant to do this film...

Yes, a new girl was chosen for the role. But the producers had some problems [with her] and so I was asked whether I would be interested. After I heard the script, I would have been a fool not to take it up! It's a beautiful love story.