'Main Madhuri Dixit banna chahti hoon'

Actress Geeta Basra wants to follow in the footsteps of her screen idol, role model and inspiration, Madhuri Dixit.

Geeta Basra gave up her comfortable home in London, shifted base to Mumbai and started struggling - all for Madhuri Dixit! "I never thought I would get into acting. However, I used to watch a lot of Bollywood movies and my idol is Madhuri Dixit. Since childhood, she has been my role model and inspiration. It was after watching her films that I decided to come to India and get into acting," Geeta says.

And then, she hastens to explain, "I am not starstruck otherwise, but I am a big fan of Madhuri's. I recently met her on her birthday and I actually touched her feet. That was the most memorable and wonderful moment of my life," she gushes.

Geeta made her Bollywood debut last year in the film Dil Diya Hai with Emraan Hashmi and will now be seen again with the actor in her next film. Considering that it's an Emraan Hashmi film, will we see a lip-lock? Pat comes the reply, "Well, Emraan is a nice human being and a dedicated actor. I'm surprised why people consider him so cheap.

It's high time that people change their mindsets." Besides acting, she has another interest - painting. "I am not a professionally trained painter. I just picked it up as a hobby. I enjoy the experience of splashing colours on canvas," she says.