I am a simple girl: Hrishitaa

Actress Hrishitaa Bhatt begins the interview by telling us how "fortunate I am to have been launched into this industry by none other than SRK. I was paired opposite him in Asoka and it had been a great learning experience for me."

Now, she will star with another legend of sorts: none other than the great Mithunda in Don Muthuswami . She is, predictably, all praise for him as well: "Mithunda is wonderful and has great comic timing. As a child, I would go into raptures whenever I would see him dancing to 'I am a disco dancer' and I couldn't believe my luck when I got to work with him."

Hrishitaa has done different kinds of roles and been a part of Bengali, Telegu and Bhojpuri films. "I am a Gujarati by birth but my Bengali aunt has brought me up so Bengali cinema is not a problem for me. In fact, in Don Muthuswami we were a Bengali gang at the sets: Mithunda, director Asheem Samanta and Rohit Roy. Telegu is difficult to master as a language but I believe Telegu cinema has grown leaps and bounds in the following years," says Hrishitaa.

Bhatt has also recently featured with actor Shakti Kapoor in a music video called Dakku Daddy. What was that career move all about? "I started my career with modelling and TV commercials so when this music video came my way, I said why not?" Is she open to doing television as well then? "I don't mind doing television, in fact I had got an offer but I could not take it up. I would like to host a reality TV show."

She sports a lithe body and is open to different kinds of roles, but what she loves doing the most is romance and comedy. "I love drama, where larger than life events take place. I love watching romance and comedy. The same applies to my career. I would like to do romantic and comedy projects. Although I don't mind doing realistic cinema once in a while."

She describes herself as "adamant but in a good sense of the term." She says, "I was very choosy about roles and I still am, in a certain way. I was labelled as a serious and simple girl but time and again I have proved myself and that is what counts at the end of the day." Her mantra of choosing roles is: "I believe one has to trust the director, because it is his vision that you are stepping into." While she is busy with Jugaad that pairs her opposite Manoj Bajpai and Chehre directed by Rohit Kaushik, she manages to pursue her interests. "I am a trained Kathak dancer and I catch up with my riyaaz when I find some time. Since I get very tired at the end of the day, I just unwind by reading books or meeting friends."

All that she wishes for in life is "that my professional dreams come true. I can't bear the thought of not working."