Playing heroine was never an aspiration. If I had been particular about it, I would have faded out of the scene long ago.
Acting in a heroine-oriented film is a tough job.
I knew that the only way to get noticed would be by doing something that was not expected of me. I was sure I wouldn't get noticed if I continued to play the heroine in films like 'Chashme Baddoor.'
I feel that a heroine or a leading character is someone who stays back with you, and I would like to believe that all my characters have stayed with people.
After my first play, I realised that comedy was my forte - rather than being a dukhi heroine, I would rather do comedy.
Generally a heroine appears in a couple of songs in skimpy costumes and disappears. I am fortunate to do such a lengthy role in 'Dhanam.'
I think one of the things that is easy to have happened in a superhero story is that the female character, whether she be a heroine or not, can often be the wart on the man.
Everywhere in the society, even my extended family, when they got to know that I am going to be an actor, they were very worried because there is a lot of negativity attached to my craft or being a heroine.
Films just happened by chance. I had no interest in films or acting as a heroine, but that's a long story.
I started my career with her. I was supposed to do my first film in Tamil in which she was the other heroine. The film was titled 'Vennira Aadai.' It was a love triangle, with Jayalalithaaji and I playing the hero's two love interests. But the director Sridhar removed me from the film after a few days' shooting.
'Daddy' is an amazing Bollywood debut for me. I don't play a typical Bollywood heroine. It's a performance-oriented role.
