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You've worked hard on this one.

Yes. People say I've put on weight. I've worked on Niroo's look as a woman who's defeated, who has given up on trying to look beautiful. We were very particular about making her as authentic as possible. She's gareeb (poor) but not a derelict.

Ajay too was very involved. He knew exactly which way to push the narrative without going overboard. He kept asking me why I put dark circles around my eyes. He thought that was excessively realistic.

But I wasn't being gutsy, just true to my character. Looking beautiful sometimes becomes a problem.

How was the Marrakesh film festival? [The fourth Marrakesh International Film Festival, Morocco, held between December 6 and 12]

Fabulous! I was there for just a day and a half. Bride & Prejudice was the closing film. It got a standing ovation. I was received well and welcomed. They even screened Devdas and the crowds loved it. They kept calling out Amitabh Bachchan's name and mine! And they kept shouting out Hindi dialogues! It's lovely to know our films reach out to such a large audience outside the country.

Just like Amitji last year, this time my luggage didn't arrive at Marrakesh! Fortunately, my saris arrived later.

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