Vickey Lalwani caught up with her on the sets of Suneel Darshan's Barsaat (also starring Bobby Deol and Bipasha Basu). Here are some excerpts from their conversation:

Let's start with Aitraaz, which is virtually knocking at the door. How did you agree to play a negative role?

(Laughs) Frankly, I was very apprehensive whether I should accept this role or not. But (directors) Abbas-Mastan and Subhash Ghai (the film's producer) were adamant that I should do it. They were convinced that I could carry it off very well.

Could you elaborate on your character?

I play Sonia who is a charming and focused complainant. Her philosophy is that she has to achieve her goals at any cost. She utterly destroys Raj's (Akshay Kumar) world. She knows