The actress is currently in Thailand shooting for a shampoo ad.

"Though I missed the film's opening in Mumbai, the responses I've been getting are very encouraging," she says. "Of course, a Yash Raj film is special by its very definition. But people are struck by how decent and aesthetic the story and treatment are. At a time when girls are wearing next to nothing, here's a film where the heroine is covered from head to toe in the prettiest clothes possible.

"After a long time, here's something the entire family can watch comfortably."

Interview: Subhash K Jha | Design: Uday Kuckian