But her career did not capitalise on that flying start, thanks to flops like Apoorva Lakhia's Mumbai Se Aaya Mera Dost, E Niwas' Bardasht and Madhur Bhandarkar's Aan - Men At Work.

Lara's only successes thereafter have been a guest appearance in Indra Kumar's hit Masti and an item song in Rajkumar Santoshi's Khakee.

Last week saw two Lara releases: Vikram Bhatt's Elaan and K Subhash's Insan. News Editor (Entertainment) Syed Firdaus Ashraf spoke to her about her movies, life and lots more!

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