I was going through a very bad phase when Kyunki... Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi... happened. I was just not getting any work. That's when I got a call from Balaji, asking me to meet up with them. At that time, all I knew about them was that they had made Hum Paanch.

I had never been to a meeting before; I had only stood in queues for auditions. So I didn't have the faintest clue as to what happens in meetings. When I went there, Mrs (Shobha) Kapoor told me she had seen me in one of the episodes of the Bakeman Ooh La La show and I had done a fabulous job.

All Ekta did was look at me from head to toe. Then she left the room. It was all over in a second. I left with a sinking heart.

Later, I got another call from Balaji asking me to audition for Kyunki.... But when I reached there, my name was not in the audition list. After double checking, I was told only one name had been written against Tulsi Virani -- mine! Ekta was so sure only I would bring life to this mega character called Tulsi. Life is so unpredictable.