I took it that way and while shooting in LA, I heard that they'd mutually agreed to part ways. Anyway, there was no difference in my role and it was too late for me to sit and discuss my role. So it was an amicable parting.

But then I was very disappointed by the hullabaloo created by the media. As usual, I thought, let it tide over, let me rise above this and not lose my dignity. But I think my silence every time is not accorded its due, which is what I've practised at every phase of my life.

I came back to India and saw all the muck that had been thrown around. When I was in the US, I was really not in a position to get into this because we were working at breakneck speed to finish Gurinder's schedule. Gurinder and Santosh Sivan [cinematographer of Bride and Prejudice] were wonderful. They