Being director Mohit Suri's sister and Pooja Bhatt's niece would have been a cakewalk for this young girl. But Smilie begs to differ. She tells Nithya Ramani why. Excerpts:

Where did you disappear after Kalyug?

I was shooting. Eight months after Kalyug happened, I did a film called Yeh Mera India for director N Chandra. I play Asha Ambedkar, a very simple Mumbai girl who is sexually abused by her boss in a call centre. I am cast opposite Purab Kohli in the film. It is about 24 hours of her life in Mumbai.

I then did another film called Down Town for director Andalip Sultanpuri. There again I have a very interesting character. I play Anushka, a small town girl from Nashik, who comes to Mumbai. She is very bubbly, charming and bindaas girl. I am cast opposite newcomer Akhil Rajendra. It is a very sweet story which again is about the 24 hours of their lives.

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