Donning a red flowing gown, an ensemble that Rocky decided to gift her after the show, Mirza said her list of releases was a mixed bag — from romantic comedies such as ‘Shoebite’ with Amitabh Bachchan and ‘Kaun Bola’ with Arshad Warsi to a cause-driven commercial film like ‘Kisaan’. “My past films may not have worked too well but the reason for failure is never singular. My forthcoming films have the kind of scripts that I’ve always wanted to do,” she said.
She even underwent rigorous physical training for her glam gangster role in Sanjay Gupta’s ‘Acid Factory’. “I underwent the resistance training programme, something that athletes undergo to build strength. And I’m glad I did it, since I haven’t lost weight but have become stronger.”
While her professional life was getting a shake-up, rumours buzzed that Mirza was responsible for the break up of Arshad Warsi’s home. “It’s unfortunate that such speculation surfaces in the industry,” she said. “All that I’d like to say is that I come from a broken family, and I would be the last person to break someone’s home.”
What about her crowded films, with most of them except ‘Shoebite’ being multi-starrers? Is she playing it safe? “There’s no such thing as a multi-starrer. I like to work with people I can strike a chord with, which is most important to me,” said Mirza. Maybe that should bring her some luck.
