“Kal Ho Naa Ho will always be special for me because Karan is special. The film projects my character Naina’s perspective, a plain Jane role devoid of any happiness in her life. In this film I was devoid of make-up and even my costumes were not overtly glamorous, except the wedding costume. I have fond memories of the shooting in America where all of us bonded like a family.
This was the time Shah Rukh wasn’t keeping well and put a brave front. Over the years, I played many complex characters. The critics praised me for Chori Chori Chupka Chupke whare I become a surrogate mother for Salman Khan and Rani Mukherjee. I did some run of the mill films too, Dil Hai Tumhara and The Hero were without spark because it is not possible to always depict right judgment, sometimes bad films become super hits and good ones go unnoticed.