New Delhi, Aug 8 - Mahesh Bhatt is her uncle and director Mohit Suri her brother, but actress Smilie Suri will tell you she's still had her share of 'waiting and struggle'. And now four years after her debut in the hit 'Kalyug', she once again waits for the curtain to rise.
'After the success of 'Kalyug', I wanted something better or at least as good as it. But I didn't get anything good enough. So it was not a conscious decision to wait...,' Smilie told IANS over phone from Mumbai.
'I would rather do fewer and good roles than just anything at all. People remember you for the roles you do. So I didn't want to go wrong with that. I kept getting the same kind of roles...something I wasn't interested in,' she said.
The actress is now ready with her second film 'Yeh Mera India', directed by N. Chandra and also starring Anupam Kher, Purab Kohli, Parveen Dabbas and Rajit Kapoor among others.
Smilie said the film, which is slated to hit screens Aug 28, is a story that every woman will relate to since it deals with male chauvinism.
'The film revolves around a period of 24 hours in Mumbai and how certain incidents in the day change my character's life. This is a story with which every girl and woman will relate, because one of the problems that my character faces in the film is male chauvinism,' she said.
'Every girl at some point of time in her life either witnesses that (chauvinism) or has seen someone witness that. The story is basically how this girl stands up and doesn't become a victim to it,' she said.
Asked what convinced her to take up the role, the young actress said: 'My role in a film is very important to me.