While in 'Kalyug' I played a simple, small-town girl who couldn't stand up against injustice and ends up ending her own life, in this film I play a girl who is strong and gets herself out of tough situations, while not becoming a victim.

'The two roles are quite different and so I decided to take it up. Although doing issue-based films was never a conscious decision, it just happened that both my films deal with issues,' she said.

Smilie, who knows various dance forms like ballroom dancing, Kathak and jazz, always wanted to be in front of the camera, even though her brother is into direction and she worked as an assistant director in a few films.

So was it easy for her to enter the film industry as an actress?

'Even though I had people in the industry, it was a struggle for me to get my first acting assignment. I assisted on 'Zehar' and 'Murder'. One day went up to Mahesh Bhatt-saab at the shooting of 'Zehar' and told him I wanted to act. But he told me that he will not cast me till I don't suit a particular role and I don't learn the nuances of the industry,' she said.

'He and my brother told me that I need to work hard and learn. So I had my share of waiting and struggle. But today I'm happy they did not give it to me on a platter. I have learnt a lot in the process. They did not spoon feed me, which was a good thing,' she added.

Smilie is also looking forward to her third release 'Down Town' after 'Yeh Mera India'.