It was worth the wait: Smilie

You saw her in Kalyug as the shy, demure girl, but now get ready to meet the bubbly, effervescent, sparkling with life Smilie Suri.
Her���s is not a transition from salwar kameez to short skirts, but it���s a change of her overall persona. The girl has matured and her experiences with the world and the film industry at large, has taught her a lot, she admits.���After Kalyug it was a slow learning process. I wanted to do something better after my first film. I was getting offers for similar type of roles but I didn���t want to be typecast. But I knew it would come,��� said Smilie, who will now be seen in Andalib Majrooh Sultanpuri���s film Down Town alongwith newcomer Akhil Rajendra, Vinod Khanna and Rati Agnihotri, N Chandra���s Yeh Mera India and Kunal Deshmukh���s next.
The year 2009 has a lot in store for her but is there any project with brother, filmmaker Mohit Suri? ���I could have asked him to help me out, but I wanted to work outside my home production,��� said Smilie, who was determined to prove that she could make it on her own in the industry. ���It���s not that I wouldn���t like to work with him, but as of now, things are happening the way they should. Mohit is busy working with Emraan Hashmi who���s a cousin of ours. I always pull Emraan���s leg, saying ���Zara hat abhi mujhe bhi kaam karne do���,��� laughed Smilie, who agrees that these days it���s not necessary to have the backing of a big banner. ���A good story, screenplay and marketing works more than a big starcast. A film like Bheja Fry did so well. Repeat value only happens when the script is good,��� said the actress, who is also looking forward to her challenging role in Yeh Mera India. ���I play Asha Ambedkar a dalit, who falls in love with a Brahmin boy. It���s a bold subject and I���m glad I got to be a part of it. In Down Town, I play a smalltown girl who is very modern in her approach. She comes to Mumbai to take part in a reality show. It���s a story that unfolds on a single day,��� said the actress who is finally getting her due. ���It���s all God sent,��� said Smilie, who has immersed herself in work so much that she says now her life lacks spice! Does that mean she���s single? ���The only man in my life is Mambo, my dog,��� laughed the animal lover who���s also involved in animal welfare activities.