Divya is lucky because "all kinds of different roles come my way. I don`t have to struggle much to get the scripts. You would see me doing comedy, action... So basically, I haven`t kept my door closed by making a certain kind of image."

Apart from Divya, the "Sukhmani..." cast includes Juhi Chawla, Gurdas Maan, Anoop Soni and Bhagwant Maan. The film is the directorial debut of Gurdas Maan`s wife Manjeet Maan.

"We have done three films together. It has always been a delight to work with Maan ji (Gurdas Maan). The quality and the work style are very different and refreshing," Divya says.

"It was fun to spend some good moments with my co-actors. I feel a great connection, a certain kind of bonding between us.

"Maan ji has a very genuine soul. He keeps the atmosphere pepped up with his jokes and pranks. He has a very positive attitude which brings positive vibes to the sets."

The actress, who has made a mark with her performances in films like `Delhi-6`, `Baghban`, `Aaja Nachle` and `Veer Zaara` and has also experimented with TV serial `Shanno ki Shaadi`, feels cinema lasts longer in the hearts of the audience.

"Cinema has a greater impact as it leaves a long lasting memory. Television, on the other hand, is also good but requires a lot of time," she adds.

The music for `Sukhmani...` is by Jaidev Kumar and the lyrics are written by Gurdas Maan himself.

Including Gurdas Maan, singers like Shreya Ghoshal, Krishna, Arvinder Singh and Simerjit Kumar have sung the songs in the film and for the first time Juhi Chawla has sung two songs herself.

After `Sukhmani...`, Divya will be seen in Subhash Ghai`s `Hello Darling`. She will be seen doing a few women-oriented roles and also doing the role of a serious journalist in Raja Mukherjee`s upcoming projects, apart from featuring in Amol Gupte`s upcoming project.

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’I am so confident that in ’Kurbaan’, audiences will take to my character in a big way,’ said Kareena, who looks forward to playing a variety of roles across different genres of films.

’Especially after ’Kambakkht Ishq’, they would see a different me in the film,’ Kareena told IANS.

A Karan Johar production, ’Kurbaan’ is directed by first time director Rensil D’Silva and has terrorism as its background.

’The girl’s role is very strong in ’Kurbaan’ and I have worked really hard on my performance. I’m expecting a lot from the film,’ said the actress, who has won critical acclaim for her performance in ’Dev’ and ’Omkara’.

Kareena is paired with boyfriend Saif Ali Khan in ’Kurbaan’, which also stars Vivek Oberoi, Dia Mirza, Kirron Kher and Om Puri in principal roles.

The actress says she is once again expecting accolades from critics for her performance in the film.

’Well frankly, this is one film where I am expecting both box-office success and huge critical acclaim. The film is extremely well made and, to add to that, quite topical,’ she said confidently.

With music by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy and Salim-Sulaiman, ’Kurbaan’ is aiming for a November release.

For Kareena, 2009 would be an eventful year as it would also see the release of Rajkumar Hirani’s ’3 Idiots’, where she is paired opposite Aamir Khan, and debutant director Prem R. Soni’s ’Main Aur Mrs. Khanna’ with Salman Khan.

After being in the industry for close to a decade, doesn’t she aspire for more awards?

’See, ever since I began my career, I have always maintained that I want to be a star actress. I should give the kind of confidence to filmmakers that I can carry off any role confidently. Whether it is a Geet (’Jab We Met’) or a Dolly (’Omkara’), Simrita (’Kambakkht Ishq’) or the character I play in ’Kurbaan’ - I am mixing it up all.

’For me, work is like a passion and when I do a film, I don’t really think of commercial gains or awards. What is most important for me is to be engaged in some quality stuff. I sign a film because I like to enact the character that I have been offered. If box office success and awards come then, well, it’s great,’ she said.

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