Its not a comeback but a new beginning for Chitrangada

Singh doesn’t call this a comeback but a “new beginning”. The break did her good as she can strategise, plan and organise her life they way she wants. She also realises that that she has hardly made a pinprick into Bollywood, being just two films old. “When I joined, I had no godfather. Now I have learnt to cope with the attention myself. But there is no pressure on me to perform,” she adds. The timing of her film could not have been any better as she was eager to make a comeback. “I had changed my number and was hesitant to call up directors and ask for work. Someone leaked my number to Onir and I immediately agreed to do his film,” she laughs.

The film sees Singh playing the role of a fun loving girl not sure of who she loves. So she is caught between the affection of two brothers, played by Sanjay Suri and Sharman Joshi. “I liked the script; there is a twist to the love angle. It was dealt with innocently and happily rather than clichéd love triangles,” she explains. Incidentally Sorry Bhai sees Singh cast opposite her childhood idol, actor Shabana Azmi. “Even after so many years she handles and guides the scene effortlessly. On sets, I was a sucker for her and would sit for hours and watch her. She even advised me against studying acting,” Singh smiles.

Singh makes no bones about who her favourite director is either. Her first film with Sudhir Mishra was a runaway hit and her next project with him, Aur Devdas, where she plays Chandramukhi, the courtesan, commences shooting in December. “He appreciates my acting and I like his kind of cinema which is off the beaten track.”

Singh also stars in Mishra’s Nawab and John Company which release in July 2009.