Some of the other actors in the film include Ankur Khanna, Victor Banerjee, Roopa Ganguly, Zeenat Aman, Shayan Munshi, Suchitra Pillai, Arundathi Nag, and Sid Makkar. Although the film is not your typical masala fare, Soha feels that there are enough people in India who want to watch such kind of movies.

"Some films are aspirational," she says, "But there is room for stories which don't have a beginning or end. It's like watching a few days in the lives of some people.

" The film, with its own take on relationships, has three stories interwoven with each other. While one takes place in Mumbai, the others are based in Kolkata and Chennai.

Talking about her role, Soha reveals that she's part of the story based in Mumbai. "It's a relationship between a writer and this girl, who're very different people.

The stories in the film are of ordinary people, but told in a nuanced manner," she adds. Although the film's up for release now, it's one of Soha's first films, as she shot it in 2007.

"It was Rajshree's first film and one of my first films as well. I remember meeting her six years back when she narrated the story to me.

The character had enough interesting moments for me to say yes to it," she says. The most important thing Soha says she's learnt in her career till now, is that the director is the captain of the ship.

"Even if it's a bad story, a great director can turn it into something brilliant. I've seen what a difference a good director can make to an actor's performance," says Soha, who has had a good end to 2011 with Soundtrack.

"The film didn't receive even one bad review and I'm really proud of it as I had a difficult role in it," she adds. With Mira Nair's Midnight's Children, a rom-com Chemistry and Sahib Biwi Aur Gangster Part 2 in her kitty, she's on a roll! "I believe I have grown by leaps and bounds in the last five years and created an identity of my own," says the actress (less)

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If you come to the tip of Chandni Chowk. .

. On the left hand side is the Jain Mandir , right next to it is the Gauri Shankar temple, diagonally opposite is the Methodist Church.

Further, on your left is Gurdwara Sis Ganj, and right in front is the Fatehpuri Masjid, and then you turn around, and see the Indian flag on Red Fort. Matlab, that's India for you.

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Jaise ki kahin pe ek tap hai, jisme se log tapak rahe hain ..

. and someone has forgotten to shut the tap.

And that was my whole mindset while making " Delhi-6"." - Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra , director, " Dilli-6" Janakpuri ke raja Loud, fast-talking people Punjabi speakers Lots of malls and flourishing businesses Lots of ambition, money-making schemes Fashionable, high spenders, Flashy "Delhi is a very diversified place.

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There's this whole platter in Delhi - the lower middle class, middle class, etc. And I've tried to show that in its entirety.

Anushka and Ranveer start in Janakpuri with a `2.5 lakh ka wedding and go on to do a `5 cr ka wedding in Sainik Farms.

I can make at least 15 films in Delhi. There's so much visually to explore too.

Look at movies like "R DB" , "Do Dooni Chaar", "Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!" , " CC2C" - they reflect some of the best parts about Delhi." - Maneesh Sharma , director, " Band Baaja Baaraat " "I grew up in Karol Bagh, in front of Liberty cinema.

So I wanted to shoot "Khosla" in those houses which came up in the late 60s, like mine..

. There are many 'Vihars' in suburban Delhi - those plots in the middle of empty barren land.

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"OLLO" was locationally more sweeping, so we shot everywhere - West Delhi, pockets of South Delhi that don't feel like South Delhi, like Amar Colony, Lajpat." - Dibakar Banerjee , director, " Khosla Ka Ghosla ", " OLLO " Du Special Montage shots of Delhi's well-known colleges in the North Campus area Hostel rooms, classes, roadside food stalls Love Affairs, full of young couples "Delhi, in reality, is also a miniature India.

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The three women from the movie represent the entire spectrum of Delhi socio-economic strata..

. Prerna represents the high class South-Delhi family, Kintu is middle class and Vaishali from the red light area.

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These characters helped us cover a larger part of Delhi." - Manish Tiwary, director, " Dil Dosti Etc" Rohini-Pitampuran Post-Partition areas Smaller houses Quieter, old-fashioned Punjabis More pant-shirts, salwar-kameezes "There are hundreds of Delhis that need to be seen.

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In Delhi, the Punjabi of Punjabi Bagh is very distinct from whoever is from purani Dilli. Purane Chunamal type, or Panditji type people will get into a religious discussion.

Then you have the RK Puram area, which has the whole Tamilian patina, but they haven't gotten consumed into Delhi. There are many Delhis to be explored.

Within " Do Dooni Chaar " and " Band Baaja Baaraat ", you see everything from Sainik Farms to Janakpuri and Rohini." - Habib Faisal , director, " Do Dooni Chaar " and writer, " Band Baaja.

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" Oh so South delhil Wide roads, posh tree-lined streets Sprawling, expensive homes, manicured lawns High-end shopping Money, Polish "When you think of "Emma", you think of Delhi, with its sprawling gardens..

. If I have to make a film on the perfect saris and perfect jewellery, it should be Delhi" - Rajshree Ojha, director, "Aisha" "I wanted to show Delhi the way I saw it, so we shot in Dilli Haat .

When I was in college, it was a good place to hang out..

. We also shot at AIIMS and South Avenue.

" - Danish Aslam, director, " BKB" Lajpat Nagar Crowds, markets, narrow roads, much traffic Punjabi speakers Packed with ambition, big dreams "I've lived in CR Park and had friends in Lajpat Nagar, so I understand a lot about those two parts of Delhi, and the characteristics they represent. For instance, in Lajpat, most houses share walls, so that all the neighbours would be accessible to each other.

That's how you represent their welcoming nature. Delhi has so many faces and it's a delight to try and represent that through cinema.

According to me, " Do Dooni Chaar " was the best representation of Delhi." - Shoojit Sircar, director, " Vicky Donor " (less)

I had been an assistant to Charles Herman-Wurmfeld, who, besides being my mentor, had directed Legally Blonde 2. Jonathan was an independent director, who had also made the film Kissing Jessica Stein.

In what way is filmmaking different in India? Filmmaking, per se, is the same whether in India or abroad. What I feel is lacking here is the will to respect the director.

In filmmaking it is the director?s vision that counts. If you have faith in your director, you should believe 100 % in him or her.

All said and done, filmmaking I is a collaborative work and actors should stand by the director to churn out a good final product. Did Anil Kapoor interfere with the making of your film as the producer? I dealt more with Mr Kapoor?s daughter Rhea than Mr Kapoor while making Aisha.

I did interact once in a while with Mr Kapoor, who was absolutely non-interfering as a producer. I shot for the film for almost 67 days and Mr Kapoor did not at all crib as the producer.

How did you think of making Aisha? I wrote the idea of Aisha which is based on the novel Emma and asked Devika to write it. It took me almost four and a half years to launch Aisha.

In fact, we took the basic character from the novel and adapted it to suit contemporary India today. To tell you the truth, I was trying to pitch it around by visiting various film production offices till I ultimately managed to get a producer, who had faith in me to launch the film (less)

He feels by endorsing a product, he is encouraging people to go for it and when he would not allow his own son to buy that product, he cannot possibly ask the rest of the country to do so. Brand endorsement for him comes with a set of values and he just cannot reconcile his conscience by endorsing a pan masala or a gutkha, regardless of the fee he is paid for it.

Since he promotes martial arts and sports, the actor does not want to be associate with any product that has a contrary message. Akshay, who has earlier been part of cigarette brands and surrogate liquor advertisements, has now decided to stop doing those endorsements too.

The Khiladi actor says it's a question of values for him Akshay Kumar recently turned down an offer to endorse a gutkha brand, even though the deal would have made him the highest paid brand ambassador. The fitness conscious actor says that he will not endorse any brand that he would not want his son Aarav to use.

He feels by endorsing a product, he is encouraging people to go for it and when he would not allow his own son to buy that product, he cannot possibly ask the rest of the country to do so. Brand endorsement for him comes with a set of values and he just cannot reconcile his conscience by endorsing a pan masala or a gutkha, regardless of the fee he is paid for it.

Since he promotes martial arts and sports, the actor does not want to be associate with any product that has a contrary message. Akshay, who has earlier been part of cigarette brands and surrogate liquor advertisements, has now decided to stop doing those endorsements too.

The Khiladi actor says it's a question of values for him Akshay Kumar recently turned down an offer to endorse a gutkha brand, even though the deal would have made him the highest paid brand ambassador. The fitness conscious actor says that he will not endorse any brand that he would not want his son Aarav to use.

He feels by endorsing a product, he is encouraging people to go for it and when he would not allow his own son to buy that product, he cannot possibly ask the rest of the country to do so. Brand endorsement for him comes with a set of values and he just cannot reconcile his conscience by endorsing a pan masala or a gutkha, regardless of the fee he is paid for it.

Since he promotes martial arts and sports, the actor does not want to be associate with any product that has a contrary message. Akshay, who has earlier been part of cigarette brands and surrogate liquor advertisements, has now decided to stop doing those endorsements too.

The Khiladi actor says it's a question of values for him Akshay Kumar recently turned down an offer to endorse a gutkha brand, even though the deal would have made him the highest paid brand ambassador. The fitness conscious actor says that he will not endorse any brand that he would not want his son Aarav to use.

He feels by endorsing a product, he is encouraging people to go for it and when he would not allow his own son to buy that product, he cannot possibly ask the rest of the country to do so. Brand endorsement for him comes with a set of values and he just cannot reconcile his conscience by endorsing a pan masala or a gutkha, regardless of the fee he is paid for it.

Since he promotes martial arts and sports, the actor does not want to be associate with any product that has a contrary message. Akshay, who has earlier been part of cigarette brands and surrogate liquor advertisements, has now decided to stop doing those endorsements too.

The Khiladi actor says it's a question of values for him Akshay Kumar recently turned down an offer to endorse a gutkha brand, even though the deal would have made him the highest paid brand ambassador. The fitness conscious actor says that he will not endorse any brand that he would not want his son Aarav to use.

He feels by endorsing a product, he is encouraging people to go for it and when he would not allow his own son to buy that product, he cannot possibly ask the rest of the country to do so. Brand endorsement for him comes with a set of values and he just cannot reconcile his conscience by endorsing a pan masala or a gutkha, regardless of the fee he is paid for it.

Since he promotes martial arts and sports, the actor does not want to be associate with any product that has a contrary message. Akshay, who has earlier been part of cigarette brands and surrogate liquor advertisements, has now decided to stop doing those endorsements too (less)

And I was too, and I have seen the Delhi culture because I used to come here as a kid. I used to stay near the Delhi Gymkhana.

In winter, you see these women with the perfect saris and perfect pearls, na? Even though I'm from Kolkata, I always felt that the blend of what I wanted to say in "Aisha" was in Delhi. And Devika (Bhagat, the writer of the film and a Delhi girl) was a boon.

" Emma " is a classic, and so when you think of it, you think of Delhi, with its sprawling gardens..

. I had an uncle who lived in central Delhi, and I stayed at his place.

I remember playing pitthoo in the garden he had. And I thought that if I have to make a movie on the perfect saris and perfect jewellery, it should be Delhi – it's a mix of the East and the West.

It's a little bit of Kolkata, the classic, and I don't see that in Mumbai. It also has a western influence.

I like the dichotomy of the city – the western influence, the malls, big houses, designerwear; and also those perfect ladies with big judas, sitting in the Delhi Gymkhana with their pashmina shawls and having tea. The blend enticed me to make a film here.

It was always Delhi for me. I needed a classic, yet modern city for "Aisha" and nothing felt like it except Delhi.

The Delhi I know In the beginning, I had a production designer on board who was from Delhi. She'd give me a lot of inputs, so visually, I had help.

Delhi's a 'spreading' city, like LA, it's spread out, and has its own history..

. Every time I went on a location recce, I knew exactly what I wanted.

Like Golf Links – I actually wanted a golf greens house. So I really did knock on people's doors asking if I could shoot there, and they said no, we don't allow shootings at our home!' In 2008-2009, my assistant and I would go on recces, and she directed me here or there, and that's how I saw the city – driving around.

It's so green and there's lots of space where you can sit. The idea of space and leisure is how I signify Delhi – Sunday brunches that go on forever, and aloo paranthas for breakfast.

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We shot at Connaught Place because if you go to Delhi, and don't visit Connaught Place, how will the audience identify with the movie? I wanted Arjun (Abhay Deol's character) to have an office in CP – I was adamant! A Delhiite has to identify with the film. Maybe there are some cliches, maybe CP is too touristy.

But when Delhiites go out at night for a film or dinner, etc, it's all at CP. We wanted to shoot at Lodhi Gardens too, but they said 'You can't shoot there, you can shoot at Old Fort.

' So I said ok, chalo theek hai. I wanted to shoot at Nizamuddin, but they said 'It's not pretty, how will we shoot there?' Delhi's like an onion – you just keep peeling off layers and discovering it as it goes.

More Delhi in the movies Mumbai is overdone and really expensive. The next city is Delhi, and I think that a lot of films are coming out of Delhi because it still has that old and new charm.

See " Khosla Ka Ghosla " or " Do Dooni Chaar " – they capture the middle class India , where people are trying to move up in life, but are still holding on to the goodness in them. That's what I was trying to do with "Aisha" – even though we're modernised, we're still trying to hold on to that saadgi.

In Delhi, I can go on and see a sitar player one night and a rock concert the next – that's the blend of the West and the East I'm talking about. We filmmakers are finding that very interesting.

And the audience here is smarter now – they want to see themselves onscreen. Also, there's a lot of history in the surrounding region – Rajasthan, the Himalayas, UP.

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Even though I'm not a Delhiite, I love coming to Delhi. – (As told to Chandna Arora) (less)

"He had not received any such letter. But, he made up his mind to do so.

He will not renew his contract with the gutkha brand," they said. According to the sources, Dutt is also trying to quit smoking.

"He would like to set an example for his kids. He has decided to stop using and endorsing products that are considered bad for health.

However, all this will happen slowly, as there is also his existing contract with the gutkha company to consider," they said. "The actor has realised that young and impressionable minds can be influenced adversely through these brand promotions.

He is planning to take corrective measures soon," they added. Doctors organisations had last week written a letter to the actor asking him to stop endorsing gutkha and tobacco.

The letter said the actor had witnessed pain of cancer in his family and hence should disassociate himself from addictive and lethal substances. The doctors had reminded the actor of his influence on young impressionable minds and also urged him to consider his late father Sunil Dutt's campaign against cancer.

Meanwhile, city doctors have welcomed Dutt's positive response to their request. "It means a lot to us that he has been influenced by our campaign.

We hope more and more people are motivated to kick the tobacco habit," said Dr Pankaj Chaturvedi, associate professor, head and neck cancer department, Tata Memorial hospital (less)

.) has bagged the lead role in Ghajini director A R Murugadoss's next (less)