The first time she worked in a film featuring Mr B was in Mohabattein The role was small, one easily lost among the three seductively dressed nymphets in the multi-starrer, which also starred the supernova of our time, Shah Rukh Khan.

This time, it is another story. Amitabh had worked with her husband Vipul on the director's first film Aankhen and she -- like many other first-timers who worked with him -- was awed by him. Apart from the now well known punctuality, his ability to put newcomers at ease, his not being intimidating nature etc, she felt the legendary superstar highlighted her own performance.

"When you are with a good actor, he brings the best in you. He compliments you. My work in Monsoon Wedding was appreciated so much because I had Naseerbhai in front of me. Exactly like Manoj (Bajpai) in Satya."