She charmed the critics with her portrayal of Shabbo in Shah Rukh Khan and Preity Zinta's Veer Zaara but actor Divya Dutta was initially not sure of taking up the part. During the panel discussion 'Redefining Stories' at the International Film Festival of India 2018 here, the actor, who recently won the National Award for Best Supporting Actress for role in the film Irada, revealed that Yash Chopra-directed film came her way after a couple of multi-starrer projects which she was not proud of.

"Everyone in the industry says yes to you. Nobody says no. They are all very nice to you. I called up home and told them that I have signed 22 films... I waited like for an year and half before I started doing multi-starrer and I wasn't happy doing that.