And I feel so good! I was in Lahore before this and no sooner did I land in Delhi than people told me, ‘Welcome back, Meera!’ That gave me gooseflesh and I started crying. I feel like I’m back home after a long stint abroad. I’m so happy to be back in India and especially Delhi.”

Why Delhi — is it because she was once detained at the Delhi airport? “I have had my share of controversies! There were many problems during my last stint in India but I’ve chosen to put all that behind me,” she answers. But didn’t controversies boggle her down? “Of course, they did. I had problems and things were discouraging at times but Meera is back with a bang,” she smiles. And what are they?

“I’ve set up my own production house. It has its branches in Pakistan, Dubai and I’m soon going to have one in Mumbai,” she says.

But won’t it be a little more difficult this time, with Pak actors Iman Ali and Mona Lizza also landing in Bollywood?

“Talent always comes above everything else. Iman Ali bahut hi kharab actor hain. Actually, unhe bilkul acting nahi aati hai. And one can’t go back on the fact that I’m the trendsetter in Bollywood. I was the one who came here first, faced the music for it. I shall always have that edge over the others in India. Wait for me to make my comeback,” she answers.



Meera!