Mahesh Bhatt approached me to which I first said ‘no’ as I was on my way to Paris. But the lead character in ‘Aashiqui’ also called by my name ‘Anu’, was like playing my own real story, like a musician boyfriend, being alone and self-made, modelling in Paris, was simple and silent so I got to express a lot without words, speaking. Frankly in just 3-4 years in Bollywood, had worked with the best directors in Bollywood, South of the time, launched MTV India and became one of the first brand ambassadors to endorse products. Finally, the avant-garde movie release at Cannes Festival and all the young success I had gotten told me I needed to upscale myself, breathe, meditate and live for a bit in silence. So, I turned into a recluse for some time. In interviews, I was honest and spoke as myself freely but that got twisted when printed. So, we could not speak our minds out, as what people read was what the journo wrote about you. A lot of that was not really the truth.