Why do people put two and two together, cook up stories and make life miserable for actors? If it hadn`t been Juhi Chawla`s `inherent resilience" she would have "cracked up under pressure" by now.

Stories of her not seeing eye-to-eye with friend and business partner Shahrukh Khan, have been doing the rounds for quite a while - some of which have been "rather embarrassing and simply malicious propaganda" against her. But one look at this ever-smiling actress is enough to convince you that behind the complacency there is a hard-nosed professional and a serious actress too waiting to grab the right opportunity that comes her way.

The actress has six films on hand. None of these films feature either Aamir Khan or Shahrukh but the lady has "some of the most interesting films to look forward to". The show goes on. Among her upcoming films are Teen Deewarein and Jhankar Beats. Also on the anvil is Priyadarshan`s Kashmakash, in which she plays the role of a mentally challenged woman.