From an item girl to meaty roles and then cameos, Isha Koppikar's career is a roller coaster ride. After bagging an important role in Farhan Akhtar's film, Don, the actress is now playing plays a criminal kingpin in Ram Gopal Varma's Shabri.

The character will be completely deglamourised and Ishaa is pretty excited about it.

"When I first heard the script, I immediately knew I had to do the film. There was no way I could have said no. I always believed in taking up different roles and this will only add to my portfolio," she says.

"Shabri is about a girl from the slums who goes on to become a don. I sport a completely different look in this role – the colour of my skin and hair has been altered. In fact, I couldn't recognise myself in the film." About her Don experience with SRK Isha tells, "It's been a great experience. It is a delight to work with Shah Rukh. I learnt a lot from him."

We also heard that she also played volleyball with Shah Rukh during the making of 'Don to which Isha says, "I had a ball. It was great playing volleyball with SRK, an experience I will never forget. SRK was quite impressed with the way I played the game. He told me that I had the shoulders to make a basketball player. "