Esha Deol has mellowed down. Until recently, she was inaccessible. But at a press conference in New Delhi to Na Tum Jano na Hum, she was all cooperation.

Significantly, the young actress was unaccompanied — there was no sign of mama Hema Malini. Nor was she SMSing messages to her "fave" hero, Aftab Shivdasani. Her new film, yet another love saga full of romance and replete with songs and dances, doesn`t hold much promise. So on the advice of her on-screen hero, Hrithik Roshan, she made it a point to be friendly with all who mattered, primarily members of the press.

When lensmen requested her to pose with the actor and director of the film, she made no fuss at all. She couldn`t afford to. Rivals Amisha Patel and Kareena Kapoor have raced ahead; she now has to play catch-up!