Kaliyon ka chaman item girl Meghna Naidu has got an image makeover and a heavy role as a sex worker in Ashok Nanda's upcoming film, Rivaaz.

Rivaaz is unique in dealing with sex workers because it features villages where men are pimps and women are sex workers, and the entire village's livelihood depends on the flesh trade.

The film has been selected for the New York Film Festival next month. Meghna says she didn't believe the storyline of Riyaaz until Ashok gave her proof which included six years worth of research, from paper cuttings to documentary films. He has even visited these places undercover.

It's a closed society and the only visitor is a customer. Rivaaz was shot in Wai in Maharashtra and hopes to create awareness and stop such practices Meghna plays Chanda, who is unable to get customers. Her brother beat her, but she is against this custom.

The dialogues have disturbing lines like a mother telling her daughter, ‘Beta tu dhande me utar jaa', or a father telling his daughter when a customer arrives, ‘Beta tu kapde utarti nahin toh mein utarta hoon'.

Meghna is still game for item numbers if it is for Sanjay Leela Bhansali or Subhash Ghai! Meghna says she is consciously trying to change her item girl image.

"However, if Sanjay Leela Bhansali or Subhash Ghai calls me I will definitely do it. It's all about presentation these days. I don't want to take a chance with new directors like I have in the past."