/> Konkona Sen-Sharma and stage fright don't go together. But when Konkona heard she had to dance with the nimble-footed Madhuri Dixit in Aaja Nachle, she nearly ran away.

"It was scary," laughs Konkona. " Sharing acting space with Madhuri didn't make me that nervous. I knew I could manage to hold my own in that department. But one has to be totally crazy to even attempt to match dance steps with Madhuri. I thought I'd faint when I had to dance with her.

Fortunantely our choreograpaher Vaibhavi Merchant gave me steps that didn't make me look foolish in front of Madhuri. In fact the film requires unequal dancing between Madhuri and the rest of us in the cast. Jaan bachi!"

Konkona is currently basking in the good reviews for Metro. "I just loved meeting Anurag Basu for the narration. He kept getting all the characters' names confused. It was hilarious But I liked his honesty, passion...and maturity."

On the first day of shooting Konkona's mother Aparna Sen in Kolkata lost her hair dresser. "She was with my mother for 33 years and she was supposed to join me for Metro in Mumbai when I got a call from my mother saying she was gone.

She was like a family member.Her going away meant an immense loss. I was distraught. Anurag immediately cancelled my first day's shooting and made me fly off to Kolkata."

She cheers up when she talks of the reaction to Metro. "People are so pleased with my chemistry with Irrfan. But anybody can have good chemistry with Irrfan. He's tooooo good!

We're crazy about each others' acting. Though we've done five films together this is the first time we were actually on - screen together. He also has a guest appearance in Aaja Nachle."

Irffan had to so very strange things with Konkona on screen, like stare at her figure. "I know. He did such slimy things. And pulled it off so confidently."

At the moment Konkona is like a child in a candy store, picking up the most yummy roles in Bollywood. 'It's not like I am getting only plum roles. A lot of what comes my way doesn't inspire me.

But yes, Aaja Nachle is very special...Madhuri Dixit is amazing! We're having such a ball. We hang around together even when we aren't shooting. Madhuri is such a big star. But she's so chilled. So fun-loving and totally unaffected."