So what stopped the pair-starved industry from using more of the the hot couple?
Says Sushmita, "I've news for you. Shah Rukh and I are getting together again in Dulha Mil Gaya, though Shah Rukh only makes a guest appearance in the film. The actually reason I'm doing it is the director Mudassar Aziz.
He wrote the songs of Zindagi Rocks. I feel he has tremendous potential. When I heard the script I just fell for it. I guess I'm an emotional sucker too. I've become the first-film queen
. Look at the number of times I've worked with debutant directors. I've made a career out of working However, let me add Mudassar's script is outstanding. "
Shah Rukh Khan makes a special appearance opposite Sushmita.
"That's been organized completely by producer Viveck Vaswani," adds Sushmita. "It has got nothing to do with me. It's a romantic comedy. We start filming in Trinidad & Tobago in March 2007. "
She gets nostalgic. "I'm looking forward to visiting Trinidad. It was one of the first countries I visited as Miss Universe. I was so touched when Viveck Vaswani told me people still have my picture in their homes in Trinidad.
Filming there would be fun. And yes, Shah Rukh and I were really good in Main Hoon Na. Dulha Mil Gaya would probably be an encore. "
In addition, Sushmita has agreed to do another film with David Dhawan. "That's been in the offing for a while. He has to finish his two current films. Then we're on. David is someone I can never say no to. "
The David film will bring Sushmita together with Salman. "I love working with him. We've such a beautiful equation. He's one hero who doesn't let me feel my height. On the contrary whenever I kick off my high heels he asks me to put them on. It's not hard to see why he's so loved. "
Sushmita is very hopeful about 2007. "Actually the hopes were all for 2006. 2007 is the year of action. Next year my dream project Rani Laxmi Bai will be produced by me. And I'll also play the lead. That's what I want to do for sure. "