Your item song in Krazzy 4 has made a gigantic impact?
I'm shocked...and happy. This is the first time I had the option to dance as and when I wanted.

Going by my knee injury the best thing would've been not to dance at all. But fortunately I've found a solution to my knee problem. It's all taken care of.

How did you find the cure?
Well I read a quote somewhere, 'If you seek well you shall find'. I preservered and cured it. I just have to keep the maintenance part of that cure going on for a lifetime. Then I can continue dancing my ass off.

Why did you allow your knee to get so bad?
Heat Of the moment is a very powerful incentive to push yourself beyond the moment. I never really paid any attention to the pain.

I guess it's the excitement of being young that drives you into doing improbable things. But I'm telling you I've never been happier. With the Cinthol ad and the Krazzy 4 song I'm back in action.

As for the success of Jodhaa-Akbar... I couldn't ask for a better culminating to my two years of grueling work and pain. The applause is just an add-on.

Were you nervous about the new item song?
I was dancing after a long time. And I loved the track from the start. Shah Rukh Khan came into the picture because I couldn't dance with that knee. The sets were up and the song had to be shot.

I thought my knee would heal. But it didn't. I was intermittently on the crutch. I went to Dad and told him I wouldn't be able to dance. So Shah Rukh bailed us out. Very generous of him.

Then I finally did another version of the song which will be used in the film's end-titles and also for promotional purposes on television.

Yours and Shah Rukh's versions are totally different
There's no room for comparison between us. The knee injury became a kind of blessing for this song. It opened up my mind to so many new steps.

I got a chance to innovate and let my feet take over from my mind. After Ganesh Acharya showed me my steps I added my own bits to it and made something entirely different.

Have you ever improvised dance steps before?
To some extent, yes. But not like this. I know nothing about choreography. But I take a step and take it where it feels right. Let's not take away from Ganesh's talent.

You've actually sat on the editing of this item song?
Well, if it's a home production I always take interest in the technical aspects. With my Dad's films I've involved with all the post-production.

The F-X in my item song in Krazzy 4 have been done at Shah Rukh's Red Chillies studios. They've done a fabulous job. They'e completely gone by the vision in my head.

Were you excited about Krazzy 4 although you are only contributing a dance?
Oh yes! It's our first production that Dad isn't directing. I also wanted to be a part of Krazy 4 because it's my sister Sunayana's first production. I wanted to be attached to this film in some way.