Antara Mali`s decision to star in Main Madhuri Dixit Banna Chahti Hoon wasn`t because she wanted to grab anything that came her way. Instead she agreed to do the project the moment she heard the narration from mentor, Ram Gopal Varma. "It`s an unusual script and I fell for it." But all those who`ve known her for long say "she swears by Madhuri Dixit in real life, too".

"I am a great Madhuri fan and have watched every single episode of Kahin Na Kahin Kooi Hai, the reality show on Sony television that went off air recently. As if to prove her point the three-film old actress has got herself a haircut similar to her idol`s.

Antara is the latest unofficial new entrant into the Madhuri Dixit fan club after Karisma, Kareena, Shilpa Shetty, Namrata Shirodkar, Amisha Patel and a host of others. Like most of her seniors, she too dreams of being an achiever the way her idol has been. What makes her stand out is her strict resolve to do "only one film at a time." Here`s wishing her all the good luck.