"The USP (of my 'Swayamvar') will be that people will get to watch the real me and not any character from any show. I'll be here the way I am in real life. It won't be scripted. Things that happen in 'Swayamvar' will make audiences watch the real me and I am sure my wedding will be a success, " an elated but visibly nervous Ratan told.
Women chit-chatting over henna sessions and getting customised lac bangles to adorn their wrists, fragrance of the Rajnigandha mingled in air and a decked up palanquin waiting for the bride-to-be, made it look like a Delhi pre-wedding ceremony.
Lavish and grand, the self-confessed "Ghar ghar ki beti" (every house's daughter) sat on a sinhasan sporting a citrus orange highly embroidered sleeveless choli with a lehenga and dupatta, not to miss the coy smile.
Six well-rounded women thumped dholaks with their oversized palms, filling the air with "Shaava Shaava-Balle Balle" under numerous massive chandeliers dangling from the frescoed ceiling of The Club at Andheri.
"This is a chance for me, you know. I am having a mixed bag of emotions that every girl goes through during her marriage. I am feeling a slight fear, some nervousness but I am confident that I will get the right partner for life, " she said, nodding like her character Laali from "Agle Janam Mohe Bitiya Hi Kijo".
Audio-visuals of actor Sachin and his wife Supriya Pilgaonkar who gave her a break with "Radha Ki Betiyan Kuch Kar Dikhayengi"; her first co-stars Mona Vasu and Ragini Khanna, and Ratan's eldest sister Seema Chauhan came laden with blessings sandwiched with skits on Bollywood songs like "Rock n roll soniye", "Mehendi hai sajne wali" and "Meri banno ki aaegi baraat".
Asked for the obvious one - the qualities she's looking in her Mr. Right, Ratan said: "He should be caring, supportive and understanding. He should like lauki (bottle gourd) like the way I do and should respect everyone and be independent... aage sab wo thik karega (god will take care of the rest), " she said.
Why not? After all, she credits the almighty for having come a long way from a remote corner in Patna.