Mahie Gill comes clean on the mystery man in her life, getting bolder on screen, playing Maria Susairaj and more...

Your character is based on Maria Susairaj who was accused of engineering Neeraj Grover's murder along with fiance Emile Jerome? What would you do in a similar situation?
I am not the kind of person who will hit someone else. I can harm myself, but not the other person.

Do you empathise with Maria?
I never judge anyone. Nobody in the world will know what happened between those three people. I don't know whether she did it or not. I just go by the court's judgment.

We heard you were not comfortable kissing co-star Deepak Dobriyal. You puked, right?
Not at all! The first intimate scene I did was in Sahib Biwi Aur Gangster. I was very nervous then... I was supposed to be drunk in the scene, so I actually drank. For this film, I was less inhibited.

How bold are you in real life?
I am very shy person in real life. I am not a party person and I like to stay at home.

How does your family react to your bold scenes?
My brothers are very understanding, but my mother gets very upset. Someone once showed her a newspaper article about an intimate scene I had done. For the first time she said 'why are you doing these kinds of films. You should have done a PhD and become a doctor!' I tried explaining to her that it's just a film.

Who is the mystery man in your life?
I won't tell you his name. He is not from the industry, and is based in Goa. He is very handsome and loving. We've known each other for years, but only started dating the last one and a half year.

After my first marriage went wrong, I was very scared to get into relationship. But this guy is really good. He is there by my side whenever I need him. I feel he is the one.

So are you ready to take the plunge again?
Of course I am ready to take the plunge again. Kalki got married, Chitrangada is married and has a kid and she is still so sexy. It doesn't matter.

So what's stopping you?
I will do it. I don't know when.

So what's next?
We shot Not A Love Story on D-5 cameras. I want to learn cinematography and photography. Some day I may just shoot a film. That's my latest fancy.