Back when she was a 14-year-old, Richa Chadha wanted to meet acting guru Barry John because "he had trained Shah Rukh Khan."

Finally, he took her on as a student and all those years of working hard under his tutelage culminated in Richa's brush with Bollywood.

Says Richa, `When I was 14, I wanted to learn acting. I had heard he was SRK's mentor.` The actress last met her coach along with Mira Nair at the premiere of Salaam Bombay.

A source says, `She meets up with her mentor whenever it is possible. Richa is also a part of Mira Nair's Reluctant Fundamentalist, whose trailer and poster released at the same event.` Speaking about her bond with Mira and Barry, Richa says, `The connection we share is very strong.`