Actress Mahie Gill, who left a mark with her debut as an unconventional heroine in Anurag Kashyap's Dev D, believes that her decision of taking up supporting roles in commercial potboilers like Dabangg was a wrong move. Post Dev D, Mahie featured in Gulaal, followed by Dabangg.
The Salman Khan starrer film was directed by Anurag's brother Abhinav. Mahie who in the film, essayed the role of Arbaaz Khan's love interest, said that being a part of the commercial film did not work for her.
"After Dev D, I had won a lot of appreciation and awards. People wanted to sign me for films. But I did Dabangg and it backfired big time. The producers started to offer me small roles. I felt very bad but I did not know what was happening. I believe in destiny a lot, I think this was meant to happen. I did regret doing the role, but now I do not," the actress told PTI.
"In my case, it backfired. My career stopped at that very point. Thanks to Tigmanshu Dhulia for offering me Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster series," she added.
Mahie Gill revealed that she was reluctant to star in the sequel but agreed after Arbaaz, who directed the second movie, said her character was needed in the story. The actor said she has not been approached for the third installment in the franchise however.
Mahie, at the moment, is awaiting the release of the third part of Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster, that has brought her back in the limelight. "I am proud of this series. When we started with the first part, we did not think it will become a hit. The best about this franchise is that it is growing, the characters are the same but the story is in continuity. That is the beauty of this franchise," she said.
In the third part, Mahie's character of Madhavi Devi has become "more powerful and wicked". "Now, she has learnt politics. Also, she has all powers as Saheb goes to jail and she has taken over the whole thing," the actress shared.
Produced by Rahul Mittra, the film which also stars Sanjay Dutt and Jimmy Shergill, is slated to release on July 27.
