Gauahar Khan is set for not one, but two film releases this year, where she plays the lead -Punjabi film (Oh Yaara Ainvayi Ainvayi Lut Gaya and Bollywood movie Fever).“They will release around the same time, which is in a couple of months and the best part is that my look is diametrically opposite in both,“ she says.

Her Punjabi film is a love story and a full-on commercial entertainer. So, how did the film come about? “I was getting a lot of offers from regional cinema. As an actor, I have never restricted myself from doing things other than Bollywood. I have done Zangoora for two-and-a-half years. It's a live stage show and the world's biggest musical. I did Bigg Boss. The fact that I got such a fabulous script where I'm paired opposite Jassi Gill, a superstar in Punjabi cinema, made me take it up. I obviously couldn't take this route in Bollywood because this industry tests you a lot! I had to prove my mettle as an actor and that's why I've done more character-centric roles, be it Rocket Singh: Salesman Of The Year, Ishaqzaade and Game, two of which were critically acclaimed.“

Learning Punjabi wasn't a problem for her. She says, “Jassi Gill really helped me with that. Everyone on the set says I am the expat that never was an expat. I am a I hardcore Punjaban!“

Her look in Oh Yaara..., is Indian, very different from what people associate her with. “People have not seen me like this... a girl with her dupatta flying, kheton mein bhaag rahi hai. I should be getting a lot more roles after this. I'm looking forward to that. I want to run around trees!“

In Fever, where she plays the lead opposite Rajeev Khandelwal, she has a European look. “Nobody has seen me like that. Both are per formance-oriented roles. Last year, it was all about me winning hearts with Bigg Boss. Inshallah, I can win hearts this year with my films.“