Actor Mahie Gill has much more to offer as an artiste than just playing “sensuous” characters and the actor says her upcoming film, family comedy Doordarshan, is her first step in the new direction.

The film, directed by Gagan Puri, was a breath of fresh air for Mahie, who has made a name for herself by delivering powerful performances in movies such as Gulaal, Dev D and Sahib Biwi Aur Gangster.

Mahie said she has been looking for opportunities to explore the alternate side of her personality for a long while, but film producers and directors still offer her similar characters.

“The kind of roles that were being offered to me, I was saying no to a lot of them. I don’t want to continue doing sensuous roles. I did three parts of ‘Sahib Biwi and Gangster’ but after that I was continuously offered similar parts.

“I would love to do a part four of ‘Sahib…’ but not a similar film. If I want to try something in this genre, then I prefer to continue working on this franchise. But it becomes boring for an actor to do similar roles. Somewhere you have to take a stand for yourself.”

“This character is so much like me. After ‘Dev D’, this is the first movie where I’m able to speak the way I do real life. Since I’m from Chandigarh, the character also has a Punjabi touch to it,” she said.