The former proved that she had chops far deeper than her famously «bubbly» image, and her abilities were then further tested a year later, again
opposite Shahrukh Khan, in an even more intensely dramatic role in Yash Chopra's Indo - Pak «love
legend» Veer - Zaara; and she has since continued to challenge herself — and triumph — in more ambitious projects
such as Deepa Mehta's harrowing Canada - set domestic abuse tale Heaven on Earth (which should reach U.S. screens sometime this year).