India, Sept. 8 -- Shabana Raza Bajpayee recalls playing Shehnaz Sulaiman, paired opposite Hrithik Roshan in Fiza: "I remember when I got the narration of the story. I liked it so much, not just its canvas but the bunch of talented people who were involved ."

The actor reveals that her main goal during production was to get director Khalid Mohamed to broaden her role. "My only aim was to somehow persuade Khalid to increase my scenes, as I loved the story so much and, like any other aspiring actor, I wanted to be there in more frames," Shabana explains, adding, "No one could deter him even a bit from the original plot."

Shabana fondly remembers shooting one of her most successful songs from the film. "Aaja Mahiya was one of the most beaut...